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Civil engineering at Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech graduates about 28 civil engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 180th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a light program at 43 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

43/100Light#180 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year282% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$82,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate62%whole school
SAT middle 50%1088–1280whole school

Around Louisiana Tech

J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park, the home field of the Louisiana Tech Uni
Louisiana Tech ballparkPhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source
Robinson Hall, La Tech
Robinson Hall, Louisiana TechPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Woodard Hall Complex, Louisiana Tech Campus
Woodard Hall, Louisiana Tech CampusPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Woodard Hall Complex, Louisiana Tech Campus
Woodard Hall entrance , Louisiana Tech CampusPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Daniel D. Reneau Biomedical Engineering Building, Engineering Annex, Integrated Engineering and Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dining 38 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 11 · Arts 2 · Student housing 2.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. University of New Mexico 43
  2. University of Alaska Anchorage 43
  3. Western New England University 43
  4. Lipscomb University 43
  5. United States Coast Guard Academy 42
  6. Texas State University 42
  7. South Dakota State University 42
  8. University of Wisconsin–Platteville 42

Other strong majors at Louisiana Tech

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Louisiana Tech with every school we score in civil engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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