Louisiana State University

About Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (LSU), founded in 1860 near Pineville and relocated to its iconic 2,000-acre flagship campus in Baton Rouge along the Mississippi River in 1926, is Louisiana's premier public flagship research institution. Distinguished as one of only a handful of elite universities nationwide designated as a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institution, LSU holds the prestigious Carnegie R1 (Very High Research Activity) classification. Operating across 14 specialized schools and colleges—including the Patrick F. Taylor Hall College of Engineering (the largest academic engineering building in the United States), the E. J. Ourso College of Business, the Manship School of Mass Communication, the College of the Coast & Environment, the College of Science, and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center—LSU enrolls over 39,000 students representing all 50 states and over 100 countries. Recognized globally for its world-class research in coastal wetland restoration, energy engineering, supercomputing, sports administration, and biotechnology, LSU is celebrated for its historic Italian Renaissance architecture, thousands of live oak trees, the 175-foot Memorial Tower (The Campanile), its storied Southeastern Conference (SEC) athletic heritage ("Geaux Tigers!"), and vibrant Southern collegiate community.