LSU Giving Day

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On March 25, 2026, thousands of LSU alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends, and families united to celebrate and strengthen LSU during our eighth annual LSU Giving Day. Your support builds teams that win — fueling excellence across scholarships, research, and boundary-breaking opportunities. The collective generosity of the LSU community empowers the next generation of leaders and innovators across all LSU campuses and beyond. Your support drives winning outcomes by putting scholarship and collaboration at the forefront.

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Donor AffiliationDonorsRaised ($)
LSU Faculty/Staff646$130,864
LSU Student177$6,828
LSU Alumnus/a1580$1,598,291
Other305$55,241
LSU Parent376$158,610
Foundation43$30,013
Corporation24$143,806
Overall ParticipationLee Michaels Fine Jewelry Crown & Scepter Challenge: The flagship campus college or school with the highest percentage increase in donors will claim the Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry Crown & Scepter Challenge title. ***The Homecoming crown and scepter will stay with the College of Music & Dramatic Arts until next Giving Day in celebration of your generosity.
Campuses, Colleges & UnitsDonorsRaised ($)
E. J. Ourso College of Business212$128,119
College of the Coast & Environment102$152,280
LSU Shreveport5$230
LSU Museum of Art32$9,020
College of Engineering146$117,805
LSU Alumni Association147$55,905
College of Science236$73,015
College of Agriculture123$33,073
Division of Student Affairs129$63,558
Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College182$198,580
LSU Press and The Southern Review32$33,340
Paul M. Hebert Law Center46$11,878
College of Humanities & Social Sciences48$13,604
LSU AgCenter34$3,970
College of Art & Design144$43,017
College of Human Sciences & Education163$23,883
School of Veterinary Medicine138$184,400
Manship School of Mass Communication110$28,913
College of Music & Dramatic Arts113$45,686
LSU of Alexandria118$199,410
LSU Online & Continuing Education28$3,731
Tiger Athletic Foundation23$4,597
LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center32$3,379
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden57$7,103
Rural Life Museum37$6,730
LSU Eunice23$5,975
LSU Health Sciences Foundation (Shreveport)51$46,377
LSU Libraries60$24,287
Office of Undergraduate Research15$1,009
LSU Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School21$1,705
University Laboratory School304$72,626
Department Participation
Department NameDonorsRaised ($)
School of Education9$650
Integrative Community Studies6$1,280
School of Social Work1$50
Healthy Aging Research Center2$120
Call Me Mister Program7$533
Department of Environmental Sciences5$300
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering34$7,715
Department of Public Administration9$673
Department of Finance3$800
Social Research & Evaluation Center0$0
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Industrial Engineering2$115
Tiger Band33$14,116
Flores MBA Program5$700
School of Leadership & Human Resource Development1$50
School of Theatre4$810
Coastal Roots1$25
Division of Electrical & Computer Engineering3$3,125
Early Childhood Education Institute2$70
William W. and Catherine M. Rucks Department of Management1$10
Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management4$105
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering2$76
Department of Chemistry26$3,505
School of Art9$475
Department of Mathematics48$10,055
Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems1$150
Division of Computer Science & Engineering1$13
Professional Sales Institute11$20,815
Center for Internal Auditing & Cybersecurity Risk Management13$2,850
School of Kinesiology7$1,250
Cain Department of Chemical Engineering8$1,450
School of Music17$8,715
LAA+ Schools13$275
Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering8$4,153
School of Information Studies28$4,710
College of Art & Design Galleries8$450
School of Architecture20$29,341
Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences15$195
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at LSU14$2,165
School of Interior Design50$3,750
Department of Biological Sciences19$3,053
Department of Geology & Geophysics19$3,805
Museum of Natural Science40$4,116
Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture20$3,225
Department of Physics & Astronomy17$2,701
Leadership Development Institute1$20
64 Parishes Challenge When at least one donor from every Louisiana parish has made a gift, an additional $6,400 will be unlocked by LSU President Wade Rousse and wife Angela for the LSU Scholarship Fund.
Parish NameDonorsRaised ($)
St. John the Baptist1$5
Jackson1$5
Iberville6$785
Richland0$0
Allen0$0
Jefferson Davis0$0
St. Bernard1$5
Catahoula1$25
Plaquemines1$150
St. Mary1$26
St. Martin3$310
DeSoto1$52
Cameron0$0
Red River1$258
Terrebonne3$658
Concordia1$50
Winn1$5
Grant1$100
Morehouse0$0
St. Landry3$1,290
Calcasieu7$2,280
Washington1$103
Tensas1$25
Avoyelles3$7,110
Natchitoches2$358
Beauregard1$200
Bossier4$551
Vermilion3$800
Pointe Coupee3$1,200
East Carroll2$77
Bienville0$0
Sabine1$5
West Baton Rouge5$284
Iberia4$563
West Feliciana6$1,516
LaSalle1$5
Webster1$20
East Baton Rouge469$283,229
Assumption1$26
Jefferson29$6,375
Ouachita6$1,342
Lafourche7$2,440
Union1$100
Caldwell1$10
Lincoln3$379
West Carroll1$25
Vernon1$10
Madison0$0
Ascension35$4,508
St. James2$75
Caddo12$7,031
St. Helena0$0
Tangipahoa9$450
East Feliciana5$5,463
Claiborne0$0
St. Charles3$294
Acadia9$2,226
Franklin1$1,000
Lafayette24$15,127
Evangeline1$100
Orleans39$60,513
Rapides20$14,175
St. Tammany14$8,172
Livingston13$635
GOLD ChallengeWhen 100 graduates of the last decade (from the flagship campus in Baton Rouge) have made a gift, an additional $5,000 will be unlocked by Rhoman and Jolene Hardy in support of the LSU Scholarship Fund.
Graduation YearDonorsRaised ($)
202326$949
202425$1,311
201619$4,447
202015$929
201921$1,701
20217$1,415
201814$1,576
201716$1,951
202522$822
202220$1,066
Donor Affiliations
Friends icon19%Louisiana Resident
Parent icon10%LSU Parent
Suitcase icon16%LSU Faculty/Staff
Book icon5%LSU Student
Suitcase icon1%Corporation
Suitcase icon2%Foundation
Friends icon8%Other
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