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Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech University
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Other name
Louisiana Tech
La. Tech
Former name
Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana (1894-1898)
Louisiana Industrial Institute (1898-1921)
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (1921-1970)
Type Public, Space grant
Established 1894; 123 years ago (1894)
Parent institution
University of Louisiana System
Academic affiliations
APLU
SURA
Endowment $73 Million
President Les Guice
Students 12,694
Undergraduates 11,294
Postgraduates 1,400
Address 600 Dan Reneau Drive, Ruston, Louisiana, 71270, United States
32°31′38″N 92°38′49″W / 32.52736°N 92.64701°W / 32.52736; -92.64701Coordinates: 32°31′38″N 92°38′49″W / 32.52736°N 92.64701°W / 32.52736; -92.64701
Campus Rural college town, 1,774 acres (7.18 km2)
Colors Red & Blue
         
Nickname Bulldogs & Lady Techsters
Mascot Champ & Tech
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBSConference USA
Website Louisiana Tech University
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University rankings
National
Forbes 392
U.S. News & World Report 202
Washington Monthly 209

Louisiana Tech University, colloquially referred to as Louisiana Tech or La. Tech, is a coeducational public research university in Ruston, Louisiana, United States. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier One national university by the 2017 U.S. News & World Report college rankings and is the only Tier One national university in the nine-member University of Louisiana System. It is a space grant college, member of the Southeastern Universities Research Association, member of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, and is a "R3: Doctoral University with moderate research activity," according to the Carnegie Foundation Doctoral University. Louisiana Tech conducts research with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Louisiana Tech is one of less than 50 comprehensive research universities in the nation and the only university in Louisiana to be designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and Research and a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education and Research by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Also, the FAA named Louisiana Tech to the National Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The university is known for its engineering and science programs.


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