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The current LSU main campus was built in 1926. It consists of more than 250 buildings constructed in the style of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and occupies a 650-acre (2.6 km²) plateau on the banks of the Mississippi River.

The current LSU campus is located on 2,000 acres (8.1 km²) just south of downtown Baton Rouge. A majority of the university's 250 buildings most of which were built between 1925 and 1940, occupy a 650-acre (2.6 km²) plateau on the banks of the Mississippi River.

The campus is known for the 1,200 live oak trees that shade the ground of the university. Fifty-seven buildings on the LSU campus are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the campus is protected by the State Capital Historic District Legislation. 

The LSU Campus Mounds which are part of a larger mound group spread throughout the state are located near the northwestern corner of the campus and were built an estimated 5,000 years ago.

Outside the classroom, LSU students can explore more than 350 student organizations or check out the unique free facilities nearby including the 14-acre Hilltop Arboretum or the Louisiana Museum of Natural History. 

Sports fans can visit the Andonie Museum, which is also free and all about the history of LSU athletics. Student athletes can play at the recreational level or with the LSU Tigers varsity teams which compete in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference.

Living on campus gives students total access to all the LSU community has to offer right at their doorstep – academics, tradition, passion, involvement, culture, and more. More than 21 residence halls – not dorms – and 2 apartment complexes on campus offer students modern living spaces to make campus their home. 

Students can relax on outside patios, meet people in the lobby, make mac and cheese in their hall’s kitchen and cram for an exam in the numerous study rooms. Students can also access the computer lab 24/7 and print for free – they just need to bring their own paper. All rooms have free-standing, movable furniture so students can put their personal touch on the space. And all the rooms are air-conditioned.

Residential Life’s residence halls are organized as residential colleges, the Honors House, themed housing and traditional halls. Upper-class student apartments and family and graduate student housing options are offered as well. With so many options, there is something for everyone.

Olinde Career Center assists students and alumni in choosing careers, obtaining career-related work experiences as students, developing job search skills, and securing employment or admission to graduate or professional school. 

The organization is responsible for organizing career events and helping students answering their questions. It helps with career decision-making process, experiential education and job search and other career related points.

Total undergraduate costs for nine-month academic year, 2016–2017 are about $47,000 for a non-resident living on-campus. This sum includes tuition and fees - about $27,000 per year, books and supplies - $1,500, room and board - $15,000, personal and transportation costs - $3,000.

Renowned for its jazz and world-famous cuisine, Louisiana also boasts the flagship Louisiana State University (LSU), home to 32,000 students and 194 degree programs.

Founded in 1860 from a college originally dedicated to seminary learning, LSU is located in the city of Baton Rouge, the state capital. It provides accessible, affordable education: the university claims its tuition fees are 15 per cent lower than its Southern counterparts are, with LSU students graduating with 27 seven per cent less debt than the national average.

From its top-ranked landscape architecture program to its world-renowned Center for Internal Auditing, LSU has a field of study for everyone among its 17 colleges and schools. The university is also proud on a hands-on approach to teaching that gives graduates practical skills to set them apart in the job market. Students are supported in securing work placements and internships throughout their time at LSU with big named brands such as Vera Wang and Tommy Hilfiger among many others.

LSU also boasts a large number of research facilities that support its rolling programme of sponsored-research projects and is the only public Carnegie-designated Research Extensive University in Louisiana. Dynamic research is conducted at LSU every day from the sciences to the arts and humanities. LSU research areas are in materials science, coast and environment, energy, high-performance computing, biotechnology and biomedical research, communication and individual behavior and community context.

Aside from academia, there is a plethora of clubs and societies to get involved with, many of which are run by students themselves, including The Daily Reveille, LSU’s student-run newspaper awarded the nation’s best all-around student newspaper by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2015. 

LSU’s main campus also features a lake, several galleries, theaters and museums, while a recent renovation of the student union saw an additional 50,000 square feet developed for leisure facilities.

Louisiana itself is home to the top five happiest cities in the United States and according to a recent study by MarketWatch Baton Rouge is among them. And New Orleans located in a short drive away has been named the '#2 Best City in North America' by Travel + Leisure magazine. 

Alumni of LSU include famous politicians, businessmen and educators as well as Pulitzer Prize winners, NBA champions, Oscar winners and NASA flight directors. 

Louisiana State University is ranked the 135th in the national universities category and the 64th among public universities by the 2017 U.S. News & World Report ranking of U.S. colleges.

The most popular majors by the number of registered students are communications, biology, business administration and management, physical education teaching and coaching, liberal arts and humanities, psychology, accounting. 

Programs that have received recognition within LSU include the following:

The E. J. Ourso College of Business has two professional programs nationally ranked by the U.S. News & World Report: in 2015, the Public Administration Institute was ranked the 73rd and the Flores MBA program was ranked the 65th .

The Paul M. Hebert Law Center is ranked as the 75th best law school in the nation by the 2010 U.S. News Rankings of Best Law Schools.

The University's Robert S. Reich School of Landscape Architecture was ranked No. 1 nationally in undergraduate programs and No. 2 in graduate theirs by DesignIntelligence in its 2011 and 2012 editions of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools". The journal has ranked the school in the top five since 2004.

The LSU graduate program in fine arts is ranked the 62nd in the nation by U.S. News & World Report 2016.

The LSU graduate program in library and information studies is ranked the 27th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report 2016.

The LSU School of Social Work is ranked the 79th in the nation by the 2015 U.S. News & World Report.