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Acceptance Rate

86.4%

Total Profiles

2

SAT Range

1100–1310

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$10,125

Out-of-State Tuition

$16,866

Undergrad Enrollment

7,819

Applicants

9,263

Yield Rate

33.7%

Endowment / Student

$11,795

Student:Faculty

22:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$11,864/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $47,456 over four years.

What grads earn

$59,671/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$67,649 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 12% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.8 years of pay.

71% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

10.7%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

21%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Louisiana Tech University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$7,676
$30–48k$8,619
$48–75k$11,146
$75–110k$15,674
Over $110k$16,207

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

60%

Completion · all

56%

Completion · Pell

50%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

66%

Median debt

$22,135

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, medium, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
9,263
Admitted
6,72272.6%
Enrolled
2,26334% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Rape2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation59% / 41%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball13Football112Golf10Track & Field73

Women's

Basketball14Bowling8Soccer29Softball21Tennis9Track & Field72Volleyball20
Research Activity
FY 2024
$31Mtotal R&D expenditure#273 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Biology/Biological Sciences, General104 grads
Mechanical Engineering83 grads
Business Administration and Management, General78 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other76 grads
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General69 grads
Computer Science68 grads
Accounting60 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General60 grads
Psychology, General57 grads
Finance, General54 grads

4yr Grad Rate

39%

6yr Grad Rate

58%

Retention Rate

82%

Median Earnings

$52,279