LSUA vs LSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
LSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,631) than LSUA ($14,725).
It is harder to admit to LSU than LSUA.
LSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than LSUA (1,010).
LSU has higher submitted ACT score (20) than LSUA (20).
LSU has more students with 37,348 students while LSUA has 4,289 students.
LSUA has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while LSU's ratio is 22 to 1.
LSU has more full-time faculties with 1,342 faculties while LSUA has 86 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Louisiana State University-Alexandria and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

LSUA	vs.	LSU
Alexandria, Louisiana	Location	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$7,050 Out-Of-State$14,725	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,954 Out-Of-State$28,631
82%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$5,384	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,917

93.06 %	Acceptance Rates	74.00 %
73.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
1,010	SAT Score	1,235
20	ACT Score	26
31 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
67 %	Retention Rate	84 %
4,289	Student Population	37,348
86	Number of Faculties	1,342
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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