156 Thomas Boyd Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1860
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 25,705
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $422,358,972
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: April 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $4,449 in-state, 12,749 out-of-state
Room/Board: $6,498
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Deloitte & Touche
Chevron
East Baton Rouge Parish School System
Albermarle
Cajun Constructors
Ernst & Young
ExxonMobil
Halliburton
International Paper
KPMG LLP
Shell
Dow Chemical
Louisiana State University
PricewaterhouseCoopers
U.S. Army
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 3,233,034
Number of current serial subscriptions: 58,918
Number of microforms: 6,663,531
Number of audiovisuals: 26,162
Number of ebooks: 82,714
Other library facilities: Hill Memorial Library (houses Special Collections, rare book collections, university archives)
Chemistry Library
Design Resource Center
Center for Oral History
United States Civil War Center
Natural History Collection
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Museum of Natural History
Museum of Natural Science
Rural Life Museum
U.S. Civil War Center
Museum of Art (recently moved downtown to Shaw Arts Center)
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 5,000
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 25
Classrooms: 1,000
Labs: 0
Other areas: 10
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 12,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 95%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 23%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 10%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 17%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 50%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 23%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (36%), women’s dorms (18%), men’s dorms (12%), sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartments for married students (4%), apartment for single students (29%), special housing for disabled students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 2%
Doubles: 54%
Triples or Suites: 18%
Apartments: 25%
Other: 1%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 62
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 55%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 95%
Campus Size: 2,000 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Baton Rouge (10), New Orleans (70)
Nearest train station: Hammond (45)
Nearest bus station: Baton Rouge (10)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 87%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 25%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,200
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institution (Southern University A&M College)
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Fall Fest; Homecoming; Martin Luther King Day Celebration; Groovin’ on the Grounds