LSU is the highest-ranked Louisiana university and is in the top half of the Southeastern Conference in the Washington Monthly 2018 College Guide and Rankings, according to an LSU news release. The university also ranks No. 90 among peer public universities and 30th among flagship universities nationwide.
Looking at SEC schools, LSU ranks 5th, ahead of the University of Alabama, Auburn University, University of South Carolina and University of Tennessee, among others. The publication places LSU at No. 139 overall in the national universities category.
“We are always pleased when national rankings place weight on important criteria such as outcomes, which are what truly matter to students and their families,” says LSU President F. King Alexander in a prepared statement. “I’m proud to see that LSU remains highly ranked among its peers academically, but also in terms of affordability and alumni success.”
Other rankings include:
- 40th in affordability
- 68th in research success
- 59th in number of science engineering PhDs awarded
- 86th in salary outcomes
Washington Monthly ranks four-year higher education institutions based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research and service.
These ratings come days after the Forbes America’s Top Colleges rankings placed LSU as the highest-ranked public university in the state and 59th among public universities nationwide.
