Louisiana Tech University Business Programs

Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. Ruston is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Louisiana Tech University?

Contact details for Louisiana Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1310 West Railroad Avenue, Ruston, LA 71272
Phone:	318-257-2000
Website:	www.latech.edu

How Do I Get Into Louisiana Tech?

You can apply to Louisiana Tech online at: https://www.latech.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Louisiana Tech

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Louisiana Tech?

With an acceptance rate of 62%, Louisiana Tech does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to Louisiana Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 538 and 630. Math scores were between 550 and 650.

Louisiana Tech received ACT scores from 96% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Louisiana Tech University?

The overall average net price of Louisiana Tech is $20,634. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Louisiana Tech, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,559 a year. That adds up to $22,236 over four years for those students.

Louisiana Tech University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,053 undergraduate students at Louisiana Tech, with 7,643 being full-time and 2,410 being part-time.

There are also 984 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,643 full-time undergraduates at Louisiana Tech, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Louisiana Tech University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	106
Black or African American	804
Hispanic or Latino	350
White	5,522
International Students	142
Other Races/Ethnicities	719

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Louisiana Tech University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at Louisiana Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Louisiana Tech University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 24 master’s degree programs available online at Louisiana Tech. In 2022-2023, 2,889 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Louisiana Tech has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 9th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Louisiana Tech majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Business Administration and Management	46%
General Business/Commerce	83%

Louisiana Tech University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	62	157	93	11	323
Accounting	58	0	23	0	81
Finance	63	0	0	0	63
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	55	0	0	0	55
General Management Information Systems	48	0	0	0	48
Agricultural Business	18	0	0	0	18
General Business/Commerce	0	18	0	0	18
Supply Chain Management	15	0	0	0	15
Business Economics	13	0	0	0	13
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	332	175	116	11	634

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

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