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Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University is based in the town of Ruston, LA — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$8,529

family income
under $30k

$9,010

$30–48k

$11,846

$48–75k

$15,442

$75–110k

$15,634

over $110k

Average net price

$11,8642023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Louisiana Tech University rose from $9,104 (2008) to $11,864 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$9,104
2009	$9,258
2010	$7,804
2011	$8,326
2012	$9,283
2013	$9,514
2014	$9,233
2015	$9,561
2016	$10,774
2017	$9,839
2018	$12,084
2019	$11,304
2020	$12,065
2021	$11,771
2022	$12,209
2023	$11,864

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$24,2802024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Louisiana Tech University rose from $15,034 (2009) to $24,280 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,034
2010	$15,534
2011	$15,103
2012	$15,585
2013	$16,983
2014	$17,862
2015	$18,031
2016	$18,954
2017	$19,225
2018	$20,098
2019	$22,727
2020	$21,927
2021	$23,174
2022	$23,390
2023	$24,405
2024	$24,280

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,897	$8,678
2001	$3,041	$7,946
2002	$3,038	$7,943
2003	$3,581	$8,606
2004	$3,914	$8,939
2005	$4,070	$9,380
2006	$4,502	$9,812
2007	$4,622	$9,932
2008	$5,035	$10,345
2013	$7,302	$18,441
2014	$8,052	$22,635
2015	$8,854	$25,852
2016	$9,117	$25,851
2017	$9,645	$18,558
2018	$9,645	$18,558
2019	$10,185	$19,098
2020	$10,065	$16,807
2021	$10,065	$16,806
2022	$10,065	$16,806
2023	$10,125	$16,866

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Louisiana Tech University reports tuition of $10,125 for in-state students and $16,866 for out-of-state students. Check Louisiana Tech University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 8,312 undergrads, Louisiana Tech University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

63.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Louisiana Tech University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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63.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Louisiana Tech University rose from 34.9% (entered 1991) to 63.8% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	34.9%
1992 cohort	41.1%
1993 cohort	42.4%
1994 cohort	46%
1995 cohort	49.8%
1996 cohort	49.2%
1997 cohort	48.8%
1998 cohort	50.2%
1999 cohort	48.7%
2000 cohort	48.6%
2001 cohort	47.5%
2002 cohort	47.2%
2003 cohort	45.5%
2004 cohort	47.8%
2005 cohort	48.1%
2006 cohort	47%
2007 cohort	49.3%
2008 cohort	52.4%
2009 cohort	52.2%
2010 cohort	51.9%
2011 cohort	53.4%
2012 cohort	53.6%
2013 cohort	59.8%
2014 cohort	61.4%
2015 cohort	58.9%
2016 cohort	59.9%
2017 cohort	57.6%
2018 cohort	63.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,482	$4,059
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,808	$5,225
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,205	$4,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,833	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$12,173	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,641	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$12,041	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,195	$2,990
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,472	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,765	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,125	$3,721
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,109	$4,731
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,597	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,811	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,875	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,401	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,000	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,500	$6,234
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,681	$6,875
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,876	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,352	$8,361
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,135	$11,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$44,903

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,864

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,279

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Louisiana Tech University admitted 7,336 of 8,491 applicants in Fall 2024. The 86.4% rate describes that application pool.

86.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,125 in-state tuition · 2023–24 8,312 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1100–13101600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Louisiana Tech University received 8,491 applications and admitted 7,336 (86.4%), with 2,453 enrolling.

Louisiana Tech University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Louisiana Tech University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 550–630 and Math was 550–680 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1100–1310 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	550	580	630
SAT Math	550	630	680
ACT Composite	21	24	27

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

86.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	93.3%
Fall 2002	92.5%
Fall 2003	91.7%
Fall 2004	86.4%
Fall 2005	83.3%
Fall 2006	70%
Fall 2007	65.7%
Fall 2008	64.7%
Fall 2009	62.8%
Fall 2010	60.8%
Fall 2011	62.1%
Fall 2012	70.8%
Fall 2013	67.4%
Fall 2014	65%
Fall 2015	63.8%
Fall 2016	63.2%
Fall 2017	64.8%
Fall 2018	63.1%
Fall 2019	64.1%
Fall 2020	63.6%
Fall 2021	65.8%
Fall 2022	62.4%
Fall 2023	72.6%
Fall 2024	86.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1100–1310Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2008	900	1140
Fall 2009	900	1140
Fall 2010	900	1160
Fall 2011	920	1180
Fall 2012	950	1220
Fall 2013	940	1190
Fall 2014	970	1170
Fall 2015	970	1230
Fall 2016	980	1200
Fall 2017	870	1100
Fall 2018	870	970
Fall 2019	1065	1260
Fall 2020	1060	1265
Fall 2021	1070	1280
Fall 2022	1088	1280
Fall 2023	1045	1290
Fall 2024	1100	1310

IPEDS Fall 2008–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–27Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	24
Fall 2002	19	24
Fall 2003	19	24
Fall 2004	20	25
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	19	25
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	20	26
Fall 2009	20	26
Fall 2010	21	26
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	21	27
Fall 2013	21	26
Fall 2014	21	27
Fall 2015	21	27
Fall 2016	21	27
Fall 2017	22	27
Fall 2018	22	28
Fall 2019	22	28
Fall 2020	22	28
Fall 2021	22	27
Fall 2022	21	27
Fall 2023	21	27
Fall 2024	21	27

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

8,312Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Louisiana Tech University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 9,543 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 8,312.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	8,666
Fall 2003	9,543
Fall 2004	9,111
Fall 2005	8,892
Fall 2006	8,604
Fall 2007	7,960
Fall 2008	7,630
Fall 2009	7,101
Fall 2010	7,172
Fall 2011	7,502
Fall 2012	6,990
Fall 2013	7,047
Fall 2014	7,272
Fall 2015	7,629
Fall 2016	8,009
Fall 2017	8,067
Fall 2018	8,198
Fall 2019	8,141
Fall 2020	7,923
Fall 2021	7,785
Fall 2022	7,434
Fall 2023	7,819
Fall 2024	8,312

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

82%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Louisiana Tech University rose from 70% (Fall 2003) to 82% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	70%
Fall 2004 cohort	72%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	72%
Fall 2007 cohort	72%
Fall 2008 cohort	74%
Fall 2009 cohort	74%
Fall 2010 cohort	74%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	79%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	81%
Fall 2021 cohort	81%
Fall 2022 cohort	84%
Fall 2023 cohort	82%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Louisiana Tech University

21.7% of Louisiana Tech University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Louisiana Tech University as a primarily residential campus of 8,312 undergraduates — and 82.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Louisiana Tech University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1100–1310 — their midpoint is above the LA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Louisiana Tech University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Louisiana Tech University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Louisiana Tech University86.4%

Louisiana median77.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Louisiana Tech University$10,125

Louisiana median$10,272

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Louisiana Tech University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Louisiana Tech University$52,279

Louisiana median$47,477

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana and national reference values
Metric & basis	Louisiana Tech University	Louisiana median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	86.4%	77.7%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,125	$10,272	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,279	$47,477	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Louisiana Tech University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Louisiana Tech University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 34 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Engineering, Other	$105,080
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$99,526
Chemical Engineering	$98,240
Computer Science	$96,365
Mechanical Engineering	$92,457
Industrial Engineering	$88,619
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$87,053
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$85,454
Air Transportation	$83,323
Civil Engineering	$81,524
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	$77,558
Finance and Financial Management Services	$67,216
Forestry	$65,941
Accounting and Related Services	$65,284
Management Information Systems and Services	$63,474
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,949
Biology, General	$59,671
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$59,081
Chemistry	$58,492
Architecture and Related Services, Other	$53,731
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$53,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$52,150
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$52,122
Political Science and Government	$51,222
Marketing	$51,118
History	$45,142
Sociology	$44,192
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$43,183
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$42,822
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$42,447
Design and Applied Arts	$41,534
Journalism	$41,220
Psychology, General	$37,473
Animal Sciences	$36,769

These 34 fields listed for Louisiana Tech University measure earnings after completion. The $52,279 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 20 additional Louisiana Tech University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Louisiana Tech University report?

Louisiana Tech University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1100–1310 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Louisiana Tech University's acceptance rate?

86.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 7,336 admitted from 8,491 applicants.

How much does Louisiana Tech University cost?

In-state tuition is $10,125; out-of-state students pay $16,866. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Louisiana Tech University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,279. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Louisiana

Loyola University New Orleans — 93.1% admitted
Louisiana State University at Alexandria — 92.1% admitted
Nicholls State University — 90.8% admitted
Northwestern State University of Louisiana — 92.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.