Student Population at LA Tech

Total Enrollment

10,839

Undergraduate

9,924

Graduate

915

Online Enrollment

611

Men Students

5,644

Women Students

5,195

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 10,839 students have enrolled at Louisiana Tech University - 9,924 undergraduate and 915 graduate.

By gender, 5,644 male and 5,195 female students are attending Louisiana Tech University. By attendance status, there are 7,938 full-time students and 2,901 part-time students.

The number of students at Louisiana Tech University is large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Louisiana. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Mississippi State University and University of Arkansas, its population is very small (average population is 21,712).

Louisiana Tech University offers online degree/certificate programs and 611 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Louisiana Tech University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,644 male and 5,195 female students attending LA Tech. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.09 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at LA Tech.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at LA Tech
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	9,924	7,325	2,599
Men	5,219	4,142	1,077
Women	4,705	3,183	1,522

Population by Gender/Attending Status at LA Tech
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	915	613	302
Men	425	293	132
Women	490	320	170

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,869 White students (72.60%) and 1,188 Black or African American students (10.96%) at Louisiana Tech University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Louisiana Tech University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Louisiana Tech University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	39	18	21
Asian	134	75	59
Black or African American	1,083	550	533
Hispanic	492	276	216
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	4	2
White	7,285	3,802	3,483
Two or More Races	224	127	97
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	492	285	207
Total	9,924	5,219	4,705

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Louisiana Tech University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	14	6	8
Black or African American	105	37	68
Hispanic	29	13	16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	584	268	316
Two or More Races	17	7	10
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	11	5	6
Total	915	425	490

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 9,952 students whose age under twenty five and 492 students whose age is over thirty years old at Louisiana Tech University.

Especially, 2,374 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Louisiana Tech University.

Population by Student Age at Louisiana Tech University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,924	5,219	4,705
Under 18	2,374	932	1,442
18-19	3,271	1,844	1,427
20-21	2,894	1,576	1,318
22-24	1,057	698	359
25-29	180	106	74
30-34	53	25	28
35-39	43	17	26
40-49	35	14	21
50-64	14	5	9
65 and over	3	2	1
Total	9,924	5,219	4,705

Population by Student Age at Louisiana Tech University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	915	425	490
20-21	48	14	34
22-24	308	129	179
25-29	215	115	100
30-34	127	61	66
35-39	76	41	35
40-49	90	42	48
50-64	45	19	26
65 and over	6	4	2
Total	915	425	490

Online Student Population

At Louisiana Tech University, 2,889 students (26.65% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 611 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 467 students live in Louisiana where Louisiana Tech University is located in and 143 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	10,839	9,924	915
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	611	255	356
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,278	2,171	107
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	7,950	7,498	452

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	611	255	356
Louisiana Residents	467	240	227
Other State in U.S.	143	15	128
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	1	0	1