Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana
- Public
- Town
- 8,312 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 86%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $11,959per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 62%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,12110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Louisiana Tech runs on quarters that award semester hours: three quarters (fall, winter, spring) equal two semesters elsewhere.
Source: About Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech University requires all unmarried, full-time undergraduate students to live on campus as long as space remains available.
Source: Faq - Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech operates on an academic quarter system where three quarters (Fall, Winter, and Spring) equal two semesters at other universities.
Source: About Louisiana Tech
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 86%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1100–1310Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 21–27Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,959full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $24,510sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,734Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $17,475Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 62%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 82%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,12110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,246federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 8,312Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 25%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 31%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA — admits 85%
- Louisiana State University at Alexandria Alexandria, LA — admits 92%
- Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA — admits 99%
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA — admits 93%
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL — admits 87%
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA — admits 87%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Louisiana Tech University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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