Louisiana State U.

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 90 86 631
2023 93 86.6 679
2022 93 86.6 680
2021 85 88 691
2020 80 88.8 698
2019 76 89.3 697
2018 78 89.1 700
2017 78 88.8 684
2016 74 89.6 697
2015 69 90.3 693
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   913   934   921   986   1,025   1,035   1,053   1,017   1,136   1,189
    Hispanic or Latino   70   82   71   67   73   79   85   74   68   59
    Not Hispanic or Latino   826   836   830   898   926   926   932   920   1,048   1,108
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   5   2   4   1   2   3   1   3   5
      Asian   58   50   56   53   67   67   67   72   68   73
      Black or African American   114   114   116   122   120   120   109   91   145   138
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   4   1   2   3   3   2   2   2   0
      White   623   633   629   697   713   718   738   739   806   866
      More than one race   26   30   26   20   22   16   13   15   24   26
    Unknown ethnicity and race   17   16   20   21   26   30   36   23   20   22
  Temporary visa holders   998   903   824   781   753   852   840   845   890   933
  Science and engineering   1,774   1,678   1,560   1,585   1,572   1,673   1,652   1,627   1,915   2,008
    Science   1,384   1,317   1,226   1,258   1,224   1,289   1,243   1,215   1,502   1,551
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   96   90   89   102   94   102   101   107   200   221
      Biological and biomedical sciences   399   351   342   385   340   345   313   313   423   420
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   76   84
      Computer and information sciences   134   134   82   70   72   83   86   71   77   65
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   12
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   92   97   104   98   99   107   108   101   107   115
      Mathematics and statistics   105   106   98   86   85   82   80   75   78   94
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   31   27   23   1   3   8   4   4   12   6
      Natural resources and conservation   77   83   74   54   64   74   74   73   0   0
      Physical sciences   227   221   205   207   214   233   218   211   216   219
      Psychology   77   79   81   90   92   81   84   78   72   71
      Social sciences   146   129   128   165   161   174   175   182   225   240
    Engineering   390   361   334   327   348   384   409   412   413   457
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   10   11   9   9   8   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   79   79   71   76   86   105   106   113   109   121
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   147   122   108   91   74   80   96   94   81   84
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   42   38   41   50   60   67   73   79   93   107
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   23   22   20   20   11   5   6   8   11   10
      Mechanical engineering   59   54   44   43   50   52   59   59   57   64
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   28   36   39   38   58   67   68   59   62   71
    Health   137   159   185   182   206   214   241   235   111   114
      Clinical medicine   83   88   106   109   128   122   154   120   8   9
      Other health   54   71   79   73   78   92   87   115   103   105

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   342   347   383   272   226   223   197   218   276   296
    Hispanic or Latino   21   21   30   15   13   15   14   7   13   12
    Not Hispanic or Latino   315   318   346   250   206   205   178   205   258   274
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   2   1   0   1   1   0   1   0
      Asian   14   16   19   19   12   14   18   16   17   14
      Black or African American   51   52   55   34   21   23   14   22   35   37
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
      White   235   239   260   191   171   164   143   165   201   220
      More than one race   14   9   10   4   2   3   1   2   4   3
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   8   7   7   7   3   5   6   5   10
  Temporary visa holders   41   37   26   45   40   35   46   44   36   44
  Science and engineering   342   346   346   259   247   225   200   232   302   329
    Science   169   173   161   189   170   159   137   161   250   267
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   22   22   29   27   28   31   26   28   44   54
      Biological and biomedical sciences   14   15   14   15   15   17   11   11   35   31
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   18
      Computer and information sciences   9   10   11   14   15   13   8   15   10   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   9   9   12   10   11   12   13   21   18
      Mathematics and statistics   3   5   2   3   4   3   4   8   6   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   16   11   7   3   1   4   5   1   8   8
      Natural resources and conservation   55   40   40   48   27   13   14   19   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   3   2   7   6   7   8   7   5   11
      Psychology   19   21   17   21   28   20   13   18   24   25
      Social sciences   23   37   30   39   36   40   36   41   74   80
    Engineering   173   173   185   70   77   66   63   71   52   62
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   1   2   4   1   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   12   9   6   9   5   8   9   13   14   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   110   107   131   24   28   23   16   16   13   14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   5   6   5   11   8   9   10   7   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   37   41   27   17   3   5   7   6   2   2
      Mechanical engineering   1   3   3   4   8   4   8   7   3   13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   7   7   11   9   18   17   14   19   13   22
    Health   41   38   63   58   19   33   43   30   10   11
      Clinical medicine   39   35   60   56   18   32   41   22   2   1
      Other health   2   3   3   2   1   1   2   8   8   10

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   380   338   307   309   304   257   239   272   286   274
  Science and engineering   360   317   283   286   288   245   218   244   279   268
    Science   263   244   211   229   230   197   182   207   234   221
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   15   10   9   10   21   12   11   16   65   49
      Biological and biomedical sciences   86   64   63   80   81   62   55   58   69   66
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   38   41   25   14   13   11   12   12   10   13
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   32   30   28   25   19   16   17   21   17   15
      Mathematics and statistics   8   8   6   4   6   4   8   11   10   12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   11   17   12   11   17   13   15   29   0   0
      Physical sciences   54   63   58   63   53   61   53   46   47   41
      Psychology   6   5   6   4   4   2   0   0   0   1
      Social sciences   8   4   2   18   16   16   11   14   15   23
    Engineering   97   73   72   57   58   48   36   37   45   47
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   1   0   2   5   4   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   27   15   12   5   11   10   8   9   9   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   35   28   30   22   9   6   6   7   8   9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   4   8   9   11   7   8   10   14   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   7   3   6   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   15   8   8   4   8   7   7   6   5   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   10   10   11   9   12   14   7   5   9   16
    Health   20   21   24   23   16   12   21   28   7   6
      Clinical medicine   15   15   21   22   16   12   20   20   1   0
      Other health   5   6   3   1   0   0   1   8   6   6

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   1,911   1,837   1,745   1,767   1,778   1,887   1,893   1,862   2,026   2,122
  Fellowships   61   69   69   73   123   142   118   126   116   113
    Federal   28   37   28   26   41   33   34   34   20   19
    Institutional   30   30   41   46   80   108   83   91   93   91
    Nonfederal   3   2   0   1   2   1   1   1   3   3
  Research assistantships   868   824   816   730   710   728   730   714   740   976
    Federal   333   279   259   238   232   210   181   220   244   226
    Institutional   385   419   435   406   382   383   433   388   394   618
    Nonfederal   150   126   122   86   96   135   116   106   102   132
  Teaching assistantships   722   685   605   632   614   679   685   685   730   557
    Federal   0   1   2   3   2   2   7   6   3   2
    Institutional   709   673   593   614   597   661   665   657   711   533
    Nonfederal   13   11   10   15   15   16   13   22   16   22
  Other types of support   260   259   255   332   331   338   360   337   440   476
    Federal   19   21   18   42   29   12   17   12   19   27
    Institutional   84   70   90   97   110   122   119   107   124   133
    Nonfederal   4   7   6   82   14   24   30   36   54   54
    Personal resources   153   161   141   111   178   180   194   182   243   262

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   239   221   194   165   195   199   201   185   177   225
    Science   223   210   188   158   187   187   186   172   169   215
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   41   32   31   24   26   19   20   17   21   17
      Biological and biomedical sciences   117   122   104   85   101   106   119   100   89   120
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   0   0   2   2   1   1   2   1   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   10   8   7   2   7   4   3   2   14
      Mathematics and statistics   11   9   9   8   7   7   8   7   9   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   5   7   7   9   5   3   5   6   9
      Natural resources and conservation   6   1   4   2   3   3   0   4   0   0
      Physical sciences   30   31   25   23   37   39   31   33   25   32
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
      Social sciences   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Engineering   16   11   6   7   8   12   15   13   8   10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   4   6   3   3   4   6   8   5   5   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   0   1   2   3   3   3   2   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   2   1   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   9   5   3   2   1   2   4   3   0   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   40   1   1   0   1   13   16   14   32   32
      Clinical medicine   32   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   15   14
      Other health   8   1   1   0   0   13   16   14   17   18

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   165   124   116   93   117   111   121   110   121   129
  Science and engineering   143   123   115   93   117   103   113   100   104   114
    Science   133   119   113   91   112   98   107   95   99   110
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   31   21   22   16   15   11   12   12   14   9
      Biological and biomedical sciences   72   69   65   52   60   62   73   59   56   67
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   6   4   4   2   4   2   2   1   3
      Mathematics and statistics   2   1   1   1   1   0   1   2   2   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   0   0   4   1   1   2   3   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   0   2   1   2   2   0   3   0   0
      Physical sciences   20   22   19   16   27   18   18   15   15   18
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   10   4   2   2   5   5   6   5   5   4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   4   2   1   1   3   3   4   2   3   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   2   1   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   2   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   22   1   1   0   0   8   8   10   17   15
      Clinical medicine   17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   7
      Other health   5   1   1   0   0   8   8   10   10   8

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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