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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA · Public · 8,312 students · mostly bachelor degrees
27th-cheapest of 97 Louisiana colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$11,864
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$24,280
Graduation rate
64%
Admission rate
86%
Median graduate earnings
$52,279
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,135
Average SAT
1191
Median ACT
25
Pell grant recipients
22%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
122 programsPackaging Science · Master's Degree32 grads/yr$111,086Engineering, Other · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$105,080Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$99,526Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$98,240Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$96,365Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree68 grads/yr$92,457Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$88,619Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree$87,053Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$85,454Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew · Bachelor's Degree40 grads/yr$83,323Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$81,524Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree109 grads/yr$81,197Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$77,558Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree82 grads/yr$77,475Dietetics/Dietitian · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$68,285Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$67,216Forestry, General · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$65,941Accounting · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$65,284Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree5 grads/yr$64,463Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$63,474Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree13 grads/yr$61,220Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree78 grads/yr$60,949Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree119 grads/yr$59,671Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Graduate/Professional Certificate7 grads/yr$59,390Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$59,081
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.