LeTourneau University
Longview, TX · Private · Small city
Private institution in Longview, TX · 1,510 undergraduates · 41% acceptance rate · $57,103 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 11%Acceptance rate
- Top 25%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 25%Average SAT
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $25,3141,507th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $35,5001,505th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,5001,453rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $48,2061,433rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,445th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,103682nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,058490th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.1%734th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.5%642nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 40.7%181st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1262251st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,5101,110th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 13.4%1,992nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 126 mi (DAL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 53 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $65,238 | — |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,485 | $59,986 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,417 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $57,705 | $63,600 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $56,415 | $52,607 |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $43,426 | $41,565 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $33,991 | $32,925 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $33,281 | $36,132 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $31,236 | $34,603 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Interdenominationalsource
- Founded in 1946source
- Athletic nickname: "Yellowjackets"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Mascot: Buzz the YellowJacketsource
- Motto: ""Every Workplace, Every Nation.""source
- Formerly known as "LeTourneau Technical Institute" (1946–1961)source
- Formerly known as "LeTourneau College" (1961–1989)source
- Athletic conference: SCACsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
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- Official websiteletu.edu
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