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#173 Best Value Schools
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#93 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#3 Petroleum
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#109 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#345 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#72 Top Public Schools
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#90 Business Programs
Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge is ranked #153 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
43
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
208
Graduation and retention rank
167
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
66%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
84%
Social Mobility Rank
345
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
55%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
70%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
67%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
0
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.9
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
182
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
83
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
95.8%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
87%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
40.8%
Classes with 50 or more students
17%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
20:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
134
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
23-29
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
23%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
148
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
71
Average alumni giving rate
13.3%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
