Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana · Public · 8,312 undergraduates · latech.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
86%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1100 to 1310
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$24,550Est.Estimate
$31,560 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Louisiana Tech University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
86% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$28,560
a year in 2027-28, from a $31,560 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1210
Send your score
About 75% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1130, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (3)
Bulldog Out-of-State Scholarship
You meet: 2.50+ GPA, 1130+ SAT or 23+ ACT
Full cost of attendance
You meet 3.00+ GPA. Also needs National Merit Finalist standing.
3 more awards need a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your GPA is below 2.5, you must send a score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: First-time, First Year Student · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jan15Priority deadline · January 15, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Source: Freshman Scholarships
Who gets in
86%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 2% of them sent SAT scores and 30% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1100 to 1310
Reading and Writing 568 to 673
Math 620 to 680
ACT composite 27 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16005.4%
- 1200 to 139971%
- 1000 to 119923%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.66
- 4.035%
- 3.75 to 3.9914%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.2411%
- 2.50 to 2.9911%
- Below 2.501.6%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$24,550
a year, in state
$31,560
a year, out of state (tuition $14,220)
- Tuition (in state)$7,210
- Fees$3,830
- Food and housing$11,820
- Books and supplies$1,690
Louisiana Tech University published $23,862 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$9,657
- $30,001 to $48,000$8,771
- $48,001 to $75,000$9,264
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,706
- Over $110,000$16,606
Financial aid
72%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$13,113
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
30%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,393 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 4/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Presidential
$9,000 to $9,500 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.00 to 3.75 GPA, 1450+ SAT or 33+ ACT$9,000
- 3.75 to 4.00 GPA, 1450+ SAT or 33+ ACT$9,500
Deadline: January 15 (priority admission deadline). To keep it: a 3.0 overall college GPA at the end of each spring quarter (for the Presidential award, also a 3.0 GPA every quarter), and stay a full-time student every quarter without a break (8 credit hours each quarter, on the main campus).
DetailsDeans' Scholarship
$8,000 to $8,500 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.00 to 3.75 GPA, 1420 to 1440 SAT or 32 ACT$8,000
- 3.75 to 4.00 GPA, 1420 to 1440 SAT or 32 ACT$8,500
Deadline: January 15 (priority admission deadline). To keep it: a 3.0 overall college GPA at the end of each spring quarter (for the Presidential award, also a 3.0 GPA every quarter), and stay a full-time student every quarter without a break (8 credit hours each quarter, on the main campus).
DetailsOutstanding Student
$2,000 to $6,500 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.00 to 3.75 GPA, 1390 to 1410 SAT or 31 ACT$6,000
- 3.75 to 4.00 GPA, 1390 to 1410 SAT or 31 ACT$6,500
- 3.00 to 3.75 GPA, 1330 to 1380 SAT or 29 to 30 ACT$5,000
- 3.75 to 4.00 GPA, 1330 to 1380 SAT or 29 to 30 ACT$5,500
- 3.00 to 3.75 GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT$4,000
- 3.75 to 4.00 GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT$4,500
- 3.00 to 3.75 GPA, 1200 to 1250 SAT or 25 to 26 ACT$3,000
- 3.75 to 4.00 GPA, 1200 to 1250 SAT or 25 to 26 ACT$3,500
- 3.00 to 3.75 GPA, 1130 to 1190 SAT or 23 to 24 ACT$2,000
- 3.75 to 4.00 GPA, 1130 to 1190 SAT or 23 to 24 ACT$2,500
Deadline: January 15 (priority admission deadline). To keep it: a 3.0 overall college GPA at the end of each spring quarter (for the Presidential award, also a 3.0 GPA every quarter), and stay a full-time student every quarter without a break (8 credit hours each quarter, on the main campus).
DetailsAcademic Choice
$1,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.75 to 4.00 GPA, 1030 to 1120 SAT or 20 to 22 ACT
Deadline: January 15 (priority admission deadline).
Details
Show 2 more scholarships
Bulldog Out-of-State Scholarship
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
Pays out-of-state tuition and fees (non-resident portion) for non-Louisiana US citizens
- Category A: admitted residents of Arkansas, Mississippi or Texas (automatic)
- 2.50+ GPA, 1130+ SAT or 23+ ACT, Category A.1: residents of other states; must not need remedial English or Math
To keep it: a 2.0 GPA both overall and each quarter, and stay a full-time student (at least 8 credit hours each quarter).
DetailsNational Merit Scholarship
Full cost of attendance
National Merit · No separate application
- 3.00+ GPA, National Merit Finalist naming LA Tech first choice
Deadline: Apply for admission according to National Merit deadlines. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, and stay a full-time student.
Details
Louisiana programs for residents
TOPS (Taylor Opportunity Program for Students)
$400 to $12,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.50+ GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT, TOPS Excellence; complete 19.0-unit TOPS core curriculum; BESE-approved high school$12,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1260+ SAT or 27+ ACT, TOPS Honors; complete 19.0-unit TOPS core curriculum; BESE-approved high school$800
- 2.50+ GPA, 1030+ SAT or 20+ ACT, TOPS Opportunity; complete 19.0-unit TOPS core curriculum; BESE-approved high school
- 3.25+ GPA, 1130+ SAT or 23+ ACT, TOPS Performance; complete 19.0-unit TOPS core curriculum; BESE-approved high school$400
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
28 of 28
Earn credit with a score of 3
24 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $720Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | LBAR 189C (Course will serve as an Arts GER) |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | Art 266 |
| Art History | 5 | 6 | Art 266, 267 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | Bio Science 101 |
| Biology | 5 | 6 | Bio Science 101, 102 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 6 | Math 101, 112/240* |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 6 | Math 240, 241 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 6 | Math 240, 241 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 9 | Math 240, 241, 242 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | Chemistry 100, 103 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 6 | Chemistry 100, 103, 101, 104 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | LBAR 189C (Course will serve as an Arts GER) |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | English 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | English 101, 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | English 210 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | English 210, either 211 or 212 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | Biology 211 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | History 101 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | History 101, 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | French 101 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | French 101, 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | French 101, 102, 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | German 101 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | German 101, 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | German 101, 102, 201 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 205 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | Economics 201 |
| Macroeconomics | 5 | 6 | Economics 201, 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | Economics 201 |
| Microeconomics | 5 | 6 | Economics 201, 202 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | Music Theory 101 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | Physics 209 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | Physics 210 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | Physics 202 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | Physics 201 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | Psychology 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | Spanish 101, 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | Spanish 380 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | Spanish 380, 381 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | Statistics 200 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Political Science 201 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | History 201 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | History 201, 202 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | History 101 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | History 101, 102 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
61%
Come back for a second year
82%
Typical earnings
$58,121
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Louisiana Tech University$101,351
- All colleges$97,556
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 28 majors here have earnings data.
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