Mizzou 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.
Mizzou has more expensive tuition & fees ($34,338) than LSU ($28,631).
It is harder to admit to LSU than Mizzou.
LSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,230) than Mizzou (1,230).
Both Mizzou and LSU have the same submitted ACT scores (26).
LSU has more students with 37,348 students while Mizzou has 31,304 students.
Mizzou has a lower number of students per faculty with 18 to 1 while LSU's ratio is 22 to 1.
Mizzou has more full-time faculties with 1,933 faculties while LSU has 1,342 full-time faculties.

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

Mizzou	vs.	LSU
Columbia, Missouri	Location	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$14,130 Out-Of-State$34,338	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,954 Out-Of-State$28,631
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$11,506	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,917

77.00 %	Acceptance Rates	74.00 %
31.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.00 %
1,230	SAT Score	1,235
26	ACT Score	26
75 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
89 %	Retention Rate	84 %
31,304	Student Population	37,348
1,933	Number of Faculties	1,342
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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