The Southern Baptist Convention founded Louisiana College in 1906 in Pineville, a small town adjacent to Alexandria in central Louisiana. Home to around 1,100 undergraduate students, the college received the 45th place ranking among baccalaureate colleges in the southern United States from "U.S. News & World Report" in 2010. The college offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art and visual communications as well as Bachelor of Arts degrees in two- and three-dimensional design, photography, graphic design, web design and art education. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees require additional courses in art-related subjects, while the Bachelor of Arts programs incorporate more courses from the humanities and other areas. The Art Department hosts regular showings of student work and organizes study trips to cities such as New Orleans and New York. The college offers a limited number of scholarships for art students.
Louisiana College
1140 College Drive
Pineville, LA 71360
318-487-7259
lacollege.edu
A private, nonsectarian institution, Tulane University's 110-acre campus in uptown New Orleans is home to more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students. In 2010, "U.S. News" ranked the school 50th among all universities in the United States. Admission to Tulane is highly selective; only 25 percent of applicants receive invitations to enroll, according to the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges." The college offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees in studio arts. To declare the undergraduate art major, students must submit portfolios of work for faculty consideration. Baccalaureate students take courses in ceramics, glass, painting, photography, print-making, sculpture, digital arts, drawing, photography and book-making. Students can participate in internships if they wish. Around one-third of Tulane students receive need-based aid, reports "Barron's," and the college offers merit-based scholarships for art majors.
Tulane University
6823 St. Charles Ave.
218 Gibson Hall
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-865-5731
tulane.edu
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge is a public institution with more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The college ranked 128th among all universities in the United States, according to "U.S. News." The college offers Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees in photography, ceramics, print-making, graphic design, sculpture, and painting and drawing. All undergraduate art students spend their first year completing foundation courses in art and then apply to their program of choice for their sophomore years. The school's College of Art and Design hosts student art exhibits frequently at the Glassell Gallery on campus. Around 97 percent of freshmen and 86 percent of continuing students receive some form of financial aid at Louisiana State Baton Rouge, reports the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges." Louisiana residents receive discounted tuition.
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge
156 Thomas Boyd Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225-578-1175
lsu.edu