<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/louisiana-tech-celebrates-fall-enrollment-record-undergraduates.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>09/29/2026</pubDate><title>Louisiana Tech celebrates fall enrollment, record undergraduates</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>Louisiana Tech University enrolled 11,898 students in the fall quarter. Within that total are 2,432 first-time freshmen, the largest domestic class and most academically prepared class in Tech’s history. The number of freshmen with a 30 or higher ACT score is up 22 percent.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/freshman-convocation-2026-group-photo.jpg" alt="The Louisiana Tech Class of 2030 gather together in a large diamond formation in Centennial Plaza on campus."/></image><tags><tag>General News</tag><tag>Students</tag></tags></item>