Basic Information

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,706 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,252
Men / Women 57% / 43%
From State 86%
From Region 12%
Athletes 5.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Black 12%
International 6%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Louisiana Tech University 1,486 53% / 47% 2% $69,205 81 98%
Biomedical Engineering 19 21% / 79% 5% $90,753 95 100%
Chemical Engineering 24 79% / 21% 0% $104,332 98 100%
Civil Engineering 31 61% / 39% 10% $86,580 94 100%
Electrical Engineering 35 94% / 6% 3% $105,697 99 97%
Engineering 19 84% / 16% 0% $111,596 99 100%
Industrial Engineering 12 42% / 58% 0% $94,115 96 96%
Mechanical Engineering 73 79% / 21% 4% $94,058 96 100%
Computer Science 88 83% / 17% 11% $102,008 98 100%
Chemistry 16 56% / 44% 0% $60,478 69 100%
Mathematics 8 50% / 50% 0% $66,863 79
Physics 6 83% / 17% 0% $69,426 81
Biology 98 30% / 70% 0% $52,528 51 92%
Agricultural Business and Management 6 67% / 33% 0% $60,930 70
Animal Sciences 27 26% / 74% 0% $40,120 16 100%
Dietetics 12 42% / 58% 0% $71,528 83 98%
Environmental Science 15 53% / 47% 0% $62,930 73
Forestry 30 83% / 17% 0% $70,285 82 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 33% / 67% 0% $80,986 90
Communication Sciences and Disorders 43 5% / 95% 0% $64,660 76 100%
Health Sciences 77 44% / 56% 3% $60,110 68
Kinesiology 11 64% / 36% 0% $56,280 61 89%
Nursing 34 32% / 68% 0%
Accounting 45 49% / 51% 2% $70,423 82 100%
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management 6 0% / 100% 0% $60,843 70
Business Administration 62 52% / 48% 0% $58,607 65 98%
Finance 50 70% / 30% 4% $86,379 93 100%
Health Information Management 14 14% / 86% 0% $57,044 62 100%
Logistics 26 81% / 19% 0% $58,607 65 98%
Management Information Systems 45 78% / 22% 2% $75,940 87 94%
Managerial Economics 11 36% / 64% 9% $74,296 86
Marketing 62 45% / 55% 3% $55,602 59 97%
English 18 22% / 78% 0% $45,901 32
Foreign Languages 7 43% / 57% 0% $51,072 47
Geography 4 75% / 25% 0% $60,491 69
History 8 88% / 12% 0% $47,649 37 100%
Human Development and Family Studies 17 0% / 100% 0% $45,797 31 93%
Interdisciplinary Studies 70 43% / 57% 3% $48,246 39 100%
Journalism 16 44% / 56% 0% $43,692 25 100%
Political Science 15 40% / 60% 0% $55,198 58 100%
Psychology 61 28% / 72% 5% $52,496 51 97%
Sociology 16 62% / 38% 6% $45,060 29 95%
Early Childhood Education 10 10% / 90% 0% $55,073 58 92%
Elementary Education 18 0% / 100% 0% $55,073 58 92%
Physical Education $55,948 60
Secondary Education and Teaching 7 14% / 86% 0% $55,073 58 92%
Architecture 23 48% / 52% 0% $56,711 61 96%
Graphic Design 30 30% / 70% 3% $45,315 30 90%
Interior Architecture 14 7% / 93% 7% $60,959 70
Music 9 78% / 22% 0% $44,665 28
Studio Art 8 25% / 75% 0% $44,322 27
Automation Engineering Technology 26 88% / 12% 4% $85,378 93
Aviation Flight 17 88% / 12% 0% $92,416 96 96%
Aviation Management 23 74% / 26% 0% $92,416 96 96%
Construction Engineering Technology 55 93% / 7% 0% $83,212 92 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,378
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,396
Est. In-State Cost $13,425
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,503
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 21.6% 321 56% / 44% 2% $66,950 79 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15.6% 232 38% / 62% 3% $49,194 42 98%
Engineering 14.3% 213 72% / 28% 4% $97,313 97 99%
Health Sciences 11.7% 174 33% / 67% 1% $62,549 73 98%
Professional 8.1% 121 88% / 12% 1% $86,720 94 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.6% 98 30% / 70% 0% $52,528 51 92%
Agriculture & Food Science 6.1% 90 54% / 46% 0% $59,552 67 100%
Computer Science 5.9% 88 83% / 17% 11% $102,008 98 100%
Arts 5.7% 84 36% / 64% 2% $50,878 47 93%
Education 2.4% 35 6% / 94% 0% $55,073 58 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 30 60% / 40% 0% $63,970 75 100%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $15.5M #165 38% $0.5M 8 #188 84 5
Business & Economics $3.6M #122 11% $0 4 #199
Physical Sciences & Math $3.0M #260 28% $0.0M 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.9M #256 8% $0.0M 5 #275 46
Health Sciences $1.9M #206 52% $0.0M
Computer Science $1.8M #199 23% $0.1M 2 #173
Education $1.4M #205 38% $0 9 #341
Life & Natural Sciences $1.0M #317 38% $0 3 #204 15
Agriculture & Food Science $1.0M #161 51% $0.0M
Total $31.1M #228 33% $0.7M 31 #323 145 6

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 55%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 32%
SAT Range 1170 – 1340
SAT Math Range 620 – 680
SAT RW Range 560 – 670