Louisiana Tech University - Ruston,Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University is a 4-year public university, with a total student enrollment of around 11,909 students; 10,622 of them comprises undergraduates, while the rest are graduates, with the student-faculty ratio being a manageable 23:1. According to the alumni reports, the average earnings of a student ten years after their graduation is around $49,200. Formerly known as Louisiana Tech or L.A. Tech, the university started as the industrial institute in 1894 at the time of the Second Industrial Revolution. The purpose was to reconstruct Louisiana and make it a better community to thrive in.

In 1898, the university’s name was changed to Louisiana Industrial Institute by the state constitution. But by the year of 1921, its name was once again changed to Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, aptly reflecting its development as a larger institute of technology. It was only under the leadership of F. Jay Taylor that the university continued to grow. After satisfying the criteria of acquiring its status as a research university, its name changed to the current one and has held it since 1970.

A public university by the name of Louisiana Tech University is located in Ruston, LA. The university covers an area of 1,774 acres. Louisiana Tech University is a parent institution of the University of Louisiana System. The foundation of Louisiana Tech University was laid down in the year 1894. Louisiana Tech University is recognised by its official colors, red and blue. The total enrolment stands at 11,957 students at Louisiana Tech University. Around 10,289 and 1,221 students take admission in various undergraduate and postgraduate courses of the university. The school has a total of 543 academic staff. These faculty teach different courses to the students. Interestingly, Louisiana Tech University has an ethnically diverse student population. At LTU around 71% are white, 11% are Black or African American, and 6% belong to an unknown race or ethnicity. And, at the university, around 96% of the students are 24 and under. When it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 48% of the students are females and 52% are males. The college has produced several achievers in its 126 years of existence and some of the notable alumni are Terry Bradshaw (Commentator, Voice acting), Karl Malone (Basketball player, Wrestler), Trace Adkins (Songwriter, Musician), and Kix Brooks (Mandolinist, Songwriter). Louisiana Tech University's sporting teams are affiliated to NCAA Division I FBS – Conference USA. At LTU, 287 undergraduate and graduate-level programs, including both residential and online, are offered to the students. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by CAHIIM (Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education), AABI (Aviation Accreditation Board International), AACSB The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.). The total endowment of the Louisiana Tech University is around $106 million (2017).