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Louisiana Tech University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Ruston, LA
Population 50,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,819
Men / Women 56% / 44%
White 74%
Black 12%
Hispanic 4%
International 4%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 24%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Engineering, Computing & Math 20%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18%
Professional 9%
Arts 5%
Education 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,125
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,866
Est. In-State Cost $13,098
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,818
10-Year ROI $184,000
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,706 (67th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 33%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $18M #168
Life & Natural Sciences $6M #296
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #302
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 8 #211
Humanities & Social Sciences 19 #394
Life & Natural Sciences 4 #559

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 85%
SAT Range 1,100 – 1,310
ACT Range 21 – 27

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Louisiana Tech University 1,521 55% / 45% 2% $75,150
Biomedical Engineering 17 65% / 35% 6%
Chemical Engineering 18 50% / 50% 0%
Civil Engineering 26 69% / 31% 0%
Computer Science 68 88% / 12% 3%
Electrical Engineering 36 83% / 17% 3%
Engineering 25 88% / 12% 4%
Industrial Engineering 15 53% / 47% 13%
Mathematics 12 83% / 17% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 83 86% / 14% 1% $98,630
Physics 5 100% / 0% 0%
Animal Sciences 28 4% / 96% 0%
Biology 104 43% / 57% 0% $53,595
Chemistry 10 50% / 50% 10%
Clinical Laboratory Science
Communication Sciences and Disorders 43 2% / 98% 0% $59,905
Dietetics 16 0% / 100% 12% $72,783
Environmental Science 7 43% / 57% 0%
Forestry 33 73% / 27% 0%
Health Sciences 69 38% / 62% 0%
Kinesiology 19 58% / 42% 0% $58,022
Physical Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
Accounting 60 48% / 52% 0% $72,101
Agricultural Business and Management 12 58% / 42% 0%
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management 8 12% / 88% 0%
Business Administration 78 67% / 33% 1% $96,741
Finance 54 91% / 9% 2% $88,438
Health Information Management 23 22% / 78% 0%
Logistics 27 81% / 19% 0% $96,741
Management Information Systems 32 84% / 16% 3% $77,750
Managerial Economics 10 60% / 40% 0%
Marketing 60 40% / 60% 2%
English 13 31% / 69% 0%
Foreign Languages 4 25% / 75% 0%
Geography 8 100% / 0% 0%
History 11 45% / 55% 0%
Human Development and Family Studies 40 0% / 100% 2%
Interdisciplinary Studies 76 41% / 59% 1%
Journalism 30 37% / 63% 0%
Political Science 19 58% / 42% 0%
Psychology 57 19% / 81% 4% $54,127
Sociology 15 47% / 53% 0% $46,566
Early Childhood Education 15 0% / 100% 0% $55,288
Elementary Education 15 7% / 93% 0% $55,288
Secondary Education and Teaching 8 50% / 50% 0% $55,288
Architecture 28 46% / 54% 11%
Graphic Design 20 35% / 65% 0% $46,356
Interior Architecture 10 20% / 80% 10%
Music 8 75% / 25% 0%
Studio Art 4 0% / 100% 0%
Automation Engineering Technology 29 90% / 10% 0%
Aviation Flight 33 91% / 9% 0% $98,228
Aviation Management 27 81% / 19% 0% $98,228
Construction Engineering Technology 52 88% / 12% 0%