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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

65.8%

LA Tech requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1175

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 5085 admitted students 153 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

8%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1070-1280. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 530 and 630, while 25% scored below 530 and another 25% scored above 630.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 540 and 650, while 25% scored below 540 and 25% achieved a score of 650. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1175 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to LA Tech.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 52% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    530-630
  • Math

    540-650

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

25

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 5085 admitted students 1743 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

93%

Similar to the SAT, LA Tech requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 93% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 22 and 27, with 25% scoring above 27 and another 25% scoring below 22.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    22-29
  • Math

    21-27
  • Composite

    22-27

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$20

Undergraduate

$40

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in LA Tech during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 7,724 3,697 4,027
Admitted students 5,085 2,555 2,530
Enrolled students 1,871 1,095 776
Acceptance rate 66% 69% 63%
Yield rate 37% 43% 31%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, LA Tech received a total of 7,724 applications. These applications included 3,697 male applicants and 4,027 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 7,724 applicants, LA Tech admitted 5,085 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,555 males and 2,530 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,871 students chose to enroll at LA Tech. This means that 1,871 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,095 were male and 776 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, LA Tech had an overall acceptance rate of 66% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 69% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 63%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. LA Tech had an overall yield rate of 37% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 43%, and for female admitted students, it was 31%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for LA Tech over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 6,378 3,635 2,743 4,072 2,321 1,751 64% 64% 64% 1,962 1,111 851 48% 48% 49%
2016 7,227 4,047 3,180 4,567 2,558 2,009 63% 63% 63% 2,018 1,138 880 44% 44% 44%
2017 6,952 3,428 3,524 4,508 2,339 2,169 65% 68% 62% 1,917 1,057 860 42% 45% 40%
2018 7,297 3,609 3,688 4,602 2,395 2,207 63% 66% 60% 2,186 1,263 923 48% 53% 42%
2019 7,552 3,598 3,954 4,840 2,361 2,479 64% 66% 63% 2,050 1,128 922 42% 48% 37%
2020 7,087 3,460 3,627 4,505 2,329 2,176 64% 67% 60% 1,864 1,064 800 41% 46% 37%
2021 7,724 3,697 4,027 5,085 2,555 2,530 66% 69% 63% 1,871 1,095 776 37% 43% 31%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Louisiana Tech University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Louisiana Tech University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted