Louisiana State University (LSU) is a leading research-extensive institution. LSU is challenging students (graduate and undergraduate), researchers and faculty to push out the boundaries of science and to achieve the highest levels of personal and academic development. LSU offers a broad array of undergraduate degree programs and extensive graduate research opportunities. The university is designated as a Sea, Land and Space Grant institution, with different colleges and departments that focus on the generation, preservation, dissemination, and application of knowledge and cultivation of the arts. This Louisiana flagship university has a current student enrollment of 31,527. In 2015, LSU has received the fourth largest freshman class in its
