Louisiana State University. Fast Facts: Mascot: Fighting Tigers Purple and Gold Number of students: 25, 000 Time: 1 day, 12 hours (2, 224 miles)

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University

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Fast Facts:Fast Facts: Mascot: Fighting Tigers

Purple and Gold

Number of students: 25, 000

Time: 1 day, 12 hours (2, 224 miles)

Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College was founded as a military academy and is still today steeped in military tradition.

Mascot: Fighting Tigers

Purple and Gold

Number of students: 25, 000

Time: 1 day, 12 hours (2, 224 miles)

Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College was founded as a military academy and is still today steeped in military tradition.

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AcademicsAcademics

Most Popular Majors Business Law Architechure French Agriculture Art & Design Coast and Environment Engineering History Library & Information Science Music & Dramatic Arts Social Work Veterinary Medicine

Most Popular Majors Business Law Architechure French Agriculture Art & Design Coast and Environment Engineering History Library & Information Science Music & Dramatic Arts Social Work Veterinary Medicine

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Campus LifeCampus Life There are over 350 student organizations currently active at LSU, including a student government and a total of 38 fraternities and sororities.

There are over 350 student organizations currently active at LSU, including a student government and a total of 38 fraternities and sororities.

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LocationLocation The current LSU campus is located on 2,000 acres just south of downtown Baton Rouge. A majority of the university's 250 buildings occupy a plateau on the banks of the Mississippi River.

LSU’s campus is also known for the 1,200 live oak trees that shade the ground of the university.

The current LSU campus is located on 2,000 acres just south of downtown Baton Rouge. A majority of the university's 250 buildings occupy a plateau on the banks of the Mississippi River.

LSU’s campus is also known for the 1,200 live oak trees that shade the ground of the university.

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WeatherWeather Baton Rouge is a warm city, with constant hot weather throughout the summer months and a mild climate during the winter. One of the most popular times to visit the Baton Rouge area is during February, March and April, when the weather is fine and the temperatures are cooler, averaging around 71°F.

Baton Rouge is a warm city, with constant hot weather throughout the summer months and a mild climate during the winter. One of the most popular times to visit the Baton Rouge area is during February, March and April, when the weather is fine and the temperatures are cooler, averaging around 71°F.

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Much of Baton Rouge is extremely flat and the drainage can be poor, so during rainy weather many areas quickly flood, meaning that driving in heavy rain can be hazardous. Rain is not unusual in Baton Rouge and falls evenly throughout the year, although rainy weather is often short and quickly vanishes.

MuseumsMuseums

The LSU campus houses eight museums that feature original works by students

The LSU campus houses eight museums that feature original works by students

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* Andonie Museum * Hilltop Arboretum * LSU Museum of Art * Museum of Natural History * Museum of Natural Science * Rural Life Museum * Textile & Costume Museum * U.S. Civil War Center

Shaquille O'Neal also played basketball for LSU

Shaquille O'Neal also played basketball for LSU

AthleticsAthletics

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**LSU fields teams in 20 varsity sports (9 men's, 11 women's)**LSU has won 45 national championships: Baseball (5), Men’s Basketball (1), Boxing (1), Football (3), Men’s Golf (4), Men’s Track and Field (6), Women’s Track and Field (25).

Sports FansSports FansThe stadium, nicknamed "Deaf Valley" for its excruciating levels of sound, is legendary for the crowd noise generated by fans. It is the sixth largest college football stadium in the nation, holding 92,400 fans. The Tiger Stadium atmosphere is generally considered one of the loudest and most electrifying college football experiences in the country.

In the legendary "Earthquake Game" against Auburn in 1988 the crowd's roar registered on a seismograph, shaking the ground as much as a small earthquake.

MascotMascot LSU Athletics is represented by its mascot, a Bengal tiger named Mike the Tiger. He is a Siberian Tiger housed in a multimillion dollar tiger house

LSU Athletics is represented by its mascot, a Bengal tiger named Mike the Tiger. He is a Siberian Tiger housed in a multimillion dollar tiger house

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1.5 hours to New Orleans 1.5 hours to New Orleans

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