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Louisiana State University is located in the south city of Baton Rouge, the state capital, covering an area of ??more than 8 million square meters. The Mississippi River is on the west side of the campus. The school was founded in 1806. The U.S. government originally donated a piece of land for the school's use. In 1853, the Louisiana State Assembly decided to establish Louisiana State College and Military Academy in Pineville. On January 2, 1860, The college officially opens.

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School history

It was closed on June 30, 1861 due to the outbreak of the American Civil War;

It reopened on April 1, 1862;

On April 23, 1863, the school was closed due to the federal army's attack on the Red River Valley. It was suspended again and resumed two years later;

In October 1869, a fire reduced the college to ashes. One month later, the college moved to the state capital Baton Rouge School for the Blind and Deaf;

In 1870, it was officially renamed Louisiana State University;

In 1874 In June, the state Legislature established Louisiana State Agricultural and Technical College in New Orleans, which merged with Louisiana State University in January 1877 to become the current Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Technical College.

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Subject Settings

The school has more than 200 disciplines, including more than 70 majors in agriculture, art, technology, basic science, business management, design, education, engineering, mass media, music and dramatic arts. There are 75 postgraduate majors and 54 doctoral majors; many majors have developed into colleges, such as the School of Law, College of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate School, School of Business Administration, Graduate School of Library Science, School of Chemistry and Physics, and School of Music. , Institute of Social Welfare, School of Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Adult Education Department, Youth Department, etc. The university headquarters alone has 35 various professional research institutes, in addition to relevant federal and state government agencies and laboratories. The medical center is located in New Orleans, with annual scientific research funding of up to US$75 million, mainly funded by federal and state government grants and private investment.

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Louisiana State University has approximately 4,700 faculty and staff, including 1,300 full-time and part-time teachers, as well as visiting professors and visiting scholars. The school has a variety of different awards to encourage teaching, learning and research. The school adheres to the educational creed that the best teaching relies on qualified and careful tutors. More than 85% of university teaching staff have doctoral degrees, which is rare among higher education institutions in the United States and even around the world. Many of them are internationally renowned scholars and experts who have made important achievements in different fields. Creating, protecting, disseminating and utilizing knowledge to benefit society and mankind is the purpose of Louisiana State University. In the 1980s, the university made it clear that it wanted to become an outstanding institution of higher learning in the United States and internationally in terms of teaching, research, and services. To this end, the university required recruiting the best teachers, recruiting students with the most potential, and cultivating each other through teaching. Allow teachers and students to reach their highest potential. The university attracts 16% of the state's recent high school graduates. There are as many as 31,000 students on campus, with different social backgrounds and different religious beliefs, coming from 50 states in the United States and more than 120 countries and regions around the world. From its opening in 1869 to 2001, more than 200,000 people have obtained degrees from the school. The number of graduates ranks among the top 10 universities in the United States, and it has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents in politics, science, art, agriculture, business, education, engineering, sports, entertainment and other industries for the society.

The Louisiana State University Library and Museum has a rich collection, mainly of Louisiana literature, history, technology, and art classics and collections. The library contains more than 2.7 million volumes, more than 3.5 million microfilm books, and more than 12 million manuscripts. It ranks 46th among the most famous research libraries in the United States.

Louisiana State University is one of the 20 universities with the most beautiful campuses in the United States. There are more than 250 main buildings on the campus, concentrated on high ground with a radius of more than 2.6 million square meters. The campus design originally adopted the architectural style of gray walls and red roofs in northern Italy during the Renaissance, and at the same time successfully incorporated the style of ancient architectural art. In spring, the campus is full of flowers, and in summer it is lush and green. In autumn, all the layers of forest are dyed. The lake on campus has clear water and green grass all year round. The high ground on campus was originally the large estate of a wealthy businessman in the early days. The clock tower on campus is nearly 54 meters high. It is also the Independence War Memorial Tower on campus. The top of the tower overlooks the entire campus. It is a landmark building in Louisiana. The clock chimes every half hour. Louisiana State University has six sports venues for football, basketball, baseball, track and field, gymnastics, and swimming. On the west side of Tiger Stadium, there is a large cage with a Bengal tiger inside. It is the mascot of Louisiana State University and the mascot of the school's baseball team. This team is the pride of Louisiana State University. From 1986 to 2001, it has won the National College League annual championship 11 times. The western part of the campus was once a sugar production base and was called the "Sugar Pot."

In 1795, a Frenchman produced Louisiana's first cane sugar here. In the northwest part of the campus is the open-air theater - "Stream Courtyard", where many various concerts and concerts are held every year. The Agricultural Center on the south side of the campus was designed by a famous professor from the art department of the school. It is an oval-shaped building with a golden dome on the top. The outer wall is built with yellow stone and the porch is embedded with copper plates. The Indian domes on the Louisiana State University campus are older than the pyramids of Egypt. 5,000 years ago, the Indians dug with their hands and piled up this 6-meter-high round mound. It is said that these mounds were once places where Indians offered sacrifices and where chiefs and other important tribal figures were buried. But curiously, archaeological excavations at the dome have turned up nothing, adding to the mystery.

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Admissions and others

Louisiana State University (LSU) is composed of eight member universities, the most famous of which is the one established in 1860 and located in Baton Rouge. Based on the number of students alone, it is the 51st largest university in the United States. The best subjects at the university are chemical and petroleum engineering. Other excellent subjects include chemistry, physics, architecture, journalism, landscape architecture and business. In addition, coastal studies, coastal ecology, geography, anthropology and history are all well received. The subjects studied most by students are: business management (19), education (10), social sciences (10) and psychology (7). According to the "New York Times College Guide", the reading atmosphere here can be described in two English words as "casual and relaxed". Although the school has improved its admissions standards in recent years, it is still not difficult to pass the exam. In the past one or two years, 6,950 people applied for the exam, and the admission rate was as high as 88%.

The sports equipment of this university is excellent. There are four swimming pools that meet Olympic standards. The craziest ball game for students is football. On football match days, all roads are changed to one-way access to the stadium, and at the end of the game it is just the opposite! Students give the university the nickname “sportsman’s paradise”