Louisiana Tech University: merit scholarships by ACT score
Louisiana Tech University awards automatic merit aid from a published grid crossing ACT score with GPA. Awards start at an ACT of 20 and reach $9,500 a year. Because the bands are steps rather than a slope, one point is worth nothing inside a band and the whole step at the edge of one.
Enter a score and a GPA below to see which band it actually lands in, what that band pays, and exactly how many points the next one needs.
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A 3.0 GPA is a hard floor — below it this grid pays nothing at any score, including a 36. At the bottom tier a 20-22 ACT pays nothing unless the GPA clears 3.75, where Louisiana Tech prints 'N/A'. The page also carries NO award year: its only dates are 2022, 2023 and a 2014 citation, so re-verify before relying on the figures. Louisiana Tech runs on quarters, not semesters, and the $1,000 Academic Choice tier is excluded from the sentence that makes the other awards annual.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — an ACT 29 with a 3.60 GPA
Outstanding Student
$5,000 / year
About $20,000 over four years, if it renews.
What the next points are worth
2 more points (a 31) moves you to Outstanding Student — $6,000 a year. That is $1,000 more a year, or $4,000 over four years.
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Is Louisiana Tech test-optional?
For admission, largely yes. Not required for the initial admission decision, though Louisiana Tech says a score will be used in the overall evaluation where the GPA is not strong — so it helps a weaker transcript.
For money, no. Required, with no test-optional merit path at all. Scores must come directly from the testing provider or on an official transcript. A family that reads “test-optional” and skips the ACT can be admitted and still walk away from every dollar on the grid below.
“Test scores are required for our merit-based scholarships; however, they are not required for an initial admission decision.”
The published Louisiana Tech merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Louisiana Tech University’s own pages for the current cycle. Nothing here is estimated: where the school states a benefit rather than a figure, that is what the table says.
Merit-based scholarships — residents and non-residents alike
One grid for everyone, gap-free from a 20 to a 36. Non-residents stack the Bulldog Out-of-State Scholarship on top, which pays out-of-state tuition and fees outright and needs only a 23 ACT and a 2.5 GPA — or nothing at all for students from Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas.
$9,500
Presidential
ACT 33–36 · GPA 3.75-4.0
$9,000
Presidential
ACT 33–36 · GPA 3.0-3.749
$8,500
Deans' Scholarship
ACT 32 · GPA 3.75-4.0
$8,000
Deans' Scholarship
ACT 32 · GPA 3.0-3.749
$6,500
Outstanding Student
ACT 31 · GPA 3.75-4.0
$6,000
Outstanding Student
ACT 31 · GPA 3.0-3.749
$5,500
Outstanding Student
ACT 29–30 · GPA 3.75-4.0
$5,000
Outstanding Student
ACT 29–30 · GPA 3.0-3.749
$4,500
Outstanding Student
ACT 27–28 · GPA 3.75-4.0
$4,000
Outstanding Student
ACT 27–28 · GPA 3.0-3.749
$3,500
Outstanding Student
ACT 25–26 · GPA 3.75-4.0
$3,000
Outstanding Student
ACT 25–26 · GPA 3.0-3.749
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$2,500
Outstanding Student
ACT 23–24 · GPA 3.75-4.0
$2,000
Outstanding Student
ACT 23–24 · GPA 3.0-3.749
$1,000 — Louisiana Tech does not state the period for this tier
Academic Choice
ACT 20–22 · GPA 3.75-4.0
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Presidential | ACT 33–36 · GPA 3.75-4.0 | $9,500 |
| Presidential | ACT 33–36 · GPA 3.0-3.749 | $9,000 |
| Deans' Scholarship | ACT 32 · GPA 3.75-4.0 | $8,500 |
| Deans' Scholarship | ACT 32 · GPA 3.0-3.749 | $8,000 |
| Outstanding Student | ACT 31 · GPA 3.75-4.0 | $6,500 |
| Outstanding Student | ACT 31 · GPA 3.0-3.749 | $6,000 |
| Outstanding Student | ACT 29–30 · GPA 3.75-4.0 | $5,500 |
| Outstanding Student | ACT 29–30 · GPA 3.0-3.749 | $5,000 |
| Outstanding Student | ACT 27–28 · GPA 3.75-4.0 | $4,500 |
| Outstanding Student | ACT 27–28 · GPA 3.0-3.749 | $4,000 |
| Outstanding Student | ACT 25–26 · GPA 3.75-4.0 | $3,500 |
| Outstanding Student | ACT 25–26 · GPA 3.0-3.749 | $3,000 |
| Outstanding Student | ACT 23–24 · GPA 3.75-4.0 | $2,500 |
| Outstanding Student | ACT 23–24 · GPA 3.0-3.749 | $2,000 |
| Academic Choice | ACT 20–22 · GPA 3.75-4.0 | $1,000 — Louisiana Tech does not state the period for this tier |
Source: Freshman Scholarships — merit-based grid · verified 2026-10-21
Does Louisiana Tech superscore for scholarships?
Not stated. The word does not appear on any Louisiana Tech page checked, so no position is recorded.
With nothing published, plan for the stricter reading: look up your best single sitting in the grid above, work out your superscore as well, and ask Louisiana Tech’s financial aid office which one they read before you count on the higher band.
Comparing schools? See which colleges superscore for scholarships — 66 of 501 commit to it, 52 say they do not, and the rest never say.
Louisiana Tech scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Priority deadline for admission, which is also the scholarship deadline | January 15 of the senior year |
Scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive, and official reports sent to schools can take longer, so the last useful test date is several weeks before the printed deadline. Check which test dates still make it.
Where these numbers came from
Every figure on this page was read from Louisiana Tech University’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- Freshman Scholarships — merit-based gridverified 2026-10-21
- First-time student admission and test requirementsverified 2026-10-21
- Louisiana Tech is the only school in this dataset to describe its own awards as 'non-competitive', and it says no separate scholarship application is needed.
- Every step up the ACT is worth $1,000 to $2,000 a year, and the 3.75 GPA column adds a flat $500 regardless of score.
- GPA is calculated on a 4.0 unweighted scale for scholarship purposes.
- The Bulldog Out-of-State Scholarship pays out-of-state tuition and fees in full. Students from Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas receive it automatically with no test or GPA requirement; everyone else needs a 23 ACT and a 2.5 GPA.
- Students whose parents graduated from Louisiana Tech are treated as in-state for tuition purposes — a legacy waiver with no test or GPA condition.
- National Merit Finalists naming Louisiana Tech first choice receive tuition, fees, on-campus housing and meals for four years, with unlimited awards available. No dollar figure is published, so none is recorded.
- Classes must be taken physically on the main campus; online and satellite enrolment breaks the award.
- Louisiana TOPS stacks separately and is not folded into these figures — a Louisiana resident would receive it on top.
- A merit recipient must be a US citizen.
- Louisiana Tech is silent on the Enhanced ACT.
Check before you rely on it. Grids change by entry year and schools update them without notice. This page is a reproduction with a date on it, not a guarantee, and it is not financial aid advice. ClutchACT is not affiliated with Louisiana Tech University.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Louisiana Tech?
Automatic merit aid at Louisiana Tech University starts at an ACT composite of 20, alongside the published GPA minimum, and reaches $9,500 a year at the top. The bands are steps rather than a slope, so the only score that matters is the next threshold above where you are now.
Is Louisiana Tech test-optional?
Not required for the initial admission decision, though Louisiana Tech says a score will be used in the overall evaluation where the GPA is not strong — so it helps a weaker transcript. For merit aid the answer is different: required, with no test-optional merit path at all. Scores must come directly from the testing provider or on an official transcript. Being admitted without a score and qualifying for money without a score are two separate questions.
How much is a 30 on the ACT worth at Louisiana Tech?
On Louisiana Tech's published grid for the current cycle, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Outstanding Student at $5,000 a year, about $20,000 over four years if it renews.
How much is one more ACT point worth at Louisiana Tech?
The most valuable single point on Louisiana Tech's published grid is 31 to 32, at a 3.0 GPA: it moves the award by $2,000 a year, or $8,000 across a four-year degree. The same point is worth less at other GPAs, and most points move nothing at all — the grid steps rather than slopes, which is why the only score worth aiming at is the next threshold.
Does Louisiana Tech superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Not stated. The word does not appear on any Louisiana Tech page checked, so no position is recorded.
When are Louisiana Tech scholarship deadlines?
Priority deadline for admission, which is also the scholarship deadline: January 15 of the senior year. The application and the official score report are both due by that date, and ACT scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive — so the last useful test date is several weeks earlier than the deadline suggests.
Is this Louisiana Tech scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Louisiana Tech University's own published pages and last verified on 2026-10-21. The sources are linked at the bottom of the page with that date. Grids change by entry year, so check the source before relying on a figure for a decision.
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