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What Sets Us Apart
Our commitment to learning means our students don't get lost in the crowd. Instead, they benefit from outstanding faculty, small classes and "hands-on" learning opportunities in an environment that develops leadership from a Christian perspective. Nearly 4,000 students from 50 states and 25 nations seek out LeTourneau to further their education. You can find out more about what LeTourneau looks for in its students here.
LeTourneau's faculty and staff do more than say they are Christians; they live a lifestyle that encourages students to know Jesus Christ. Our faculty members are experts in their fields and seek to develop strong, personal relationships with their students.
As a non-denominational, evangelical Christian university, our foundation is based squarely on biblical principles and practice. We want to help our students not only grow academically and socially, but also spiritually.
Did You Know?
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LeTourneau University is consistently ranked in the Top Tier of Master's/Comprehensive Universities among "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News and World Report. - LeTourneau welcomed Dr. Dale Lunsford as the 6th president of LeTourneau. President Lunsford and his wife Marsha have two daughters, Rachel and Hannah. They also have a five-pound Yorkshire Terrier.
- Our 2007 fall enrollment of 3,925 represents a record undergraduate enrollment and continued
strong enrollment in our graduate and working adults program. LeTourneau has been recognized
as one of the fastest growing institutions in Texas over the past 10 years.
- The 2007 freshman class welcomed 4 National Merit Finalists, bringing the total number of scholars to more than 30 at LeTourneau University.
- We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees at locations in Austin, Bedford, Dallas, Houston and Tyler, Texas, as a complement to our main campus in Longview.
- Our students typically come from all 50 states and more than 25 countries
- Our largest undergraduate majors are engineering, aeronautical science , teacher education and computer science. Thirty new majors have been added in the last decade.
- In the last three years, the average placement rate for all LETU graduates was 92 percent, 94 percent for engineering graduates and 98 percent for aeronautical science graduates.
- Air Force Lt. Col. Todd DeGroot, a 1986 aviation graduate of LeTourneau was on campus this past spring speaking to aviation students and guests about his experiences as pilot of Air Force Two. DeGroot flies heads of state, Laura Bush, both the Secretaries of State and Defense, and most importantly Vice President Dick Cheney.
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LeTourneau University opened the new 2,000-seat S. E. Belcher, Jr. Chapel and Performance Center, this fall. This is a state-of-the-art facility for student worship, entertainment and cultural events, as well as a venue for outreach into the community.
- Capital projects at our Longview campus over the past eight years have totaled $58 million, with a new facility added to the Longview campus virtually every year.
- Our enrollment has grown by 67 percent over the last decade while our average entering SAT scores are between 130 and 150 points higher than the national average.
- Total enrollments include 1,305 post-baccalaureate and graduate students.
- In 2006, LETU produced more classroom teachers than any other private university in the state
of Texas (Source: State Board for Educator Certification/ TEA). Our students have a 99
percent pass rate on the Texas state-mandated exam for teacher certification.
Our newest residence hall opened in fall 2005 and provides 162 beds for our growing residential population. - Our Center for the Development of Christian Leadership hosts symposiums, seminars and conferences on contemporary issues of leadership and sponsors leadership development experiences for all students.
- In 2006, our students, faculty and staff performed over 40,000 hours of community service.
- More than 200 of our students spend their spring break serving on mission trips in Mexico, Honduras and around the nation.
- Summer academic and athletic
camps attracted more than 1,100 children
ages 5 through 17 to campus, with new camps such as the Legos™ robotics camp last summer.
LeTourneau University's aeronautical science "Sting Precision Flight Team" placed seventh in the nation among 300 schools competing at the 2007 SAFECON competition at Ohio State. In addition, LETU has the top-scoring female student pilot in the nation.
New aircraft, two Diamond DA-42 Twin Star aircraft, were added to the fleet this summer.
- LeTourneau University's mechanical engineering students won first place in overall design at
the 2007 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Baja West competition for their rebuilt-design
off-road car, named Orion. They competed against teams from 100 universities around the world.
- LeTourneau University's materials joining engineering program has received a $50,000 FeMET
grant to do industrial research on developing a better way to join steel sheet coil ends together.
FeMET stands for "Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today." The one-year grant will fund up to
five students and their professors. Major steel producers have already contacted the university to
express interest in the results of the work.
