Editing Louisiana Tech University (section)

===Student body===

As of the Fall 2018 quarter, Louisiana Tech had an enrollment of 12,463 students pursuing degrees in five academic colleges.<ref name="Enrollment 2018" /> The student body has members from every Louisiana parish, 43 U.S. states, and 64 foreign countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fact Book 2011–2015: Enrollment by Parish|url=http://www.latech.edu/ir/fact_book_2015/enrollment_by_parish.php|website=LaTech.edu|publisher=Louisiana Tech University Institutional Research|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006112257/http://www.latech.edu/ir/fact_book_2015/enrollment_by_parish.php|archive-date=October 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="About Tech">{{cite web|title=About Tech|url=http://www.latech.edu/about/|website=LaTech.edu|publisher=Louisiana Tech University|access-date=October 5, 2017}}</ref> Louisiana residents account for 85.0% of the student population, while out-of-state students and international students account for 11.1% and 4.0% of the student body, respectively.<ref name="Enrollment by State of Residence">{{cite web|title=Fact Book 2011–2015: Enrollment by State of Residence|url=http://www.latech.edu/ir/fact_book_2015/enrollment_by_state.php|website=LaTech.edu|publisher=Louisiana Tech University Institutional Research|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006161931/http://www.latech.edu/ir/fact_book_2015/enrollment_by_state.php|archive-date=October 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Enrollment by Foreign Country">{{cite web|title=Fact Book 2011–2015: Enrollment by Foreign Country|url=http://www.latech.edu/ir/fact_book_2015/enrollment_by_foreign_country.php|website=LaTech.edu|publisher=Louisiana Tech University Institutional Research|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006112441/http://www.latech.edu/ir/fact_book_2015/enrollment_by_foreign_country.php|archive-date=October 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The student body at Louisiana Tech is 69.4% white, 13.3% black, 3.8% international students, and 13.5% other or "unknown" ethnicity.<ref name="Headcount Enrollment">{{cite web|title=Fact Book 2011–2015: Headcount Enrollment|url=http://www.latech.edu/ir/fact_book_2015/headcount_enrollment.php|website=LaTech.edu|publisher=Louisiana Tech University Institutional Research|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006112334/http://www.latech.edu/ir/fact_book_2015/headcount_enrollment.php|archive-date=October 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The student body consists of 50.2% women and 49.8% men.<ref name="Headcount Enrollment" />

The Fall 2016 incoming freshmen class at Louisiana Tech consisted of 2,018 students.<ref name="1st Time Freshmen Enrollment">{{cite web|title=Fact Book 2012–2016: 1st Time Freshmen Enrollment|url=http://www.latech.edu/ir/fact_book_2016/first_time_freshmen_enrollment.php|website=LaTech.edu|publisher=Louisiana Tech University Institutional Research|access-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006112711/http://www.latech.edu/ir/fact_book_2016/first_time_freshmen_enrollment.php|archive-date=October 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> This incoming freshmen class had an average 24.7 [[ACT (test)|ACT]] score, with 31% scoring between 27–36 and 45% scoring between 22 and 26.<ref name="1st Time Freshmen Enrollment" /> Of the 2015 freshmen class, 83.0% are Louisiana residents, 16.3% are out-of-state students, and 0.7% are international students.<ref name="1st Time Freshmen Enrollment" /> Louisiana Tech's 2015 freshman class includes ten [[National Merit Scholarship Program|National Merit Scholars]] and one National Achievement Scholar.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Merit Scholarship Corporation 2014–15 Annual Report|url=http://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/images/gid2/editor_documents/annual_report.pdf|website=NationalMerit.org|publisher=National Merit Scholarship Corporation|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref>

As of Fall 2015, the [[Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Science|College of Engineering and Science]] had the largest enrollment of any college at Louisiana Tech with 22.9% of the student body.<ref name="Headcount Enrollment" /> The [[Louisiana Tech University College of Education|College of Education]], College of Liberal Arts, the College of Applied and Natural Sciences, and the College of Business had 18.4%, 14.0%, 13.1%, and 9.5%, respectively.<ref name="Headcount Enrollment" /> About 22.2% of the student body were enrolled in Basic and Career Studies.<ref name="Headcount Enrollment" />