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Ranks 694th overall and 6th in Louisiana

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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Lafayette, LA 70503

Surrounding communityMidsize city (inside urban area, pop. between 100,000 to 250,000)
Total Population24,327 (24,327 urban / N/A rural)
Households9,072 (2.49 people per house)
Families6,079 (3.05 people per family)
Pop. — African American1,566
Pop. — Asian614
Pop. — Pacific Islander23
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native107
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)22,032
Pop. — Other206
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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)

UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
GraduateSTEM dominant
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force YesYes / No / No
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeNo
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Louisiana at Lafayette?

Ranks 1811th for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $3,402 $3,402 $9,582
FT Undergraduate Required Fees N/A N/A N/A
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $93 $93 $350
FT Graduate Tuition $3,266 $3,266 $9,446
FT Graduate Required Fees N/A N/A N/A
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $93 $93 $350
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $11,089 $11,089 $17,269
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $15,464 $15,464 $21,644
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $7,763 $7,763 $13,943

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $3,324 trend  $3,402 $3,324 trend  $3,402 $9,504 trend  $9,582
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $1,000 trend  $1,200
On-Campus – Room & Board $3,478 trend  $3,820
On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,481 trend  $2,667
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $7,367 trend  $7,701
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $2,941 trend  $3,161
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,941 trend  $3,161

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$25
Graduate Application Fee$25
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 7,203 (2,972 male / 4,231 female)
Admitted 5,059 (2,035 male / 3,024 female)
Admission rate 70%
First-time Enrollment 2,845 (1,169 male / 1,594 female)
FT Enrollment 2,710 (1,149 male / 1,561 female)
PT Enrollment 135 (20 male / 33 female)
Total Enrollment16,302

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of Louisiana at Lafayette use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Required / Required
College Prep. CompletionRecommended
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of Louisiana at Lafayette accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Sun Belt Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Sun Belt Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Sun Belt Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Sun Belt Conference

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 791st for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 96%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 20 / 25
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 18 / 23
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 20 / 24

SAT Test Admission

Applicants submitting SAT results 6%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) /
Math scores (25/75 %ile) /
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) /

Student Services

Remedial ServicesYes
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareYes
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm Capacity2,151
Meals per Week15
Room FeeN/A
Board FeeN/A

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ranks 3914th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $2,922 834 pie   30%
State & Local Grant Aid $2,314 1,730 pie   63%
Institutional Grant Aid $1,945 690 pie   25%
Student Loan Aid $2,968 968 pie   35%
Any financial aid type   2,400 pie   87%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at University of Louisiana at Lafayette?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
356204560
Black Non-Hispanic
9911,8672,858
Hispanic
131152283
Asian / Pacific Islander
103140243
American Indian / Alaskan Native
314374
White Non-Hispanic
5,0356,59811,633
Race Unknown
260391651
Total 6,907 9,395 16,302

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at University of Louisiana at Lafayette?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
32840
Black Non-Hispanic
159249408
Hispanic
171633
Asian / Pacific Islander
172138
American Indian / Alaskan Native
369
White Non-Hispanic
7539891,742
Race Unknown
81321
Total 989 1,302 2,291

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

  Men Women Total
91 170 261
28 143 171
100 66 166
70 24 94
5 83 88

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 1 7 2 60 70
Agricultural Teacher Education
Agriculture, General 3 15 18
Anthropology 7 7
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) 2 2 7 1 12
Architecture and Related Services, Other 2 1 1 22 26
Art Teacher Education 2 2
Art/Art Studies, General 3 2 2 52 59
Athletic Training/Trainer 1 5 9 15
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 1 5 43 49
Biology Teacher Education 2 2
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 2 7 3 3 47 1 63
Business Administration and Management, General 11 18 1 1 1 132 2 166
Business Teacher Education 1 1 2
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 8 8
Business/Managerial Economics 3 3
Chemical Engineering 9 1 1 12 23
Chemistry Teacher Education
Chemistry, General 2 3 3 8
Civil Engineering, General 6 2 16 24
Cognitive Science 1 1 2
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other 1 2 1 1 5
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 6 5 1 20 32
Computer Engineering, General 16 1 8 25
Computer Science 73 1 20 94
Conservation Biology 4 4
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 2 19 21
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 15 1 45 1 62
Curriculum and Instruction 2 1 12 15
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 6 6
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) 1 12 2 15
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 1 1 32 34
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other 1 3 4
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented 1 5 6
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 19 19
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 8 1 17 26
Elementary Education and Teaching 7 1 80 88
Engineering/Industrial Management 6 1 6 1 14
English Language and Literature, General 2 5 1 1 49 2 60
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 1 1
English/Language Arts Teacher Education 1 2 3
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 1 1
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 1 9 10
Fashion Merchandising 1 3 1 1 21 1 28
Finance, General 2 18 60 2 82
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 1 1 7 9
French Language Teacher Education
French Language and Literature 1 1 2 4
French Studies 3 1 4
General Studies 4 74 4 1 2 172 4 261
Geology/Earth Science, General 9 9
German Language Teacher Education
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 1 15 16
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 1 9 10
History, General 1 3 30 34
Hospitality Administration/Management, General 1 2 27 30
Human Development and Family Studies, General 21 1 1 46 1 70
Industrial Design 1 9 10
Industrial Technology/Technician 1 3 1 59 64
Insurance 1 17 18
Interior Architecture 1 1 1 17 20
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 10 10
Management Information Systems, General 2 1 1 7 1 12
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 1 4 1 1 77 1 85
Mass Communication/Media Studies 6 29 2 37
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 1
Mathematics, General 7 1 12 20
Mechanical Engineering 6 2 1 26 1 36
Microbiology, General 1 1
Music Performance, General 1 2 15 1 19
Music Teacher Education 1 2 8 11
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other 1 14 15
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 17 2 149 3 171
Petroleum Engineering 9 1 2 1 13
Philosophy 7 7
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 2 7 36 45
Physics Teacher Education
Physics, General 1 2 3
Political Science and Government, General 5 1 1 19 26
Pre-Law Studies 3 8 11
Psychology, General 1 8 3 39 2 53
Public Relations/Image Management 3 2 27 32
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching 3 1 1 30 35
Social Studies Teacher Education 1 6 7
Sociology 15 13 1 29
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching, General 8 8
Speech Teacher Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
Visual and Performing Arts, General 2 9 11
Total 191 311 39 23 7 1,867 33 2,471

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ranks 950th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $61,582 ($67,923 male / $52,365 female)
Number of FT Faculty 530 (314 male / 216 female)
Number of PT Faculty 148
FT Faculty Ratio 4 : 1
Total Benefits $6,825,219
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette Summary

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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana. It is the largest campus within the eight-campus University of Louisiana System and the second largest university in Louisiana. The university is a member of the Southeastern Universities Research Association and is categorized as a Carnegie RU/H: Research University (high research activity), the only UL system campus to receive the latter doctoral distinction and among the top 5% of all U.S. colleges. Research park Adjacent to the athletic complex is the University Research Park of 148 acres (599,000 m²), which is home to the National Wetlands Research Center, a NASA Regional Application Center, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. UL Lafayette has 10 colleges and schools, one of the largest honors program in Louisiana and offers 80 undergraduate degree programs, 29 master’s degree programs, and 9 Doctor of Philosophy programs, which are applied language and speech sciences, biology, cognitive science, computer engineering, computer science, educational leadership, English, Francophone studies and mathematics. The university was included in the 2005 edition of The Best 357 Colleges, its MBA program was included in the 2005 edition of The Best 143 Business Schools and its business school was featured in the 2007 edition of The Best 282 Business Schools — all three publications of The Princeton Review. Allied Health Professions Sciences University College A group of UL Lafayette students participating in the Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment (CAPE) are building a small artificial satellite, known as a CubeSat, that will be launched into orbit from the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2006.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Academics

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Additionally, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. For example, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Psychology:
Psychology – General
Foreign Language and Literature:
Foreign Language & Literature – General
Mathematics:
Mathematics – General
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Art – General, Arts – General, Industrial Design, Music – General Performance
Computer Science:
Computer Science
Physical Sciences:
Chemistry, Geology, Physics
Education:
Agricultural Education, Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, six -12, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Family/Consumer Sciences – Education, French Teacher Education, German Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Physics Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education, Speech Teacher Education, Technology/Industrial Arts Education
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Fashion Merchandising, Finance/Banking, Hospitality Administration/Management, Insurance/Risk Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management
Security and Protective Services:
Criminal Justice Studies
Social Sciences:
Anthropology, Political Science/Government, Sociology
Communications & Journalism:
Communications/Rhetoric, Mass Communications/Media Studies, Public Relations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biology, Conservation Biology, Microbiology
History:
History – General
Philosphy and Religion:
Philosophy
Health and Clinical Sciences:
Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Dental Hygiene, Medical Dietetics, Medical Records Administration, Nursing (RN), Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
Popular majors:
one hundred percent engineering technologies, twenty-three percent business per marketing, fourteen percent education, thirteen percent liberal arts, seven percent engineering, seven percent health professions, five percent communications per journalism

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 26th of May. Further, for international students, the application fee is 30.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Admissions

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This school requires an application fee consisting of twenty-five dollars regular application fee, twenty-five dollars out-of-state application fee and twenty-five dollars online application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. An instance of this, there were two thousand, two hundred and sixty-one total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, four hundred and eighty-nine total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 76% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 71%. Remember that this can change at any time.

Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 15th of July. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. The regular application due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 26th of May. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of May. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Athletics, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Job Skills. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Students

The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 76 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Further, it is part of an Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. Furthermore, the student body consists of ninety-six percent in-state students, four percent out-of-state students, four percent part-time students, fifty-six percent women, forty-four percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, twenty-one percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, seventy percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, four percent race per ethnicity unreported, fifteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy-one percent in top half of graduating class, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-nine percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, eight percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. The school’s size is approximately fifteen thousand and ninety-three degree-seeking undergrads, two thousand, nine hundred and forty-three first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, five hundred and eleven graduate enrollment.

In addition, the university has many unique facilites such as 2 nuclear accelerators, 2 electron microscopes, CAD/CAM laboratory, art museum, Acadiana folklore archives, confocal microscope, atomic force microscope. To be sure, the school is located 130 miles from New Orleans, 200 miles from Houston.This school features the Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
  • Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Golf
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
  • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
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