700 West California Avenue
Ruston, LA 71272
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1894
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Quarter
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 9,276
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $40,997,031
Admissions
Application Fee: $20
Application Deadline: July 31
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $3,921 in-state, 9,362 out-of-state
Room/Board: $4,155
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: women’s center, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Exxon/Mobil, Peat Marwick
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,945,155
Number of current serial subscriptions: 2,803
Number of microforms: 574,505
Number of audiovisuals: 511
Number of ebooks: 47,343
Other library facilities: U. S. Government Regional Documents Depository, Electronic Reference Center, Electronic Classroom, Student Technology Laboratory, Forestry Library, American Foreign Policy Center, Department of Special Collections, Manuscripts, and Archives, US GS Depository
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: LA Tech Museum, LA Tech Arboretum, LA Tech Planetarium, Idea Place Children’s Museum
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 145
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 0
Classrooms: 200
Labs: 1,077
Other areas: 4,000
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 3,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 32%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 7%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 9%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 32%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (42%), men’s dorms (48%), fraternity housing (1%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (7%), special housing for disabled students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 13%
Doubles: 66%
Triples or Suites: 10%
Apartments: 11%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 25
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 64%
Fire alarms: 96%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 2,042 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Monroe (40), Shreveport (90)
Nearest train station: Jackson (150)
Nearest bus station: Ruston (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 90%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 12%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Grambling State University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Spring Fling, International Student Day, Academic Excellence Week