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Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Louisiana State University (seal).png
Seal of Louisiana State University
Type
Established 1860
Endowment $788 million (2014 total of all LSU campuses)
President F. King Alexander
Provost Richard Koubek
Academic staff
1,500
Administrative staff
5,000
Students 31,527
Undergraduates 26,159
Postgraduates 5,368
Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
30°24′52″N 91°10′42″W / 30.4145°N 91.1783°W / 30.4145; -91.1783Coordinates: 30°24′52″N 91°10′42″W / 30.4145°N 91.1783°W / 30.4145; -91.1783
Campus Urban 2,000+ acres (8.1 km²)
Colors Purple and Gold
         
Athletics Division I FBSSEC
Nickname Tigers & Lady Tigers
Mascot Mike the Tiger
Affiliations
Website www.lsu.edu
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University rankings
National
ARWU 78-104
Forbes 190
U.S. News & World Report 135
Washington Monthly 185
Global
ARWU 201-300
Times 501–550
U.S. News & World Report 450

Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy. The current LSU main campus was dedicated in 1926, consists of more than 250 buildings constructed in the style of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, and occupies a 650-acre (2.6 km²) plateau on the banks of the Mississippi River.

LSU is the flagship institution of the Louisiana State University System. In 2015, the university enrolled over 26,000 undergraduate and over 5,000 graduate students in 14 schools and colleges. Several of LSU's graduate schools, such as the E.J. Ourso College of Business and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, have received national recognition in their respective fields of study. Designated as a land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant institution, LSU is also noted for its extensive research facilities, operating some 800 sponsored research projects funded by agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.


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