RUSTON, LA (AP) — More students have enrolled at Louisiana Tech University this fall than at any time in its history.
The university said in a news release Wednesday it had achieved a nearly 55 percent growth in first-time freshmen since fall of 2012.
Louisiana Tech has enrolled 12,694 students for the fall quarter – a 2.3 percent increase over last year and eclipsing the previous record enrollment of 12,414 students set last fall.
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Along with the record number of students attending Louisiana Tech, the quality of students in the freshman class has continued to increase. This year's first-time freshmen have an average ACT score of 24.7 – a significant increase of two-tenths of a point over last year.
