University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,629
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 96%
From Region 2%
Athletes 435 (3.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Black 27%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 5%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2,169 40% 65% 2% 21% 5% 1% $68,656 39 -0.21 72 95% 9.5%
Chemical Engineering 23 — 57% 65% 4% 9% 4% 0% $120,808 95 +1.57 99 97% — — — —
Civil Engineering 22 — 82% 82% 0% 9% 5% 0% $89,952 34 -0.34 91 95% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 31 — 87% 65% 0% 29% 3% 0% $101,056 13 -0.76 96 95% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 63 — 86% 81% 5% 6% 5% 0% $108,960 91 +1.23 98 99% — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 7 — 100% 29% 0% 43% 29% 0% $121,503 65 +0.35 99 96% — — — —
Computer Science 66 +1 86% 74% 5% 6% 5% 2% $104,703 29 -0.59 97 94% — — — —
Informatics 28 — 79% 71% 7% 21% 0% 0% $98,368 62 +0.01 95 100% — — — —
Chemistry 14 +2 50% 50% 7% 43% 0% 0% $59,974 7 -1.12 54 100% — — — —
Geosciences 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,694 87 +0.87 79 86% — — — —
Mathematics 7 +1 43% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $67,683 26 -0.67 70 97% — — — —
Physics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,335 7 -1.31 66 — — — — —
Biology 77 — 40% 71% 6% 13% 3% 1% $59,918 20 -0.76 54 96% — — — —
Environmental Science 18 — 56% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $69,598 91 +1.38 73 — — — — —
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 52 — 4% 81% 0% 12% 4% 0% $56,225 20 -0.76 45 97% — — — —
Nursing 279 — 13% 62% 1% 25% 8% 0% $102,685 84 +1.04 96 97% — — — —
Accounting 41 — 46% 80% 5% 7% 0% 2% $70,525 14 -1.07 74 97% 6.5% — — —
Business Management and Administration 127 +4 56% 66% 1% 21% 6% 1% $59,396 8 -0.95 53 97% 8.8% — — —
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 8 — 88% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $66,559 28 -0.57 68 84% — — — —
Economics 12 — 75% 58% 8% 25% 0% 0% $68,165 5 -1.39 71 — — — — —
Engineering Management 60 — 90% 58% 8% 18% 8% 0% $70,679 43 -0.36 74 — — — — —
Finance 71 +1 61% 62% 3% 18% 6% 1% $69,937 5 -1.01 73 93% — — — —
Health Administration 19 — 5% 47% 5% 32% 5% 0% $59,832 41 -0.34 54 96% — — — —
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 12 — 8% 58% 0% 25% 17% 0% $59,832 41 -0.34 54 96% — — — —
Hospitality Management 8 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $62,815 65 +0.20 61 93% — — — —
Marketing 59 +2 53% 76% 2% 14% 2% 2% $65,489 15 -0.94 66 94% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 4 +1 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,881 9 -1.40 84 — — — — —
English 20 — 15% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $48,248 31 -0.51 23 80% — — — —
Foreign Languages 4 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,035 24 -0.62 30 — — — — —
General Studies 310 — 39% 54% 1% 35% 4% 2% $51,435 23 -0.56 31 91% 9.7% — — —
History 21 +1 57% 86% 0% 5% 0% 0% $48,786 15 -0.80 25 91% — — — —
Anthropology 7 — 0% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $50,734 27 -0.56 30 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 33 — 0% 55% 0% 30% 3% 0% $51,764 36 -0.18 32 94% — — — —
Mass Communication 14 — 36% 71% 0% 21% 0% 0% $58,938 42 -0.27 52 98% — — — —
Political Science 44 +2 41% 61% 2% 16% 7% 0% $55,509 7 -1.23 43 98% — — — —
Psychology 128 +1 18% 65% 4% 23% 2% 1% $51,235 30 -0.58 31 93% — — — —
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 40 — 28% 70% 2% 18% 2% 0% $63,837 26 -0.71 63 96% — — — —
Sociology 17 — 35% 47% 0% 41% 12% 0% $49,989 22 -0.63 28 86% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 18 — 0% 72% 0% 22% 0% 0% $53,284 63 +0.15 37 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 41 — 0% 88% 0% 7% 5% 0% $53,284 63 +0.15 37 94% — — — —
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching — — — — — — — — $53,284 43 -0.21 37 94% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 136 — 41% 60% 0% 29% 6% 1% $65,833 86 +1.00 67 94% 11.1% — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 15 — 7% 73% 0% 13% 0% 0% $53,284 43 -0.21 37 94% — — — —
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $53,284 43 -0.21 37 94% — — — —
Architecture and Related Services 33 — 48% 73% 3% 9% 6% 0% $64,872 30 -0.37 65 97% — — — —
Art/Art Studies 43 — 23% 70% 5% 7% 9% 0% $43,580 36 -0.35 13 89% — — — —
Film Studies 13 — 62% 54% 0% 31% 8% 0% $39,624 6 -1.38 8 96% — — — —
Industrial Design 9 — 67% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $60,003 53 -0.01 54 100% — — — —
Interior Architecture 17 — 12% 82% 0% 6% 0% 0% $60,129 15 -0.91 55 — — — — —
Music 16 — 69% 38% 0% 56% 0% 0% $42,984 36 -0.40 12 97% — — — —
Music Performance 13 — 54% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $42,984 36 -0.40 12 97% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 11 — 18% 73% 0% 27% 0% 0% $47,807 82 +0.64 22 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 49 — 24% 57% 2% 31% 4% 0% $53,535 15 -0.88 37 97% 8.2% — — —
Industrial Technology — — — — — — — — $90,284 52 +0.13 91 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,945
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,688
Est. In-State Cost $14,158
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,230
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 19.4% 421 57% 67% 3% 18% 5% 1% $65,397 13 -0.83 66 95% 8.2%
Humanities 16.4% 355 38% 57% 1% 31% 5% 2% $51,094 26 -0.57 31 90% 9.7%
Health Sciences 15.3% 331 12% 65% 1% 23% 8% 0% $95,386 92 +0.76 94 97% —
Social Sciences 13.0% 283 22% 64% 2% 23% 4% 0% $54,036 29 -0.64 39 94% —
Education 9.9% 215 28% 67% 0% 23% 6% 0% $61,222 86 +0.65 57 94% 11.1%
Arts 7.1% 155 40% 70% 2% 16% 5% 0% $50,738 48 -0.42 30 95% —
Engineering 6.7% 146 82% 73% 3% 14% 5% 0% $106,885 67 +0.58 97 97% —
Computer Science 4.3% 94 84% 73% 5% 11% 3% 1% $102,816 37 -0.41 96 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.6% 77 40% 71% 6% 13% 3% 1% $59,918 18 -0.76 54 96% —
Professional 2.3% 49 24% 57% 2% 31% 4% 0% $53,535 7 -0.88 37 97% 8.2%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 25 44% 64% 4% 28% 0% 0% $63,739 10 -0.85 63 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 18 56% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $69,598 89 +1.38 73 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $86.2M #66 23% $59.7M 9 #153 46 20
Engineering $42.6M #111 28% $10.2M 18 #136 103 13
Computer Science $29.0M #33 53% $6.1M 11 #90 63 4
Health Sciences $21.6M #101 67% $5.8M 1 #236 38 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $19.1M #111 43% $3.3M 14 #211 18 1
Business & Economics $18.6M #29 57% $3.5M — — — —
Education $16.5M #35 64% $1.1M 29 #144 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $13.7M #158 20% $2.7M 6 #187 94 5
Agriculture & Food Science $3.9M #100 3% $0.6M — — — —
Total $251M #108 37% $93.0M 88 #189 362 45

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 142 $14.8M $14.8M $0
Track & Field (combined) 133 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 39 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Basketball 17 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Golf 10 $601K $601K $0
Tennis 9 $560K $560K $0
Total 273 $23.9M $23.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 132 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 38 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Softball 25 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 15 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Tennis 8 $521K $521K $0
Total 162 $8.6M $8.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 265 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Football 142 $14.8M $14.8M $0
Baseball 39 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Soccer 38 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 32 $5.5M $5.5M $0
Softball 25 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 17 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 10 $601K $601K $0
Total 435 $43.0M $43.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (non-ED) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 46%
SAT Range 1120 – 1240
SAT Math Range 550 – 610
SAT RW Range 570 – 630