Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge is a public institution that was founded in the year 1860. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 23,685, its setting is urban, and the campus area is 2,000 acres. The University has a semester-based academic calendar. Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge is ranked 128 in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.

Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge, better called as LSU,  is a public school close to Mississippi River, in the southeast part of the state.  Students at LSU can choose from various programs in 17 colleges, with graduate degrees available in the college of engineering, the E. J. Ourso College of Business, the school of law, and several other fields. The athlete students can play at the recreational level or with LSU Tigers varsity teams, which participates in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference. Famous LSU alumni include Lyndon Johnson’s vice president, Hubert Humphrey and the four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal.

Campus Location

156 Thomas Boyd Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

General Information

School type-public, coed college
Year founded-1860
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban