Louisiana Tech University Overview

Located in Ruston, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech University is a public institution. Ruston is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Louisiana Tech University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Louisiana Tech is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 65% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Louisiana Tech with a bachelor's degree make about $52,279 a year. That's 28% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Louisiana Tech University?

Contact details for Louisiana Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1310 West Railroad Avenue, Ruston, LA 71272
Phone:	318-257-2000
Website:	www.latech.edu

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How Do I Get Into Louisiana Tech?

You can apply to Louisiana Tech online at: https://www.latech.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Louisiana Tech

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Louisiana Tech?

Louisiana Tech has an acceptance rate of 62%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to Louisiana Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 538 and 630. Math scores were between 550 and 650.

Louisiana Tech received ACT scores from 96% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Louisiana Tech University?

The overall average net price of Louisiana Tech is $20,634. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Louisiana Tech, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,947 a year. That adds up to $23,788 over four years for those students.

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Louisiana Tech University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,013 undergraduate students at Louisiana Tech, with 7,854 being full-time and 2,159 being part-time.

There are also 1,113 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,854 full-time undergraduates at Louisiana Tech, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Louisiana Tech University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	102
Black or African American	871
Hispanic or Latino	333
White	5,727
International Students	135
Other Races/Ethnicities	686

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Louisiana Tech University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at Louisiana Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Nepal.

Louisiana Tech University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	0	78	19	109	4	210
General Biology	0	0	119	0	9	0	128
Nursing	0	82	0	0	0	0	82
Accounting	0	0	47	0	34	0	81
Computer Science	0	0	55	0	21	0	76
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	70	0	0	0	70
General Psychology	0	0	70	0	0	0	70
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	69	0	0	0	69
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	68	0	0	0	68
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	44	0	12	0	56
Marketing	0	0	52	0	0	0	52
Communication Sciences	0	0	34	0	13	5	52
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	45	0	0	0	45
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	44	0	0	0	44
Management Information Systems	0	0	41	2	0	0	43
Animal Science	0	0	42	0	0	0	42
Air Transportation	0	0	40	0	0	0	40
Architecture (Other)	0	0	38	0	0	0	38
General English Literature	0	0	22	0	15	0	37
Civil Engineering	0	0	36	0	0	0	36
Design & Applied Arts	3	0	33	0	0	0	36
Forestry	0	0	34	0	0	0	34
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	33	0	0	0	33
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	32	0	32
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	0	32	0	32
Chemical Engineering	0	0	32	0	0	0	32
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	22	0	8	0	30
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	4	0	0	7	15	4	30
Electrical Engineering	0	0	29	0	0	0	29
General Engineering	0	0	0	0	17	12	29
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	28	0	0	0	28
Other Engineering	0	0	27	0	0	0	27
Sociology	0	0	27	0	0	0	27
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	17	0	8	0	25
History	0	0	17	0	6	0	23
Journalism	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
Special Education	0	0	0	22	0	0	22
Educational Administration	0	0	0	2	5	13	20
General Architecture	0	0	0	0	19	0	19
Industrial Engineering	1	0	10	7	0	0	18
Interior Architecture	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Chemistry	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	0	0	8	7	15
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Political Science & Government	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Mathematics	0	0	9	0	4	0	13
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Textile & Apparel Studies	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Health & Physical Education	0	0	6	0	2	0	8
Geography & Cartography	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	7	0	1	0	8
Computer Information Systems	7	0	0	0	0	0	7
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	6	0	6
Communication & Media Studies	1	0	0	0	4	0	5
Music	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Physics	0	0	2	0	1	0	3
Writing Studies	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Information Technology	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Data Analytics	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Public Health	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	17	84	1,494	65	381	49	2,090

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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