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Engineering (all) at Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech graduates about 230 engineering majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 182nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

61/100Solid#182 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year23015% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$93,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$15Ma 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 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 engineering ranking

  1. Thomas Jefferson University 63
  2. South Dakota State University 62
  3. Hope College 62
  4. University of California, Riverside 61
  5. University of Colorado Denver 61
  6. Western New England University 61
  7. Alfred University 61
  8. Duquesne University 61

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 engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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