Louisiana Tech University
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Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, Louisiana, is a full fledged public university with an average 12,000 - 14,000 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 and art programs and its women's athletics, especially basketball. Its men's sports teams are known as Bulldogs; women's teams are called Lady Techsters. Famous alumni include Terry Bradshaw, Kix Brooks, Karl Malone and his daughter Cheryl Ford, and Kim Mulkey-Robertson.
It has received notoriety for its aviation program. Victor Saracini, captain of United Airlines Flight 175 that was hijacked and flew into the south tower of the World Trade Center in the September 11, 2001 attacks, was a student at Louisiana Tech in 1982.
The current president of the university is Dr. Daniel Reneau, who also began the biomedical engineering program at Tech when he was a professor in 1972.
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.
Louisiana Tech's colors are Red and Reflex Blue, formerly Carolina Blue.
It is a member of the University of Louisiana System.
Quick Facts
Heritage: Founded in 1894.
Location: Ruston, Louisiana.
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).
Varsity Sports: 16 varsity sports competing in NCAA Division I - Western Athletic Conference.
Campus Community: Louisiana Tech's pedestrian-friendly campus centers around the Quad with its shady trees and the Lady of the Mist fountain. Ruston, a friendly southern town of 22,000 is home to parks, lakes, and world-class mountain biking trails.
Points of interest
External links
- Official university site (http://www.latech.edu/)
- Official athletics site (http://www.latechsports.com/)