Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 255 Title IV programs, 71 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 184 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing71 · 27.8%
- No Data184 · 72.2%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 12
Action history · 18
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2024Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- May 2022Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 11,610 students received $70.7M in Pell grants, alongside $257.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 4,360 borrowers who entered repayment, 82 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at LSU
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus229
- Non-campus3
- Public property3
Includes 35 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race5
- Sexual orientation1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- RC West1 fireOpen flamesDamage $1,000-$9,999
- W. Campus Apts. Bld. 11 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Delta Zeta1 fireHeating equipmentDamage $0-$99
- Cypress Hall1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- River Bend Hall1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Camellia Hall2 firesCookingDamage $0-$99
- Camellia Hall2 firesElectricalDamage $1,000-$9,999
Data quality: 13 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
LSU vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions LSU selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLouisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 69% | — | 41,705 | $19,151 | R1 Research |
| 53% | 87.0% | 15,665 | $13,530 | R1 Research | |
| 73% | 76.6% | 40,846 | $22,420 | R1 Research | |
| 90% | 37.7% | 43,146 | $13,936 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 24.2% | 43,889 | $11,297 | R1 Research | |
| 85% | 41.7% | 38,464 | $17,303 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 79% | 41.7% | 41,276 | $15,620 |
Institutions like LSU
Explore the federal data for institutions in LSU's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchLouisiana
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Grad rate53%Admit rate87.0%Enrollment15,665Net price$13,530View data - R1 ResearchAlabama
The University of Alabama
Grad rate73%Admit rate76.6%Enrollment40,846Net price$22,420View data - R1 ResearchGeorgia
University of Georgia
Grad rate90%Admit rate37.7%Enrollment43,146Net price$13,936View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
Florida State University
Grad rate86%Admit rate24.2%Enrollment43,889Net price$11,297View data - R1 ResearchNorth Carolina
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Grad rate85%Admit rate41.7%Enrollment38,464Net price$17,303View data
LSU Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Our mission is to provide timely reporting, data and analysis that is both accessible and useful for informed decision-making that is unbiased and of the highest quality.
Visit IR office page- Bernie BraunDirector of Institutional Research
- Tara RoseAssociate Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
- Lesa JeansonneAssociate Director of Institutional Research
- Claire Sassic YoungAssociate Director for Institutional Effectiveness
- Mia BrudnickiAssistant Director of Planning and Assessment
Common Data Set
LSU's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C147,065 applied → 34,513 admitted (73.3%) → 7,925 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 73.3% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1180–1320 (median 1250).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 24–30 (median 27).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Source publications
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