This fall, LSU saw the enrollment of 7,912 first-year students, the largest incoming class in the school’s history, according to a census completed by LSU. This enrollment increase was to be expected as LSU received over 46,000 applicants for the fall semester. LSU had an acceptance rate of 74%, with just over 34,000 students accepted. For comparison, there were just over 42,000 applicants in 2023 and 7,494 full-time first-year students enrolled at a 74.5% acceptance rate. LSU kept its students with a retention rate of 84% last year.