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re: LA Tech doing an academic flex on LSU before the game.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 5:51 pm to BOSCEAUX
Posted on 9/5/25 at 5:51 pm to BOSCEAUX
My grandson made a visit to both campuses before making his final decision. He scored 35 on his ACT. He chose Tech. After seeing photos of the freshman classes on the first day of both campusses, I feel he made a wise decison.
This post was edited on 9/6/25 at 2:34 am
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Posted on 9/5/25 at 5:53 pm to BOSCEAUX
My daughter is going to Tech
Posted on 9/5/25 at 5:56 pm to horndog
I hope Griff's is still around. Watching my room mate vomit up the Griff's triple meal deal he ate 3 hours before a PT test was awesome.
Ruston also has the advantage of being way too far from New Orleans. "Exotic" destinations are Funroe and Shreveport.
Ruston also has the advantage of being way too far from New Orleans. "Exotic" destinations are Funroe and Shreveport.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:16 pm to BOSCEAUX
quote:
Multiple electronic billboards on I-10 stating they are the #1 academic public university in the state
They can put anything they want on billboards…they will always be one of LSU’s little brothers.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:18 pm to msutiger
I didn't realize the tuition/living/etc. cost between La Tech and LSU are just about equal
The 2 schools ar similar in certian areas
Enrollment
LSU 39,418
La Tech 11,427
National Ranking
LSU #287
LA Tech #606
The graduation rate at LSU is higher than Louisiana Tech University (60% vs. 49%)
Graduates from Louisiana State University earn on average $8,300 more per year than LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech graduates after ten years. ($56,900 vs. $48,600)
Louisiana Tech University students graduate with a $1,035 lower median federal student loan debt than LSU graduates. ($19,865 vs. $20,900)
LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech graduates are paying $11 less per month on federal student loans than LSU graduates. ($205 vs. $216)
More LSU graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech students, three years after graduation. (67% vs. 58%)
The average SAT score at Louisiana State University (1163) is 58 points higher than at LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech (1105)
Incoming LSU students have a 2 point higher average ACT score (26) than students at LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech (24)
Accepted freshman LSU students have a 0.19 point higher average high school GPA (3.77) than students at LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech (3.58)
LSU has a higher acceptance rate (74%) than LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech (72.6%)
Louisiana State University is 25.6% more expensive to attend than LA Tech-
Louisiana Tech- Tech for in-state tuition ($8,038.00 vs. $6,401.00)
Out of state tuition is 63.5% higher at LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech than Louisiana State University ($13,142.00 vs. $8,038.00)
The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Louisiana Tech University than LSU ($12,593 vs. $21,808)
Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Louisiana Tech University are 51.3% lower than costs at Louisiana State University ($9,447 vs. $14,296)
More students receive financial grant aid at Louisiana Tech University than Louisiana State University (95% vs. 88%)
The average total grant financial aid received by Louisiana State University students is 11.7% larger than aid received Louisiana Tech University ($13,509 vs. $12,091)
The 2 schools ar similar in certian areas
Enrollment
LSU 39,418
La Tech 11,427
National Ranking
LSU #287
LA Tech #606
The graduation rate at LSU is higher than Louisiana Tech University (60% vs. 49%)
Graduates from Louisiana State University earn on average $8,300 more per year than LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech graduates after ten years. ($56,900 vs. $48,600)
Louisiana Tech University students graduate with a $1,035 lower median federal student loan debt than LSU graduates. ($19,865 vs. $20,900)
LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech graduates are paying $11 less per month on federal student loans than LSU graduates. ($205 vs. $216)
More LSU graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech students, three years after graduation. (67% vs. 58%)
The average SAT score at Louisiana State University (1163) is 58 points higher than at LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech (1105)
Incoming LSU students have a 2 point higher average ACT score (26) than students at LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech (24)
Accepted freshman LSU students have a 0.19 point higher average high school GPA (3.77) than students at LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech (3.58)
LSU has a higher acceptance rate (74%) than LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech (72.6%)
Louisiana State University is 25.6% more expensive to attend than LA Tech-
Louisiana Tech- Tech for in-state tuition ($8,038.00 vs. $6,401.00)
Out of state tuition is 63.5% higher at LA Tech- Louisiana Tech- Tech than Louisiana State University ($13,142.00 vs. $8,038.00)
The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Louisiana Tech University than LSU ($12,593 vs. $21,808)
Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Louisiana Tech University are 51.3% lower than costs at Louisiana State University ($9,447 vs. $14,296)
More students receive financial grant aid at Louisiana Tech University than Louisiana State University (95% vs. 88%)
The average total grant financial aid received by Louisiana State University students is 11.7% larger than aid received Louisiana Tech University ($13,509 vs. $12,091)
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:19 pm to BOSCEAUX
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the #1 academic public university
LSU should post billboards with Mike giving their bulldog a wedgie.
Or in light of our newest enrollees, a bandana tied around the head wearing, sideways gat holding, Mike with sunglasses on and a joint hanging out of his mouth.
This post was edited on 9/5/25 at 6:21 pm
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:20 pm to TooFyeToFly
quote:
The billboard has spoken
But can the billboard twerk?
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:20 pm to BOSCEAUX
How were Tech's 2025 incoming freshman demos?
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:21 pm to LemmyLives
quote:
Ruston also has the advantage of being way too far from New Orleans. "Exotic" destinations are Funroe and Shreveport.
Dallas and Baton Rouge are about the same distance from Ruston....NOLA is just 1 extra hour.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:23 pm to The Boat
Graduation Rate
LSU 60%
LA Tech 49%
ouch
LSU 60%
LA Tech 49%
ouch
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:30 pm to rickyh
quote:
My grandson mad a visit to both campuses before making his final decision. He scored 35 on his ACT
With that, he automatically gets the Presidential scholarship. He chose wisely. It will cost him absolutely nothing to go there, room and board included.
Good for him, my kid’s at Tech and could not be happier. I’m not here to argue academics like all the others, but Tech has a much less “culturally diverse” student body. And my kid is happy about that.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:30 pm to BOSCEAUX
But do they have street fights on campus?
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:36 pm to REB BEER
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Tech has a much less “culturally diverse” student body. And my kid is happy about that.
I would be sold on this alone .
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:41 pm to BOSCEAUX
The two hood rats fighting in the street this week is all the evidence anyone needed. The billboards are just an exclamation point
This post was edited on 9/5/25 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:42 pm to BOSCEAUX
I bet they still cash our check
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:48 pm to bayoudude
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Tech is definitely a better engineering school
Which programs? EE? ME? ChE?
And based on what? Job prospects? Actual capabilities of new grads? Research? Some random rankings?
I find these kind of statements a little silly. For a prospective student, what matters most are:
- Job prospects (companies who recruit at the school, average salaries, etc.)
- Quality of the actual education
Both will vary considerably depending on the degree program, choice of industry, etc. and it’s pretty hard to know either unless you’ve actually attended both schools or been directly involved in hiring/recruiting from both schools. The reality is that both have respectable engineering schools, but neither is some sort of elite top-10 university nationally.
Saying Tech is “definitely a better engineering school” is a stretch, at best.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:51 pm to BOSCEAUX
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:53 pm to bayoudude
quote:
Tech is definitely a better engineering school
Which small town LA company do you work for?
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:53 pm to Indefatigable
quote:
No one in Louisiana is going to a public university for its academic prestige.
People go to public universities for academic prestige?
Posted on 9/5/25 at 6:55 pm to lostinbr
Yea I agree. Maybe for some certain programs but to say engineering as a whole is a stretch.
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