Louisiana Tech University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University operates as a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 8,312 students of which 11,516 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Louisiana Tech University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 86.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,191 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,864, with published in-state tuition of $10,125 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,135, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 60.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.2%. Graduates earn a median of $52,279 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,903 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 195000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.