Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University

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 (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, U.S. 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 FBS – Conference USA
Website	www.latech.edu

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.