LSU Ourso

Baton Rouge, LA · Public · 2-year full-time (22-month Two-Year Flores MBA, on campus; also an 11-month One-Year MBA for recent graduates)

Program tuition: $75,170 (program total, out of state)

Deadlines

Early decision (Two-Year & One-Year MBA, domestic): Dec. 5, 2026
Second round option (domestic): Feb. 13, 2027
Final (domestic); also the only international deadline: April 15, 2027

Essays

Personal statement

You must provide a personal statement detailing how an MBA will position you for future career development and personal growth. Include any unique attributes and/or life experiences that may distinguish you from other candidates and how your participation in the program will help enhance the learning environment.

Editor's notes

Treat Dec. 5 as your real deadline. LSU says sending everything early improves your chance against other competitive candidates, and scholarship and assistantship decisions happen during the same review. An early, complete file is your funding application too.
No test is listed, so your transcript carries the academic case. The 3.0 minimum applies to all previous coursework, not just your last two years. If you're near that line, a strong quantitative course or a test score you send anyway can help, since the FAQ still asks for scores where required.
Choose the format before you write. The One-Year MBA is for people coming straight from undergrad and recommends a business background; the Two-Year allows certificates and an internship summer. Your personal statement should make your choice look obvious.
Out-of-state applicants should read the assistantship line twice. The posted program cost is $40,436.83 in state and $75,170.49 out of state, and a graduate assistantship waives the nonresident fee and pays a stipend. You don't apply separately. Your application is the assistantship application.

LSU Ourso

Deadlines

Essays

Personal statement

Editor's notes

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