Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical
College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University or
LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 near
Louisiana, under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning &
Military Academy. current LSU main campus was dedicated in 1926,
and consists of more than 250 buildings constructed in the style
of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio , and occupies
a 650-acre (2.6 km²) plateau on the banks of the Mississippi
River LSU is the flagship institution of the Louisiana State
University , and the largest institution of higher education in
Louisiana in terms of student enrollment. In 2009, the
University enrolled 21,000 undergraduate and 4,000 graduate
students in 17 schools and colleges. Several of LSU's graduate
schools, such as the E.J. Ourso College of Business the Paul M.
Hebert Law Center , have received national recognition in their
respective fields of study. as a