Ruston, LA · Public · 8,312 undergraduates · town
Louisiana Tech University
Moderately selective
Louisiana Tech combines engineering-heavy academics with a fast quarter calendar and hands-on design culture.
Institutional profile
Established Strong in affordability, and steady in academic standing.- Admission
- 72.6% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 57.6%
9,263 applicants in the reported year
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$52,279 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Louisiana Tech University apart
Academic design
Engineering, computing, cybersecurity, business, and health programs sit alongside a broad university curriculum.
Campus pattern
Ruston is a small northern Louisiana college town.
Career & value signal
Engineering coursework emphasizes design, laboratories, and industry-facing problem solving from early in the degree.
Can I get in?
72.6% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
9,263About 73 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 4% submitted an SAT, and 86% submitted an ACT. Treat the SAT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Louisiana Tech University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Louisiana Tech University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Engineering, computing, cybersecurity, business, and health programs sit alongside a broad university curriculum.
Make institutional fit specific
Louisiana Tech combines engineering-heavy academics with a fast quarter calendar and hands-on design culture.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
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$20 application fee
Can I afford it?
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Average annual cost by household income at Louisiana Tech University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Biology, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
What is campus life like?
Louisiana Tech University beyond the classroom
Ruston is a small northern Louisiana college town.
A defining academic feature
Engineering, computing, cybersecurity, business, and health programs sit alongside a broad university curriculum.
What shapes an ordinary week
Ruston is a small northern Louisiana college town.
Where the degree can lead
Engineering coursework emphasizes design, laboratories, and industry-facing problem solving from early in the degree.