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Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment prepares students to be impactful leaders in their professions and their communities. We empower students across disciplines to create, influence, and transform the spaces where we live, work, and thrive. Rooted in the vibrant cultural fabric of New Orleans, our six distinctive academic programs engage students in the ongoing effort to reconsider and rebuild in the face of natural and human-produced challenges. Our degree offerings include Bachelor and Master programs in Architecture, Design, Historic Preservation, Sustainable Real Estate Development, Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Urbanism and Landscape Architecture and Engineering. Through our hands-on research and community-based initiatives, such as the Albert and Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design and URBANbuild, students gain practical experience in collaborative design and construction, fostering a deep understanding of how to create sustainable, impactful change in communities. Join us at Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment where you can BE ambitious about shaping the world around you. With a commitment to academic rigor and personal growth, we are forging new pathways for you to BE the future leader that the built environment needs.

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.