Louisiana Tech University

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Louisiana Tech University

Motto	(none)
Established	1894
School type	Public coeducational
President	Dan Reneau
Location	Ruston, La., USA
Campus	Rural
Enrollment	9,331 undergraduate, 2,379 graduate and professional
Faculty	394
Sports teams	Bulldogs and Lady Techsters
Colors	Red & Reflex Blue
Homepage	www.latech.edu

Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, Louisiana, is a full fledged public university with an average 10,000 - 12,000 students each year. First instituted as the Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana in 1894, and then as Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1921, it is perhaps best known now for its engineering, art and architecture programs and its women's athletics, especially basketball. Its men's sports teams are known as Bulldogs; women's teams are called Lady Techsters. Louisiana Tech is a selective-admissions university and is attended by students from 50 states and 70 countries. It runs on the quarter system, rather than the widely used semester system, and has also received notoriety for its aviation program.

It is a member of the University of Louisiana System.

1 Quick facts
2 Points of interest
3 Notable Alumni
4 External links

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Quick facts

Type - Four-year selective admissions university awarding bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees
Enrollment - 11,710 students from 50 states and 70 countries
Freshman class - 1,914 students
Student/Faculty Ratio - 23:1
Average Freshman ACT - 22.5
Academic Calendar - Quarter system awarding semester hours. Three quarters (fall, winter, spring) equals two semesters at other universities
Affordability - Approximately 80% of students receive some form of financial assistance. Tuition in 2004-05 is $3,647 for state residents and $7,442 for out-of-state students (based on 8 or more credit hours per quarter - excludes summer school)
Athletics - with 16 sports, the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters compete in the Western Athletic Conference of Division I of the NCAA
Louisiana Tech's colors were formerly Red and Carolina Blue.
President Daniel Reneau began the biomedical engineering program at Tech when he was a professor in 1972.