Louisiana Tech University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Louisiana Tech University is a public research university in Ruston, LA (town setting), with 10,401 undergraduates (48% women). It admitted 73% of 9,263 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1045–1290 on the SAT and 21–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $31,506 a year for out-of-state students and $24,765 in-state; aided first-year students paid $12,593 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 57% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 0.59 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Louisiana Tech University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,125 in-state · $16,866 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Louisiana Tech University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Louisiana Tech University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Sun Belt Conference | 29 | 1 over | 3 | $755k | $26,032 | 988 | |
| Baseball | Sun Belt Conference | 40 | 6 over | 5 | $2.1M | $53,420 | 976 | |
| Men's Basketball | Sun Belt Conference | 13 | room 2 | 1 | $2.6M | $197,872 | 967 | |
| Women's Basketball | Sun Belt Conference | 14 | room 1 | 1 | $2M | $144,866 | 974 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Sun Belt Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 978 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Sun Belt Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Sun Belt Conference | 112 | 7 over | 19 | $11M | $99,305 | 964 | |
| Men's Golf | Sun Belt Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $412k | $41,161 | 941 | |
| Softball | Sun Belt Conference | 21 | room 4 | 4 | $1M | $48,555 | 971 | |
| Women's Tennis | Sun Belt Conference | 9 | room 1 | 3 | $524k | $58,271 | 996 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Sun Belt Conference | 73 | 28 over | 1 | $850k | $11,644 | 941 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Sun Belt Conference | 72 | 27 over | 1 | $952k | $13,220 | 952 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Sun Belt Conference | 20 | 2 over | 3 | $834k | $41,703 | 971 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.