Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge

• Established: 1860
• Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
• Students age: from 17 years old
• Number of students: 30 863 people.
• Language of instruction: English
• Type of study: state university.

Louisiana State University is the main institution of the Louisiana State University system. The university was founded in 1853 as the Military Academy and Educational Seminary of Louisiana. The current campus of the university was built in 1926 - a leading university with an extensive research base, offering students a high-level education, ample opportunities for intellectual and personal development. The mission of Louisiana State University is to preserve, disseminate and apply knowledge, and cultivate art.

Louisiana State University and the College of Agriculture and Mechanics came about through land grants from the US government in 1806, 1811, and 1827 for use as a teaching seminary. In 1853, the Louisiana General Assembly established the Louisiana State Educational Seminary near Pineville, Louisiana. The institution opened on January 2, 1860.

There are a variety of student housing options, from traditional dorms to residential colleges and apartments. Residential colleges offer the same amenities and functions as traditional dormitories: they maximize the life experience of first year students by creating small communities based on common specialties or interests, fostering closer interaction between students and teachers outside the classroom.

• The cost of placement is $ 3785-4735 / semester.

Canteens provide students with well-balanced, healthy meals. The Balanced U program is about using the most nutritious foods, the healthiest cooking methods.

University communities offer to take part in walks on the lakes, performances in one of the many theaters, visit galleries or museums on campus. Hundreds of performances take place on campus every year, from comedies to operas.

LSU Leisure Classes offer a wide range of subjects from basic art classes to advanced dance, photography to language training.

Since 1915, LSU Laboratory School has been offering modern educational opportunities for students from kindergarten to high school.

Open for students:

• School of Music
• Student Union Theater
• Theater faculty
• Swine Palace.

There are numerous galleries, libraries, museums on the campus, where student presentations are presented, exhibits of world famous artists, historical collections:

• Foster Gallery
• Glassell Gallery
• Hill Memorial Library
• Libraries
• Art museum
• Natural History Museum
• Art Gallery of the Student Union
• Textile Museum.

The student newspaper The Daily Reveille was recently named the country's best student newspaper by the Society of Professional Journalists.

• Dynamic research in the natural sciences and humanities is conducted daily at LSU. Research faculties promote scientific discoveries in materials science, coastal and environmental studies, energy, high performance computing, biotechnology and biomedical research, communications, and the public context.
• The university conducts over 1000 research projects. LSU educators apply their expertise to real-world problems - from coastal conservation to energy conservation.
• As the state's flagship university, Louisiana State University is focused on finding solutions to the state's biggest problems, from chronic disease to land loss in coastal areas.
• LSU ranks in the top 30 universities in total research awards, with more than $ 90 million in federal funding over the past five years.
• LSU has the world's # 1 internal audit program.
• LSU accepts students from all US states and over 100 countries.

LSU Libraries support the university's academic mission by fostering teaching, learning and research. With their vast collections, services, spaces, libraries serve as an irreplaceable intellectual resource for the university and the local community. LSU libraries contain over 4 million volumes, provide additional resources: experienced staff, technology, services, electronic resources, teaching aids in each discipline.

The university has 14 centers, institutes, research centers on many campuses of the university:

1. Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices
2. Coastal Resilience Center
3. Shared Knowledge Center
4. Computing and Technology Center
5. Energy Research Center
6. Institute for Coastal Research
7. Coastal sustainability studio
8. Institute for Advanced Materials
9. Louisiana Maritime Grants College Program
10. Louisiana Space Consortium
11. LSU innovation park
12. National Center for Advanced Manufacturing
13. General instrumental complex
14. National Stevenson Center for Security Research and Training.

Applications for admission must be sent at least 120 days before the start of the semester.

The cost of books, supplies and health insurance is $ 3,600 / year.

LSU does not currently offer scholarship programs specifically for international students. A freshman from other countries may qualify for a traditional scholarship if they are not a US citizen and attended a US high school or American school in another country. These students must submit an official ACT or SAT score to LSU.

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