The Smartest Investment for You and Your Family

As a premier flagship instituion, we are constantaly ranked as one of the nation's top values by Kiplinger, Forbes, Money, SmartAsset, and Payscale. LSU students graduate at higher rates than the national average and are consistently accepted into medical, dental, and law schools at significantly higher rates than anywhere else in the country. 

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#1 in the SEC for Return-on-Investment

According to a study published by Georgetown University, LSU is among the top 15 public research-intensive universities for graduates’ earnings-to-debt return. LSU has a return on investment that is stronger than other peer institutions such as the University of Michigan, University of Texas, University of Virginia, and more.

Graph showing the LSU has the highest Earnings-To-Debt return compared to other peer institutions

We Run the World

With more than 250,000 Around the Globe, LSU Alumni are a Powerful Force in the workplace. They are diplomats, CEOs, Grammy winners, renowned doctors and scientists, best-selling authors, space explorers, and so much more. As an LSU alum, you’ll find yourself in excellent company. 

60 Minutes 

The Atlantic 

Bayer 

Blue Apron 

CBS 

CNN 

Deloitte & Touche LLP 

Disney 

Dow 

DreamWorks Animation 

DuPont 

Entertainment Weekly 

Ernst & Young 

ESPN NFL Nation 

ExxonMobil 

FBI 

Gap Inc.

Gerber 

Google 

Hershey 

HGTV 

Huffpost Live 

JPMorgan Chase 

Kraft Heinz Company 

Lucasfilm 

Merck 

MD Anderson 

MSNBC 

NASA 

Nestlé Purina 

The New York Times 

Nike 

Nissan North America 

Pandora

Pixar 

Politico 

Ralph Lauren 

Shell 

Thomson Reuters 

Tommy Hilfiger 

Turner Sports & NBAtv 

Twitter 

U.S. Forest Service 

USA Today 

Vera Wang 

The Washington Post 

World War II Museum 

Yahoo 

YouTube 

...and more 

$15k+

LSU Graduates Earn $15k more Annually compared to the National Average.

500,000+

LSU students and alumni have access to 500,000+ jobs, LSU's personal job portal.