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re: LSU drops 33 spots in latest U.S. News college rankings
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:42 pm to DrrTiger
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:42 pm to DrrTiger
This really pains me- both my wife and I graduated from LSU. We met the first day of classes. We created a good life with the education that we got at LSU.
My son goes to Tulane. Second one wants to go to MIT.
LSU wasn’t even on the radar for our family. And we still live in Louisiana.
My son goes to Tulane. Second one wants to go to MIT.
LSU wasn’t even on the radar for our family. And we still live in Louisiana.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:47 pm to subMOA
Hopefully Tulane gets back to its rightful place in the top 50. 
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:48 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
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employers are aware of these rankings.
I've never once given two shits about whether a fresh grad came from LSU, UGA, Auburn, or McNeese when interviewing them. You're a shitty interviewer if you rely on shite like that.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:50 pm to DrrTiger
Doesn’t matter once you are after the top 50 or so.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:51 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
quote:Why did it drop and why is it now rising?
Hopefully Tulane gets back to its rightful place in the top 50
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:56 pm to LemmyLives
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employers are aware of these rankings.
I've never once given two shits about whether a fresh grad came from LSU, UGA, Auburn, or McNeese when interviewing them. You're a shitty interviewer if you rely on shite like that.
Generally agree... But
IMO Things have fallen off badly at LSU especially in the last two years. It's like they decided to double down on non-SAT score type admissions following the supreme court's recent decisions on admissions. Can't say for certain.. just a feeling from interacting with current students.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:58 pm to Jake88
US News changed the formula to include Pell Grant recipients. Tulane took a big hit a few years ago, but I believe the formula has changed again.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 9:15 pm to DrrTiger
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Looks like William Tate left a dumpster fire behind. Hopefully Rousse can clean it up.
It was probably inflated past couple of years due to Tate being black and rapidly increasing the black % of enrollees while also bringing in plurality white freshman classes instead of majority white classes. black %’s and total numbers up while white %’s and total numbers down. During this ACT/SAT submissions dropped to 47% for fall 2024 freshmen (2025 data part of missing common data set reports mentioned below).
There is a reason why last year’s common data set reports and last spring’s demographics in the enrollment at a glance have not been published and why there has been zero 2026 freshman class highlights or facts reporting pushed out by LSU. Total white undergraduates are hovering around 50%, and this fall freshman class was Tate’s last with new guys coming in after most offers out. I doubt they could do much (supposedly tried to reduce class a little but not sure how), and it does seem like they want to wait for official census numbers for campus and freshmen to see if anything changes from the unposted 2026 spring numbers or from the preliminary fall numbers before updating all these demographic reports online.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 9:20 pm to Dr Rosenrosen
quote:I had read that Pell Grant and disadvantaged students boosted a school's rating. Ultimately, that's not a true measure of a school's worth.
US News changed the formula to include Pell Grant recipients. Tulane took a big hit a few years ago, but I believe the formula has changed again
Posted on 9/21/26 at 9:23 pm to subMOA
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This really pains me- both my wife and I graduated from LSU. We met the first day of classes. We created a good life with the education that we got at LSU. My son goes to Tulane. Second one wants to go to MIT. LSU wasn’t even on the radar for our family. And we still live in Louisiana.
My kid is a junior with straight A’s and a 29 on the ACT on her first try last year. She gets mail from so many schools across the country none of them named LSU. I’m not pushing her to make a choice but she did notice that they haven’t sent her anything.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 9:29 pm to DrrTiger
Academicians vote on this. They HATE political influence on the university. It ain’t a bad thing.
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