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LeTourneau University Data & Information Overview

41 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
54% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is LeTourneau University Ranked?

#1,368 Best Colleges in Nation
#72 Best Colleges in TX
Counseling Psychology Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

LeTourneau University was awarded 41 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is counseling psychology.

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Overall Quality

LETU landed the #1,368 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when LETU held the #1,405 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, LETU is ranked at #72.

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Is It Hard to Get Into LETU?

54% Acceptance Rate
41% Of Accepted Are Women
34% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

LeTourneau University has an acceptance rate of 54%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for LETU.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to LETU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 690. Math scores were between 570 and 680.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for LeTourneau University  ( 560 to 690 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for LeTourneau University  ( 570 to 680 )
200
800
LETU received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 30.

ACT Composite Scores for LeTourneau University  ( 22 to 30 )
1
36

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LeTourneau University Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
34% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, LeTourneau University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at LeTourneau University is 34%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  34 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at LeTourneau University

77% Freshmen Retention
49% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like LeTourneau University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  77 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At LETU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 49%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  49 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at LeTourneau University.

LeTourneau University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,373 Full-Time Undergraduates
16.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
34.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,853 undergraduates at LETU with 1,373 being full-time and 1,480 being part-time.

How Much Does LeTourneau University Cost?

$23,665 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
$36,284 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of LETU is $23,665. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for LETU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$19,549 $19,661 $23,593 $24,569 $27,387

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of LETU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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 LETU, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $9,071 a year. That adds up to $36,284 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at LETU is 5.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do LETU Graduates Make?

$52,123 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from LETU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $52,123 in their early years. That's great news for LETU students since it is 23% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of LeTourneau University

Texas State
1,373 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
LeTourneau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The location of LETU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for LETU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2100 S Mobberly Ave, Longview, TX 75602
Phone: 903-233-3000
Website: www.letu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myletu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeTourneauUniv

LeTourneau University Majors

54 Majors With Completions
317 Undergraduate Degrees
113 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 54 majors graduated from LeTourneau University. Of these students, 317 received undergraduate degrees and 113 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 37 $59,759
Business Administration & Management 35 $58,551
Air Transportation 33 $38,856
Teacher Education Grade Specific 29 $30,000
General Psychology 16 NA
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 12 $29,795
Biomedical Engineering 11 NA
Computer Engineering 10 NA
Criminology 10 NA
Accounting 10 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at LeTourneau University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at LETU

63% Take At Least One Class Online
41% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 2,022 students took at least one online class at LeTourneau University. This is a decrease from the 2,096 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,022 1,303
2019-2020 2,096 1,464
2018-2019 1,884 1,405
2017-2018 1,852 1,351
2016-2017 1,740 1,257

Learn more about online learning at LeTourneau University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

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