Other name
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Louisiana Tech La. Tech |
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Former name
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Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana (1894-1898) Louisiana Industrial Institute (1898-1921) Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (1921-1970) |
Type | Public, Space grant |
Established | 1894 |
Parent institution
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University of Louisiana System |
Academic affiliations
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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°WCoordinates: 32°31′38″N 92°38′49″W / 32.52736°N 92.64701°W |
Campus | Rural college town, 1,774 acres (7.18 km2) |
Colors | Red & Blue |
Nickname | Bulldogs & Lady Techsters |
Mascot | Champ & Tech |
Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division I FBS – Conference USA |
Website | Louisiana Tech University |
University rankings | |
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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.