Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University is the flagship public research university of Louisiana, based in Baton Rouge. It offers a broad range of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs across academics, research and athletics, with a mission to challenge students toward intellectual and personal development. LSU conducts extensive research spanning fields such as coastal sustainability, energy, agriculture and medicine. As a comprehensive state university, its focus is general higher education rather than the arts specifically, though it includes a College of Art & Design and College of Music & Dramatic Arts among its colleges.