Louisiana offers one of the most culturally distinctive higher education landscapes in the United States. Tulane University in New Orleans — home to the oldest school of public health in America and a top-50 national university — leads alongside LSU’s #1 petroleum engineering program, Xavier University of Louisiana (the only Black Catholic university in the […]

Kentucky is home to a rich and diverse higher education landscape. The University of Kentucky — an AAU flagship with a top-10 pharmacy school — and the University of Louisville — also an AAU member with the J.B. Speed School of Engineering — lead the state’s research universities. Distinctive institutions like Centre College (host of […]

Kansas offers a compact but high-quality higher education system centered on two flagship Big 12 universities. The University of Kansas — where basketball was invented by James Naismith, the first KU coach — features a top-10 pharmacy school and nationally ranked journalism program. Kansas State University holds the distinction of being the first operational land-grant […]