| Founded: |
1894 |
| Location: |
Ruston, Louisiana |
| Type: |
Four-year selective admissions research university awarding bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. |
| Mission: |
As a selective-admissions, comprehensive public university, Louisiana Tech is committed to quality in teaching, research, creative activity and scholarship, public service, and workforce/economic development. Louisiana Tech maintains as its highest priority the education and development of its students in a challenging environment within a safe and supportive, diverse community of learners. |
| Total Census Day Enrollment: |
11,612 students |
| Freshman Class: |
Full-time — 2,254 | Part-time — 9 |
| Student/Faculty Ratio: |
22:1 |
| Average Freshman ACT: |
23.9 |
| IPEDS Retention Rate |
84% (Fall 2022 Cohort) |
| Academic Calendar: |
Quarter system awarding semester hours. Three quarters (Fall, Winter, Spring) equals two semesters at other universities. |
| Affordability: |
Approximately 93% of students receive some form of financial assistance. See Tuition and Fees. |
| Varsity Sports: |
16 varsity sports competing in NCAA Division I – Conference USA. |
| Campus Community: |
Louisiana Tech’s pedestrian-friendly campus centers around the Quad with its shady trees and the Lady of the Mist fountain. Ruston, a friendly southern town of approximately 22,000 is home to parks, lakes, and world-class mountain biking trails. |