The main campus for the university is sprawled over 650 acres of land off the banks of the [[Mississippi River]], total the university has 2,000 acres of land near Baton Rouge. The university is called home to 33,587 students, and over 1,308 staff members. It was ranked a third tier school in USNews' 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php</ref> | The main campus for the university is sprawled over 650 acres of land off the banks of the [[Mississippi River]], total the university has 2,000 acres of land near Baton Rouge. The university is called home to 33,587 students, and over 1,308 staff members. It was ranked a third tier school in USNews' 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php</ref> |