Enrollment Trends at LSU

The student population at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is 37,348 (30,952 undergraduate and 6,396 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,870 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at LSU is 82.87% which is increased by 6,029 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 841 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.28 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

3,031 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 476.24% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 32,560 where 37,348 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

82.87% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.13% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 6,029 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 841 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.28 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in LSU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30,478	24,923	12,080	12,843	5,555	2,713	2,842
2014-15	31,044 566	25,572 649	12,466 386	13,106 263	5,472 -83	2,609 -104	2,863 21
2015-16	31,524 480	26,156 584	12,611 145	13,545 439	5,368 -104	2,484 -125	2,884 21
2016-17	31,409 -115	26,118 -38	12,471 -140	13,647 102	5,291 -77	2,413 -71	2,878 -6
2017-18	30,861 -548	25,444 -674	12,194 -277	13,250 -397	5,417 126	2,397 -16	3,020 142
2018-19	30,983 122	25,233 -211	11,920 -274	13,313 63	5,750 333	2,506 109	3,244 224
2019-20	31,756 773	25,826 593	12,164 244	13,662 349	5,930 180	2,518 12	3,412 168
2020-21	34,285 2,529	27,825 1,999	12,786 622	15,039 1,377	6,460 530	2,680 162	3,780 368
2021-22	35,912 1,627	29,273 1,448	13,270 484	16,003 964	6,639 179	2,633 -47	4,006 226
2022-23	37,348 1,436	30,952 1,679	13,896 626	17,056 1,053	6,396 -243	2,498 -135	3,898 -108
Average	32,560	26,732	12,586	14,146	5,828	2,545	3,283

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 26,732 where 30,952 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	24,923	22,811	10,979	11,832	2,112	1,101	1,011
2014-15	25,572	23,195	11,213	11,982	2,377	1,253	1,124
2015-16	26,156	23,602	11,298	12,304	2,554	1,313	1,241
2016-17	26,118	23,212	11,004	12,208	2,906	1,467	1,439
2017-18	25,444	22,060	10,561	11,499	3,384	1,633	1,751
2018-19	25,233	22,418	10,536	11,882	2,815	1,384	1,431
2019-20	25,826	22,726	10,618	12,108	3,100	1,546	1,554
2020-21	27,825	24,097	11,095	13,002	3,728	1,691	2,037
2021-22	29,273	25,344	11,518	13,826	3,929	1,752	2,177
2022-23	30,952	26,516	11,924	14,592	4,436	1,972	2,464
Average	26,732	26,732	11,075	12,524	26,732	1,511	1,623

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,828 where 6,396 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,555	4,361	2,198	2,163	1,194	515	679
2014-15	5,472	4,267	2,094	2,173	1,205	515	690
2015-16	5,368	4,236	2,007	2,229	1,132	477	655
2016-17	5,291	4,177	1,976	2,201	1,114	437	677
2017-18	5,417	4,229	1,910	2,319	1,188	487	701
2018-19	5,750	4,444	1,940	2,504	1,306	566	740
2019-20	5,930	4,499	1,911	2,588	1,431	607	824
2020-21	6,460	4,594	1,890	2,704	1,866	790	1,076
2021-22	6,639	4,609	1,797	2,812	2,030	836	1,194
2022-23	6,396	4,556	1,763	2,793	1,840	735	1,105
Average	5,828	5,828	1,949	2,449	5,828	597	834

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.59%. The percentage was 72.73% 10 years ago and LSU still has a high percentage of white students. 4.44% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.75% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	99	962	3,319	1,439	28	22,168	637
2014-15	82	1,086	3,496	1,632	29	22,194	697
2015-16	97	1,214	3,703	1,767	35	22,123	663
2016-17	98	1,211	3,741	1,819	29	21,956	609
2017-18	105	1,219	3,772	1,877	35	21,248	559
2018-19	122	1,270	3,867	2,014	36	20,789	562
2019-20	119	1,344	4,239	2,179	36	20,984	749
2020-21	169	1,424	5,028	2,489	40	22,476	794
2021-22	221	1,611	5,485	2,759	39	23,124	702
2022-23	186	1,658	6,257	3,147	33	23,004	1,048
Average	130	1,300	4,291	2,112	34	22,007	702

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,031 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 476.24% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	31,044	526	3,982	26,536
2015-16	31,524	487	4,545	26,492
2016-17	31,409	619	5,296	25,494
2017-18	30,861	822	5,993	24,046
2018-19	30,983	1,014	6,275	23,694
2019-20	31,756	1,154	7,621	22,981
2020-21	34,285	9,855	19,166	5,264
2021-22	35,912	2,966	15,086	17,860
2022-23	37,348	3,031	15,034	19,283
Average	32,791	2,275	9,222	21,294

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