re: To what extent would LSU be more prestigious if it were in a safer location?

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I've met a handful of people who have chosen to send their kids to ULL, Tech, private, or an out of state school because of Baton Rouge's high crime rate.

This isn’t true lol

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It is absolutely true for my son. BR crime, and specifically knowing Tigerland is where the kids hang out.

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I've met a handful of people who have chosen to send their kids to ULL, Tech, private, or an out of state school because of Baton Rouge's high crime rate.

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Those people are idiots and their kids most likely are as well.

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Also, see NYU and UCLA amomg others

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UCLA is in Westwood, sandwiched in between Bel Air, Beverly Hills, and Brentwood.

NYU is in Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan.

Both are in very good areas.

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USC is in a rough part of LA and is very prestigious

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ehh tell that to the people that cant get high enough paying jobs to pay those student loans they got to go to a private school.

I don't think it has a major affect, but it has some affect.

I have always thought it was a travesty that LSU did not buy up all of the property around campus over the last 30 years, or at least encourage developers to do so.

There is no reason a flagship school in a capital city should be surrounded by a ghetto.

LSU also has failed to use its political power to cause change in Baton Rouge. There is no entity more powerful than LSU in the city of Baton Rouge. LSU could move mountains if it chose.

“ LSU is in the bottom half of the bottom half”


Meh, the ability to earn a living is more important than an academic ranking by US News.

Early Career Earnings (Graduates w/ Bachelor's Degree):

1. Texas A&M University $66,000

2. Vanderbilt University $64,400

3. University of Florida $55,800

4. LSU $54,800

5. Auburn University $54,400

5. University of Georgia $54,400

7. University of Arkansas $52,500

8. University of Missouri $52,300

8. University of Alabama $52,300

10. University of Kentucky $51,700

11. Mississippi State University $51,100

11. University of Tennessee $51,100

13. University of South Carolina $50,300

14. University of Mississippi $48,500

Mid-Career Earnings (Graduates w/ Bachelor's Degree):

1. Vanderbilt University $119,100

2. Texas A&M University $115,700

3. Auburn University $104,500

4. LSU $102,900

5. University of Florida $102,800

6. University of Georgia $100,700

7. University of Missouri $98,600

8. University of Arkansas $98,000

9. University of Alabama $97,400

10. University of Kentucky $96,400

11. University of Tennessee $95,100

12. Mississippi State University $94,100

13. University of South Carolina $89,900 *

14. University of Mississippi $89,100

*Numbers cited from College Salary Report 2019. Pay has increased but rankings from 2023 similar.

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For some reason, it appears that LSU's graduation rate plummeted to 47%

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That tends to happen when you place a priority on admitting under qualified students who check DEI boxes.

LSU will hold a place in my heart forever, as will it with everyone in my family. My wife and I are both LSU alums, currently live in BR and attend LSU sporting events on the reg. But a growing part of the friends we've all met from our school community are starting to send their kids away from BR as they age into their college years. I've done as much in the interim to explain to my kids what I hope for them in the future, specifically mentioning how I do not want them to grow roots in this city. My wife and I plan to leave here (for the most part) once the kids have all left the nest. With our extended family continuing to remain here, we'll never leave BR "for good" I'd say, but I intend to spend the majority of my time somewhere else if for anything, my own longevity and health.

My oldest is in 7th grade so where I'm at right now, it's really easy to say these things before grappling with the idea of him being in school somewhere out-of-state. Wherever he chooses, hopefully we'll have the means to stay somewhat close. I will do what I can to keep my family unit together through the years and being able to go wherever we need to will help that, barring any financial inabilities.. I will have similar goals for the other kids and making sure we're all able to reconvene at nearby places will be the ultimate achievement.

Louisiana has been very good to us as far as work/family and I'll never forget it. The state, this city, this university, and my local friend base will always be loved. But I gotta get the next generation out of here. It's really turning into a shithole.

Just look around you. Look at the litter, the cars, the violent crime, the roads, the lack of license plates/abundance of temp tags, the increasing lack of police presence, the empty storefronts, the bums, the beggars...

Where can we go? What's on the other side of the rainbow? I dunno, but it's gonna be somewhere other than here.

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I've met a handful of people who have chosen to send their kids to ULL, Tech, private, or an out of state school because of Baton Rouge's high crime rate.



Those people are idiots and their kids most likely are as well.


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Let me get this straight. You are saying I am an idiot, as is my son?

I graduated from LSU close to 30 years ago, and then went on to get a doctorate. I have lived in Louisiana my whole life and make well, well into 6 figures. My son got a 31 on the ACT and got a very good scholarship to an out of state, large SEC school. The decision to not go to LSU was motivated by a long term desire (both his and ours) for him to NOT live in Louisiana. He has seen enough to know that other places present a better opportunity, and a better long term quality of life. Also, there is no doubt BR crime affects LSU students, and the ineptitude of the people running BR show that they don't really care. Ask Allie Rice's parents....

I guess if an 18 year old making life decisions based on those kind of metrics makes him (and his parents) an idiot in your mind, then I will take that charge....