Headcounts and Directory Information
Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech) is a public, four-years institute located in Ruston, LA. It has a total enrollment of 11,873 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 584 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at LA Tech. The average faculty salary is $82,541 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,343 employees work at LA Tech. The average non-instructional staff salary is $57,014. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1310 West Railroad Avenue, Ruston, LA |
| Phone Number | 318-257-2000 |
| Web | https://www.latech.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 21 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 366 Full-time / 218 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,027 Full-time / 316 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $82,541 |
| Staff Average Salary | $57,014 |
| Student Population | 11,873 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Louisiana Tech University, there are 1,343 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,027 full-time and 316 part-time staffs work at LA Tech. By gender there are 649 male and 694 female employees.
Among them, 584 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 387 full-time and 224 part-time faculty. By gender there are 325 male and 286 female faculty teaching at LA Tech.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,343 | 649 | 694 | 1,027 | 521 | 506 | 316 | 128 | 188 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 611 | 325 | 286 | 387 | 235 | 152 | 224 | 90 | 134 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 140 | 27 | 113 | 116 | 23 | 93 | 24 | 4 | 20 |
| Management | 55 | 32 | 23 | 52 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 48 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 12 | 36 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 31 | 20 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 113 | 76 | 37 | 73 | 53 | 20 | 40 | 23 | 17 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Service | 106 | 67 | 39 | 103 | 65 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 166 | 21 | 145 | 148 | 16 | 132 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 51 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - |