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Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University
305 Wisteria Street, P.O. Box 3168
Ruston, LA 71272

Official telephone: (318) 257-2000
Website: https://www.latech.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 78%
Student:Faculty ratio: 20:1
Total faculty: 322 men, 276 women
Full-time faculty: 243 men, 166 women
Part-time faculty: 79 men, 110 women
Graduation rate: 60% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • General Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agriculture, General
  • Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture and Related Services, Other
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Automation Engineer Technology/Technician
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forestry, General
  • Geography, Other
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Interior Architecture
  • Journalism
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Business Analytics
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • Geography, Other
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Psychology, Other
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Surveying Technology/Surveying
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Community Psychology
  • Computer Teacher Education
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Online Educator/Online Teaching
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Telecommunications Engineering
Doctorates

  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Psychology, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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