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Louisiana Tech University Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics

What Does the Admissions Department at Louisiana Tech University Look For?

Review the admissions stats from recent freshman classes to have a better understanding of your chances of being admitted to Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, LA.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Louisiana Tech University
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Louisiana Tech University
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

How Admissions and Enrollment Stats Are Applicable to You

Selectivity and acceptance rates can be a big clue to how difficult it is to be admitted. Compare your test scores to prior applicants to get a good understanding of who you are competing against for entrance.

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Selectivity: The Numbers Behind Student Admissions

Selectivity measures how competitive it is to gain admission to a school.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Least Selective (85%+)
Acceptance Rate	86%
Application Fee	$20 (fee waiver available)

Acceptance and Enrollment Stats

Louisiana Tech University had 8,491 total applications. From this pool, 7,336 were admitted, and 2,453 ultimately registered.

Applicant Total	8,491
Accepted	7,336
Enrolled	2,453
Enrolled Full-Time	2,447
Enrolled Part-Time	6

Admission to Louisiana Tech University is 86.4%. This makes the school highly accessible. Gender-specific acceptance rates at Louisiana Tech University: women are accepted at a rate of 89% versus 83% for male applicants.

The enrollment percentage for Louisiana Tech University is 33%. This indicates that 33% of those who received offers of admission registered. By gender, women enroll at a rate of 28% versus 40% for men.

Who’s Applying: Applicants by Gender

Here is the gender distribution for Louisiana Tech University.

	Men	Women
Applicants	4,058	4,433
Admitted	3,379	3,957
Enrolled	1,343	1,110

Standardized Test Scores

Approximately 5% of students accepted to Louisiana Tech provided SAT results (117 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students scored SAT Reading and Writing scores between 550 and 630. SAT Math scores ranged from 550 and 680.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Evidence-Based Reading & Writing	550	630
Math	550	680
Combined Total	1100	1310

Louisiana Tech got ACT scores from 80% of admitted applicants (1,956 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students earned ACT Composite scores between 21 and 27.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Overall	21	27
English/Reading	21	26
Math	20	26

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.