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University of Louisiana at Monroe

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Monroe, LA
Population 170,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,891
Men / Women 36% / 64%
White 59%
Black 26%
International 9%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
From State 86%
From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 35%
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Business & Economics 13%
Education 5%
Life & Natural Sciences 5%
Professional 3%
Arts 2%
Computer Science 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,190
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,290
Est. In-State Cost $11,888
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,541
10-Year ROI $155,000
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,706 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $3M #359
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #444
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #551
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 82 #216
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 25 #335

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1190 – 1320
SAT Math Range 620 – 730
SAT RW Range 540 – 630
ACT Range 18 – 24

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Louisiana at Monroe 1,066 32% / 68% 4% $58,827 95%
Computer Science 19 53% / 47% 47% $88,035 94 100%
Information Science/Studies 7 100% / 0% 0% $77,086 87
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 6 50% / 50% 0% $54,989 55
Chemistry 3 33% / 67% 67% $59,566 65
Mathematics 4 25% / 75% 25% $61,944 70
Biology 34 35% / 65% 0% $60,591 67 97%
Toxicology 19 32% / 68% 0% $47,860 35 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science 21 29% / 71% 5% $62,122 70 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 15 7% / 93% 0% $48,437 37 96%
Dental Hygiene 26 0% / 100% 0% $63,517 73 97%
Exercise Science 85 54% / 46% 5% $46,679 32 97%
Health Sciences 32 22% / 78% 0% $45,570 29 90%
Nursing 107 13% / 87% 3% $88,262 94 99%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 45 27% / 73% 0% $135,311 100 100%
Radiologic Technology 40 12% / 88% 0% $63,413 72 100%
Accounting 13 23% / 77% 15% $67,181 78 96%
Agricultural Business and Management 22 77% / 23% 5% $63,559 73 94%
Business Administration 58 50% / 50% 9% $50,920 44 93%
Finance 15 73% / 27% 13% $71,032 82
Marketing 10 10% / 90% 20% $63,295 72 94%
Risk Management and Insurance 24 58% / 42% 0% $66,350 77 100%
Communication 21 29% / 71% 0% $48,256 36 100%
Criminal Justice 32 34% / 66% 0% $44,526 26 94%
English 10 40% / 60% 0% $30,209 4 94%
Foreign Languages 7 43% / 57% 0% $43,729 23
General Studies 79 41% / 59% 8% $54,010 53 93%
History 12 50% / 50% 0% $38,195 11 96%
Political Science 18 17% / 83% 0% $43,323 22 95%
Psychology 160 17% / 83% 1% $37,448 10 87%
Social Work 15 27% / 73% 0% $34,068 6 92%
Elementary Education 43 2% / 98% 0% $44,097 24 100%
Secondary Education and Teaching 15 20% / 80% 0% $44,097 24 100%
Music 4 50% / 50% 0% $36,549 9
Music Performance 9 33% / 67% 0% $36,863 9
Studio Art 7 43% / 57% 0% $31,564 4 90%
Aviation 1 100% / 0% 0% $68,779 80
Construction Management 28 89% / 11% 0% $96,369 97 100%