The Louisiana State University System is a system of public colleges and universities in

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

. It is budgetarily the largest public university system in the state. William F. Tate IV is president of the LSU system, and also serves as chancellor of its flagship campus and namesake,

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...

. Administrative headquarters are located in the University Administration Building on the property of

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. The system had an endowment of $955.5 million in fiscal year 2020.

Current Louisiana State University entities

Institutions

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisian ...

(main campus in

; opened in 1860) *

Louisiana State University Agricultural Center The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, or the LSU AgCenter, is an agriculture research center associated with the Louisiana State University System and headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The center conducts agricultural-based ...

- Baton Rouge (established 1972) *

Louisiana State University of Alexandria Louisiana State University of Alexandria (LSU of Alexandria or LSUA, formerly Louisiana State University at Alexandria) is a public college in Alexandria, Louisiana. It offers undergraduate degrees in numerous disciplines. The university is a unit ...

(opened 1960) *

Louisiana State University at Eunice Louisiana State University Eunice (LSU Eunice or LSUE) is a public junior college in Eunice, Louisiana. It is the only junior college associated with the Louisiana State University System. It enrolls over 4,000 full and part-time students and h ...

(opened 1967) *

Louisiana State University Shreveport Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSU Shreveport or LSUS) is a public university in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is part of the Louisiana State University System. Initially, a two-year college, LSUS has expanded into a university with 21 ...

(opened 1967) * LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans (established in 1931) *

LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (LSU Health Shreveport) is a public university focused on the health sciences and located in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is part of the LSU System and is composed of three different scho ...

(classes began 1969) * Paul M. Hebert Law Center - Baton Rouge (became separate institution in 1977) *

Pennington Biomedical Research Center The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is a health science-focused research center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is part of the Louisiana State University System and conducts clinical, basic, and population science research. It is the largest a ...

- Baton Rouge

LSU Health Care Services Division

*Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center,

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Cooperative Extension Service

The LSU System has a presence in all 64 Louisiana parishes through its cooperative extension service. This service assists farmers, gardeners, and other businesses in dealing with some of Louisiana's unique environmental challenges.

LSU Online

The Louisiana State University system offers online degree programs through LSU Online. Online degrees are conferred from multiple campus institutions. https://online.lsu.edu/

References

External links

Official website
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