Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA · Public · Town (distant) · Carnegie R1/R2 · LA Tech · LTU · Louisiana Tech · Tech
Public institution in Ruston, LA · 7,819 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $52,279 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 15%Undergraduates
- Top 24%Average net price
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
- $12,209463rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,125612th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,866651st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,405645th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,135904th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,279941st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,903892nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.6%849th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.0%483rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.6%674th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1190417th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,819322nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.5%1,678th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 237 mi (IAH)
On 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $72,767 | — |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,255 | — |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $69,338 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,473 | $63,600 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $55,964 | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $53,984 | $53,810 |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $52,107 | $44,356 |
| Engineering, OtherEngineering | bachelors | $51,273 | — |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $50,856 | — |
| Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $49,631 | $53,108 |
| Geography and CartographySocial Sciences | bachelors | $46,673 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,971 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1894source
- Athletic nickname: "Lady Techsters"source
- Mascot: Techsource
- Joe Aillet Stadium seats about 28,562source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Motto: ""Union, Confidence, Justice""source
- Campus size: about 1,774 acressource
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- Formerly known as "Louisiana Industrial Institute" (1898–1921)source
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- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Louisiana–Louisiana Tech (since 1910)source
- Football rivalry: Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Monroe (since 1953)source
- Football rivalry: Rivalry in Dixie (since 1935)source
- Football rivalry: Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State (since 1907)source
- Fight song: ""Tech Fight, Go Bulldogs""source
- Notable alum: Karl Malonesource
- Notable alum: Will Wrightsource
- Notable alum: Terry Bradshawsource
- Notable alum: Paul Millsapsource
- Notable alum: Saxby Chamblisssource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,783,019 (M $3,415,527 · W $2,367,492)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Louisiana Tech University’s 7,819 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In LA
- Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · 7,759 undergrads
- Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LA · 9,514 undergrads
- Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA · 5,840 undergrads
- Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA · 5,323 undergrads
- University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, LA · 4,891 undergrads
- McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, LA · 4,846 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX · 7,804 undergrads
- Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · 7,841 undergrads
- Stockton UniversityGalloway, NJ · 7,770 undergrads
- Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · 7,755 undergrads
- Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO · 7,897 undergrads
- Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA · 7,899 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelatech.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 159647)
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- Compare with Tulane University of LouisianaSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Louisiana Tech University vs Tulane University of LouisianaHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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