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Louisiana State University

Coordinates: 30°24′52″N 91°10′42″W / 30.4145°N 91.17826°W / 30.4145; -91.17826
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Louisiana State University Agricultural and Mechanical College
Former names
Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana (1853–1861)
Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College (1874–1877)
University of Louisiana (1913–1921)
Louisiana State University (1860–1913; 1922–1963)
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedJanuary 2, 1860; 165 years ago (January 2, 1860)[1]
Parent institution
Louisiana State University System
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
Endowment$664.20 million (2023)
(LSU only)[2]
$1.06 billion (2023)
(system-wide)[3]
PresidentWilliam F. Tate IV
ProvostRoy Haggerty
Academic staff
1,500[4]
Administrative staff
5,000[4]
Students37,354 (fall 2022)[5]
Undergraduates31,059[5]
Postgraduates6,295[5]
Location
Baton Rouge
,
Louisiana
,
United States

30°24′52″N 91°10′42″W / 30.4145°N 91.17826°W / 30.4145; -91.17826
CampusMidsize city, 4,925 acres (1,993 ha)
NewspaperThe Daily Reveille
ColorsPurple and gold[6]
   
NicknameTigers and Lady Tigers
Sporting affiliations
MascotMike the Tiger
Websitelsu.edu
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
LocationHighland Road, Baton Rouge
Coordinates30°24′52″N 91°10′42″W / 30.4145°N 91.17826°W / 30.4145; -91.17826
Area95 acres (38 ha)
Built1920s
Built byWorks Progress Administration
ArchitectTheodore C. Link; Wogan & Bernard; Weiss, Dreyfous & Seiferth; Neild, Somdal & Neild
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance
NRHP reference No.88001586[7] (original)
100010174 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1988
Boundary increaseApril 10, 2024

History

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Main article: Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy

20th century

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Louisiana State University Memorial Tower
A panorama of the LSU campus in 1909

In 1905, LSU admitted its first female student, R. O. Davis. She was admitted into a program to pursue a master's degree. The following year, 1906, LSU admitted sixteen female students to its freshman class as part of an experimental program. Before this, LSU's student body was all-male. In 1907, LSU's first female graduate, Martha McC. Read, was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree.[8] After this two year experimental program, the university fully opened its doors to female applicants in 1908, and thus coeducation was born at LSU.[9]

21st century

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In 2012, LSU was censured by the American Association of University Professors for firing Professor Ivor van Heerden after he made comments critical of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for their design and construction of the levees that broke following Hurricane Katrina.[10][11]

In 2013, F. King Alexander was named President of Louisiana State University.[12]

In fall 2020, LSU broke its record for the most diverse and largest freshman class in history. Of the record 6,690 freshmen, more than 30% identified as students of color, African-Americans made up the most at 16.8%. Additionally, LSU reached its all-time highest enrollment at 34,290 undergraduate and graduate students.[13]

William F. Tate IV was named the new president of the university on May 6, 2021, effective in July. He is the first African-American president in LSU's history[14] and the first African-American president in the SEC.[15]

Sexual misconduct controversies

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A November 2020 investigative report in USA Today accused LSU of mishandling sexual misconduct claims against LSU football players.[16][17] LSU hired Husch Blackwell LLP to review policies in response to the report.[18] Husch Blackwell released a 262-page report[19] in March 2021 confirming the USA Today story, adding that the problems within LSU went far beyond the allegations detailed in the investigation, with many of the problems being widespread across the university.[20][21] In the fallout of the report, former LSU Tigers football coach Les Miles and former LSU president F. King Alexander were forced to resign from their jobs at the University of Kansas and Oregon State University, respectively.[22][23][24]

In February 2021, the US Department of Education announced a formal, federal investigation will be conducted on the university's reported mishandling of sexual misconduct cases; specifically on possible violations of the Clery Act.[25] In April 2021, the Department of Education announced the opening of a second federal investigation where LSU's handling of student complaints of sexual assault and harassment from the 2018–2019 academic year to the present will be analyzed.[26]

Two months later, seven women filed a federal class-action lawsuit against LSU and its leadership based on their inability to report their incidents to the university's Title IX office.[27] The seven women were six former students (three of whom were part of the women's tennis team at LSU and two of whom were student employees in the football recruiting office) and one current student. In June 2021, football coach Ed Orgeron was added as a defendant to the Title IX lawsuit, alleging that Orgeron was aware of and failed to report the rape allegation of former running back Derrius Guice.[28]

LSU's Assistant Athletic Director of Football Recruiting and Alumni Relations, Sharon Lewis, also filed a $50 million federal lawsuit against the university for years of harassment for her attempts to report sexual misconduct allegations against players, coaches, and athletic officials.[29] In January 2022, Lewis' legal team alleged that the university had violated Louisiana's whistleblower law, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines, and Title IX as Lewis was fired in retaliation for her lawsuit.[30][31] In July 2022, the trial date for Lewis' lawsuit was scheduled for May 22, 2023, while the joint lawsuit filed by the LSU students was scheduled for June 26, 2023.[32] In December 2023, a federal jury dismissed all the claims in Lewis' lawsuit.[33][34]

In October 2023, as a result of federal lawsuit linked to LSU's tennis program, a judge sanctioned the university due to the data of university-issued phones that once belonged to former tennis coaches, Julia and Michael Sell, being deleted after they left the school.[35] Both coaches were accused of failing to act on reports of sexual assaults they received from students which were communicated electronically.

Corporate influence on research controversy

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An April 2024 investigative report co-published in The Guardian and The Lens, a non-profit newsroom in New Orleans, found that LSU gave corporations robust powers to review and influence academic research and coursework at the university in exchange for donations.[36][37]

Records show that the university granted Shell a seat on the board of the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation, including the right to vote on the Institute's research activities and to review study output, following a donation by Shell of $25 million in 2022, and that LSU's fundraising arm, the LSU Foundation, circulated a boilerplate document offering similar privileges to other companies in exchange for a $5 million investment in the Institute.[36][37]

The university also offered "strategic partner"-level privileges, which included voting rights on research activities at the Institute, in exchange for at least a $1.25 million investment, with ExxonMobil becoming the Institute's first "strategic partner"-level donor and at least eight other companies having discussed similar deals with LSU, according to a "Partnership Update" that LSU sent to ExxonMobil in August 2023.[36][37]

Records also show that a representative from Shell helped to shape the curriculum of the six courses under the Institute's Carbon Capture, Use, and Storage concentration, as well as representatives from BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and ExxonMobil.[36][37]

Former LSU journalism professor Robert Mann labeled the ability of oil companies to vote on research agendas "an egregious violation of academic freedom," and Jane Patton, an LSU alumna and US Fossil Economy Campaign Manager at the Center for International Environmental Law, referred to the practice as "a gross misuse of the public trust.”[36][37]

In response, Brad Ives, the director of LSU Institute for Energy Innovation, defended the partnerships, characterizing the claim that "having corporate funding for research damages the integrity of that research" as being "a little far-fetched," and arguing that what the Institute is doing is no different from similar institutes across the US.[36][37]

Campus

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Foster Hall, as seen from Troy H. Middleton Library

Under Huey Long, the governor from 1928 to 1932, LSU "more than doubled its enrollment despite the Great Depression; its standing had risen to Grade A; dormitories and buildings for departments of music, dramatic arts, and physical education had been completed; other buildings were soon to start, and costs of attendance had been lowered within the reach of many."[38]

Historic district

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The LSU Campus Mounds are estimated to be over 5,000 years old.

Fifty-seven resources on the LSU campus were listed in the 95 acres (38 ha) Louisiana State University Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1988.[7] Forty-six of the enlisted resources were considered contributing buildings and structures.[39][40] The campus is protected by the State Capital Historic District Legislation.[41]

Academics

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Undergraduate admissions

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Undergraduate admissions statistics
2021 entering
class[42]Change vs.
2016
Admit rate70.9%
(Neutral decrease −5.5)
Yield rate27.2%
(Decrease −12.4)
Test scores middle 50%
SAT Total1130–1300
ACT Composite23–29

The 2022 annual ranking of U.S. News & World Report categorizes LSU-Baton Rouge as "more selective".[43] For the Class of 2025 (enrolled fall 2021), LSU received 36,561 applications and accepted 25,907 (70.9%). Of those accepted, 7,045 enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 27.2%. LSU's freshman retention rate is 82.9%, with 69% going on to graduate within six years.[42][44]

The enrolled first-year class of 2025 had the following standardized test scores: the middle 50% range (25th percentile-75th percentile) of SAT scores was 1130–1300, while the middle 50% range of ACT scores was 23–29.[42]

Fall first-time freshman statistics [42] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49]
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Applicants 36,561 28,960 24,501 24,280 17,907 18,122
Admits 25,907 21,252 18,272 18,024 13,236 13,843
Admit rate 70.9 73.4 74.6 74.2 73.9 76.4
Enrolled 7,045 6,701 6,132 5,812 4,917 5,475
Yield rate 27.2 31.5 33.6 32.2 37.1 39.6
ACT composite*
(out of 36) 		23–29 23–28 23–29 23–29 23–28 23–28
SAT composite*
(out of 1600) 		1130–1300 1080–1280 1090–1280 1070–1290 1060–1290 —
* middle 50% range

Colleges and schools

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LSU's campus with Tiger Stadium and the PMAC in the foreground
  • University College
  • Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College
  • Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School[50]
  • Manship School of Mass Communication
  • School of Information Studies
  • School of Veterinary Medicine
  • College of the Coast & Environment
  • School of Social Work
  • Continuing Education

Laboratory school

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Main article: Louisiana State University Laboratory School

The university operates the Louisiana State University Laboratory School, a kindergarten through 12 public school.[51]

Reputation and rankings

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Academic rankings
National
Forbes[52]124
U.S. News & World Report[53]179 (tie)
Washington Monthly[54]170
WSJ/College Pulse[55]199
Global
ARWU[56]401–500
QS[57]901–950
THE[58]601–800
U.S. News & World Report[59]425 (tie)
The LSU Faculty Club in March 2018

Louisiana State University is ranked 185th in the national universities category and 101st among public universities by the 2023 U.S. News & World Report ranking of U.S. colleges.[60] LSU is also ranked as the 192nd best overall university in the nation by Forbes magazine in 2019.[61] In 2009, U.S. News & World Report ranked LSU as the 16th most popular university in the nation among high school students.[62]

Libraries

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The Library viewed from the LSU quad

Ella V. Aldrich Schwing was librarian at LSU, a member of the faculty of the LSU Library School, and a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors.[63] She donated funds for an annual lecture titled the LSU Libraries Schwing Lecture Series, which began in 1965.[64] Lecturers included Martha Boaz, Ching-chih Chen, John Y. Cole, Richard M. Dougherty, Edward G. Holley, Judith Krug, Clifford Lynch, James G. Neal, Carl Howard Pforzheimer Jr, Benjamin E. Powell and Robert Wedgeworth.

In June 2020, the LSU Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution to remove Troy H. Middleton's name from the university's main library. The decision came amid student protests concerning the racist past of former LSU President Troy H. Middleton, after whom the Library was named. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards supported the decision, stating that "[Black] LSU students shouldn't be asked to study in a library bearing the name of someone who didn't want them to be LSU students."[65]

The unnamed LSU Main Library is prominently in disrepair and is under consideration to be demolished. The library's upper floors collections are covered with a plastic tarp to prevent ceiling leaks from damaging books and the basement is prone to flooding.[66][67]

Student life

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Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
Race and ethnicity[68] Total
White 67% 67
 
Black 15% 15
 
Hispanic 8% 8
 
Asian 5% 5
 
Other[a] 4% 4
 
Foreign national 2% 2
 
Native American 1% 1
 
Economic diversity
Low-income[b] 29% 29
 
Affluent[c] 71% 71
 

Greek life

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In 2019, 16% of undergraduate men and 27% of undergraduate women were active in LSU's Greek system.[69]

Athletics

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Main article: LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers

National championships

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LSU has won 52 team national championships (most in the SEC), 47 of which were bestowed by the NCAA, tying for ninth all-time in total NCAA team national championships.[70] The four football titles were not conferred by the NCAA, as it does not award college football national championships at the Division I-FBS level.

  • Baseball (7): 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2023
  • Women's basketball (1): 2023
  • Men's basketball (1): 1935 (pre-NCAA; defeated Pittsburgh in an arranged game)
  • Boxing (1): 1949
  • Football (4): 1958, 2003, 2007, 2019
  • Men's golf (5): 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955, 2015
  • Men's indoor track and field (2): 2001, 2004
  • Women's indoor track and field (11): 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004
  • Men's outdoor track and field (5): 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2021
  • Women's outdoor track and field (14): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012 (vacated)
  • Women's gymnastics (1): 2024

Facilities

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LSU's stadiums, arenas and courses include Tiger Stadium ("Death Valley") (football), Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field (baseball), Bernie Moore Track Stadium (outdoor track), Carl Maddox Field House (indoor track), Highland Road Park (cross country), LSU Natatorium (swimming and diving), LSU Soccer Stadium (soccer), LSU Tennis Complex (tennis), Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC) (basketball, gymnastics, volleyball), Tiger Park (softball) and University Club of Baton Rouge (golf).[71][72]

LSU's academic center and practice facilities include the LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes, Charles McClendon Practice Facility (football), LSU Football Operations Center (football), LSU Indoor Practice Facility (football), LSU Basketball Practice Facility (basketball) and LSU Gymnastics Training Facility (gymnastics).

Notable alumni

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Main article: List of Louisiana State University alumni

Teammates Alex Bregman and Aaron Nola were both 2018 Major League Baseball All-Stars.

Notables include Mike Johnson, who has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since October 2023. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a United States ambassador to the United Nations appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021, earned a BA in 1974. Author and screenwriter Nic Pizzolatto, creator of True Detective, graduated from LSU with a BA English & Philosophy. Singer-songwriter, Addison Rae, known for her single Diet Pepsi and collaborations with Charli XCX, also attended the University before moving to Los Angeles after her sophomore year. Queer romance author Casey McQuiston, best known for their best selling novel Red, White & Royal Blue, graduated from LSU with a degree in journalism. Another writer who graduated from LSU was Marcelo Ramos Motta, a noted author on the subject of Thelema.The rock band Better Than Ezra also are LSU graduates.

See also

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References

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Informational notes

  1. ^ Other consists of multiracial Americans and those who prefer to not say.
  2. ^ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
  3. ^ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.

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Further reading

  • Bedsole, V. L.; Richard, Oscar, eds. (1959). Louisiana State University: A Pictorial Record of the First Hundred Years. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press. OCLC 19209800.
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