CSBNO Competitors

LSU is the flagship institution of Louisiana and is one of only 30 universities nationwide holding land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant status. Since 1860, LSU has served its region, the nation, and the world through extensive, multipurpose programs encompassing instruction, research, and public service. The university brings in more than $150 million annually in outside research grants and contracts, a significant factor for the Louisiana economy.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette) offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. With over 19,000 students, it is the second-largest four-year public university in Louisiana. UL Lafayette has been designated an R1 university, indicating "very high research activity," by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning, placing it among the nation’s top tier of public and private research institutions. UL Lafayette is among the top 10 universities in the U.S. for its percentage of research and development expenditures funded by business, according to the National Science Foundation. Students can choose from a variety of degree programs at UL Lafayette including: • Engineering • Informatics and smart systems development • Nursing and health care professions • Architecture and design • Resource biology and biodiversity • Education • Computer Science • Traditional Music, including Cajun, Zydeco, and bluegrass The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns compete in NCAA Division I football, basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, softball, volleyball, women’s soccer, and track and field. There are over 190 student organizations. Every year, UL Lafayette hosts Lagniappe Day for students, which includes activities such as canoe races in Cypress Lake and a campus-wide crawfish boil with more than 10,000 pounds of Louisiana crawfish. We are rich in tradition and proud of our unique regional culture. Service learning is integrated into all UL Lafayette students’ college experience. Students and faculty members provide about 150,000 community service hours, on average, every year. The University hosts the only campus-based AmeriCorps program in Louisiana.

Located in Ruston, Louisiana Tech University is a four-year, selective admissions, research university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. As a selective admissions, comprehensive public university, Louisiana Tech is committed to quality in teaching, research, creative activity, public service, and economic development. Louisiana Tech maintains as its highest priority the education and development of its students in a challenging, yet safe and supportive, community of learners. Louisiana Tech provides a technology-rich, interdisciplinary teaching, learning, and research environment to ensure student and faculty success.