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Acceptance Rate 70.86%
Yield 27.19%
SAT Score 1,225
ACT Score 26
Applicants 36,561

Applying To LSU

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 70.86% at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College where a total of 36,561 students applied and 25,907 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,225 and the average ACT score is 26. It requires four items and recommends 1 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to LSU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.lsu.edu/admissions/index.php
Online Applicationhttps://www.lsu.edu/admission/apply.php
Acceptance Rate70.86%
Average Test Scores1,225 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 70.86% where a total of 36,561 students (14,467 men and 22,094 women) have applied to LSU and 25,907 (9,974 men and 15,933 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 2,961 male and 4,084 female students have enrolled into LSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 27.19%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at LSU
TotalMenWomen
Applicants36,56114,46722,094
Admitted25,9079,97415,933
Enrolled7,0452,9614,084
Acceptance Rate 70.86% 68.94% 72.11%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 27.19% 29.69% 25.63%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At LSU, 559 applicants (12% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 4,059 applicants (88%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,225 and the average ACT score is 26 at LSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,320 and 25th percentile score is 1,130. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 88 and the 25th percentile score is 68. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at LSU.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at LSU
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing580660
SAT Math550660
ACT Composite2329
ACT Math2227
ACT English2332
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College requires 4 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, TOEFL) and recommends 1 articles (Completion of College Preparatory Program) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 2 item(s) (High School Rank, Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for LSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is Semester. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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