Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares LSU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Louisiana.
LSU has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 38,825 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Louisiana average (8,571 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College41,70534,2427,463
Similarly Ranked Schools38,82529,7219,104
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Louisiana8,5717,4991,608
The below chart compares the student population between Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 17,681 male and 24,024 female students attending LSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.74 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at LSU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at LSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total34,24229,2974,945
Men14,81412,5532,261
Women19,42816,7442,684
Population by Gender/Attending Status at LSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,4635,3472,116
Men2,8672,085782
Women4,5963,2621,334

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 23,927 White students (57.37%) and 7,988 Black or African American students (19.15%) at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1416081
Asian1,590768822
Black or African American6,9412,3554,586
Hispanic3,5521,4902,062
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander241212
White19,8259,23410,591
Two or More Races1,336469867
Race/Ethnicity Unknown310162148
Total 34,24214,81419,428
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native29722
Asian1798396
Black or African American1,047277770
Hispanic563195368
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander523
White4,1021,5222,580
Two or More Races20965144
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1083969
Total 7,4632,8674,596

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 34,798 students whose age under twenty five and 3,774 students whose age is over thirty years old at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.
Especially, 3,697 students are younger than eighteen and 21 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
TotalMenWomen
Total34,242 14,81419,428
Under 183,696 1,4872,209
18-1914,008 5,4568,552
20-2111,196 4,8606,336
22-243,561 2,0471,514
25-29776 430346
30-34390 229161
35-39254 130124
40-49274 140134
50-6480 3347
65 and over7 25
Total 34,242 14,81419,428
Population by Student Age at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
TotalMenWomen
Total7,463 2,8674,596
Under 181 01
18-191 01
20-21190 57133
22-242,145 7601,385
25-292,357 9171,440
30-341,113 506607
35-39678 293385
40-49710 255455
50-64254 73181
65 and over14 68
Total 7,463 2,8674,596

Online Student Population

At Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, 22,138 students (53.08% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,129 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,543 students live in Louisiana where Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in and 3,530 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total41,70534,2427,463
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,1291,9673,162
Enrolled Some in Online Classes17,00916,318691
Not Enrolled in Online Classes19,56715,9573,610
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,1291,9673,162
Louisiana Residents1,543559984
Other State in U.S.3,5301,3922,138
Outside of U.S.561640
Unknown000