Louisiana Tech University

Common Data Set 2021-22

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$52,279
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
64%
6-year completion
Average net price
$11,864
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$22,135
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction440fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

5 TABLES
A0 · Other
We invite you to indicate if there are items on the CDS for which you cannot use the requested analytic convention, cannot provide data for the cohort requested, whose methodology is unclear, or about which you have questions or comments in general. This information will not be published but will help the publishers further refine CDS items.City/State/Zip/Country:
City:oierp@latech.edu
A0 · Respondent Information
First Name:Dr. Sheryl S. Shoemaker
Last Name:Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning
Title:Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning
Office:P. O. Box 3148
Address Line 1:Ruston, Louisiana 71272
Address Line 2:318-257-2384
ZipcodeYes
Country:No
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:Mailing Address:
A1 · Address Information
Name of College/University:318-257-3036
Street Address Line 1:1-800-LATECH1
Street Address Line 2:P.O. Box 3178
Street Address Line 3:Ruston, Louisiana 71272
City318-257-2499
Statebulldog@latech.edu
A1 · Admissions Office
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number (Out-of-State Area Code):If your academic year has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, please indicate as other below.
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:Differs by program (describe):
A3 · Classification
Classify your undergraduate institution:X

Enrollment And Persistence

3 TABLES
B1 · Institutional Enrollment
B1 undergraduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking130197793Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking4,2633,3801,007Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total degree-seeking1028630Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates191233122Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates834Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking10,053Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking984Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total degree-seeking11,037Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported5
B1 graduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time degree-seekingNot reported87361Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seekingNot reported169851Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduatesNot reported1,3625,620Not reported
Full-time total graduatesNot reported830Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seekingNot reported70254Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seekingNot reported117413Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduatesNot reported1,8717,785Not reported
Part-time total graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total graduate studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
B1 overall enrollment
Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Total full-time students3Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total part-time students384Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Grand total all students82Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
B1 · All
B2 · Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
NonresidentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Hispanic/LatinoNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Black or African American, non-HispanicRecipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell GrantStudents who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford LoanTotal (sum of 3 columns to the left)
White, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic1171,1221,746
Asian, non-Hispanic000
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic1171,1221,746
Two or more races, non-Hispanic35552739
Race and/or ethnicity unknown25170266
Total74677

First-Time, First-Year Admission

7 TABLES
C8G · Entrance Exams
APC8G
CLEPX
Institutional ExamX
ACT OnlySAT essay
C1 · Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknown sexTotal
Applied2,5552,530Not reportedNot reported
AdmittedNot reported7751Not reported
Enrolled5,0851,871Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled full-timeNot reportedXNot reportedNot reported
Enrolled part-timeNoNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Total first-time, first-year who appliedNo
C4 · Other
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?C6
C5 · Admissions Requirements
ScienceVery Important
Foreign languageX
HistoryX
Academic electivesX
ScienceImportant
C6 · Basis for Selection
Explain:Racial/ethnic status
InterviewADMISSION
Extracurricular activitiesRequire
Talent/abilityX
Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or nonacademic factors differ by academic program.If your institution will make use of the SAT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2023 please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the Essay score will be used in the admissions process):
C9 · First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT compositeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT mathNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT compositeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT mathNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT EnglishPercentNumberNot reported
ACT Writing0.1153Not reported
ACT Science0.91,743Not reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80025
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-6991,100
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-599530
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-499540
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-39922
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-29921
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total22
SAT Math: 700-80075
SAT Math: 600-6991,260
SAT Math: 500-599630
SAT Math: 400-499650
SAT Math: 300-39927
SAT Math: 200-29927
SAT Math: Total29
SAT Composite: 1000-1199SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Composite: 800-9990.1
SAT Composite: 600-7990.2
SAT Composite: 400-5990.5
SAT Composite: Total0.1
ACT Composite: 30-361
ACT Composite: 18-23SAT Composite
ACT Composite: 12-170.1
ACT Composite: 6-110.3
ACT Composite: Below 60.5
ACT Composite: Total0.1
ACT English: 30-361
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating classACT Math
Percent in top half of high school graduating class0.1
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class0.4
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0.4
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:0.1
Percent who had GPA below 1.0Percent
Total0.1
Percent who had GPA of 4.00.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.990.8
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.740.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.9
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99Top half +
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74bottom half = 100%
C13 · Admission Policies
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?No
Yes, on a rolling basis:C14
Date: MonthJanuary 5th
Date: DayJanuary 5th
Other:June 5th
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?X
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:First or only early decision plan notification date

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES
D1 · Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Applied322600Not reportedNot reported
Admitted189373Not reportedNot reported
Enrolled109222Not reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)X
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?X
D3 · Application for Admission
FallX
WinterX
SummerD4
Essay or personal statementX
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:
D13 · Transfer Credit Policies
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:90
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:semester credit hours
American Council on Education (ACE)60
Number30
Unit Typesemester credit hours
NumberYes
Unit TypeNo

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES
E1 · Special Study Options
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
E3 · Required Course Work
Computer literacyX
Foreign languagesX
HistoryX
Physical EducationX
Intensive writingX
MathematicsX

Student Life

3 TABLES
F2 · Activities Offered
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Marching bandX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
OperaX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student-run film societyX
YearbookX
F3 · ROTC
Name of Cooperating InstitutionGrambling State University
F4 · Housing
Men's residence halls (Men)X
Women's residence halls (Females)X
Apartments for married studentsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Special housing for disabled studentsX
Special housing for international studentsX
Theme housingX
Wellness housingX

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES
G0 · Information
Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.latech.edu/current-students/financial-aid/resources/net-price-calculator/
G1 · Public Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
TuitionNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-district$5,553$5,553
Tuition: in-state$5,553$5,553
Tuition: out-of-state$14,466$14,466
Tuition: nonresident$14,586$14,586
Required fees$9,447$9,447
Food and housing, on-campus$5,307$5,307
Housing only, on-campus$4,140$4,140
Food only, on-campus meal planNot reportedNot reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
G1 · All Institutions Expenses
G5 · Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and suppliesNot reportedNot reported$5,877
Food onlyNot reportedNot reported$9,570
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reported$3,693
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reported$2,550
Transportation$2,169$2,169$2,169
Other expensesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

Financial Aid

11 TABLES
H2A · Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid
H2A non-need-based aid
Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients5732,23173
Average institutional non-need grant$4,348$4,117$1,528
Athletic grant recipients442121
Average athletic grant$11,643$9,664$2,273
H1 · Methodology
Federal methodology (FM)X
H1 · Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$10,571,554
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$16,692,865
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$9,892,553
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$770,896
Total Scholarships/Grants$37,927,868
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$14,839,566
Federal Work-Study$450,716
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$15,290,282
Parent Loans$3,377,541
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$4,438,405
Athletic Awards$1,793,674
H1 · Non-need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$54,679
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$13,746,111
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$11,258,672
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,089,196
Total Scholarships/Grants$26,148,658
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$7,452,708
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$2,584,084
Total Self-Help$10,036,792
Parent Loans$6,536,186
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$3,942,519
Athletic Awards$2,051,118
H2 · Students Awarded Aid
H2 students awarded aid
Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates1,8587,448475
Applied for need-based aid1,7816,680336
Determined to have financial need1,1714,505264
Awarded any aid1,1584,432232
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid1,1324,250199
Awarded need-based self-help aid5502,367145
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid27184916
Need fully met27788119
Average percentage of need met1%1%0%
Average financial aid package$11,821$11,571$5,513
Average need-based scholarship or grant$10,686$10,146$4,345
Average need-based self-help award$2,893$3,447$2,858
Average need-based loan$2,713$3,268$2,755
Graduating Cohort
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,215
H5 · Source Type Loan
H5 student loans
Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
MeasureNumber in classPercent of classAverage per borrower
Any loan program5820%$25,086
Federal loan programs5700%$23,476
Institutional loan programs00%n/a
State loan programs00%n/a
Private student loans640%$19,036
H7 · Financial Aid Forms
Institution’s own financial aid formX
Specify:International Student’s Certification of Finances
FAFSAH8
CSS ProfileX
State aid formX
Specify:Business/Farm Supplement
H10 · Financial Aid Notification
a) Students notified on or about (date): Montha) Students notified on or about (date):
a) Students notified on or about (date): Daya) Students notified on or about (date):
If yes, starting date (Month):Yes
If yes, starting date (Day):Yes
H12 · Aid Available
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansX
Federal Direct PLUS LoansX
Federal Nursing LoansX
Specify:College/university loans from institutional funds
Federal Pell GrantsH13
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
United Negro College FundX
Federal Nursing ScholarshipX
Specify:Federal Nursing Scholarship
H14 · Institutional Aid
Alumni affiliationNon-Need Based
ArtX
AthleticsX
Job skillsX
ROTCX
LeadershipX
Music/dramaX
Religious affiliationX
State/district residencyX
Alumni affiliationNeed-Based
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:State/district residency

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES
I1 · Instructional Faculty
I1 instructional faculty
Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
MeasureFull-timePart-timeTotal
Total instructional faculty380214594
Members of minority groups351550
Females144128272
Males23686322
Nonresidents35742
Doctorate or other terminal degree28912301
Master's, but not terminal master's8833121
Bachelor's degree31316
Unknown or other highest degree0156156
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs000
I2 · Student to Faculty Ratio
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio20
based on ____ students9,190
and ____ faculty451
I3 · Undergraduate Class Size
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
MeasureClass sectionsClass subsections
2-9 students108100
10-19 students23466
20-29 students21948
30-39 students19216
40-49 students711
50-99 students806
100+ students210
Total925237

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES
J1 · Diploma/Certificates
J1 · Associate
J1 · Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reported0.0%
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Engineering0.0%Not reported0.1%
Engineering technologiesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EnglishNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Liberal arts/general studiesNot reported0.0%0.0%
Library scienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.1%
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
PsychologyNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Social sciences0.0%Not reported0.0%
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reported0.0%
Health professions and related programsNot reported0.0%0.1%
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reported0.2%
HistoryNot reportedNot reported0.0%
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total0.0%0.0%0.9%