LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT ALEXANDRIA F-5

8100 Hwy. 71 South
Alexandria, LA 71302-9121
Tel: (318)445-3672; 888-473-6417
Admissions: (318)473-6542
Fax: (318)473-6418
Web Site: http://www.lsua.edu/

Description:

State-supported, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of Louisiana State University System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1960. Setting: 3,114-acre rural campus. Endowment: $508,942. Educational spending 2003-04: $2109 per student. Total enrollment: 3,061. 1,661 applied, 98% were admitted. Students come from 14 states and territories, 6 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 18% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 41% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission for state residents. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: essay, 3 recommendations, interview. Placement: ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Area resident tuition: $2817 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $5277 full-time. Mandatory fees: $390 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 15 open to all. Most popular organizations: Pentecostal Student Fellowship, Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Catholic Student Center, Student Government Association, Gamma Beta Phi. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. James C. Bolton Library with 154,935 books, 18,841 microform titles, 354 serials, 5,949 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $405,157. 180 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.