University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UL Lafayette · ULL
Public institution in Lafayette, LA · 12,269 undergraduates · 89% acceptance rate · $47,089 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $14,118606th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,418635th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $24,1461,036th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,631664th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,902979th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,0891,238th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,6681,049th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 52.0%1,073rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.0%905th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 88.8%1,188th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1219355th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 12,269204th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.8%763rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 199 mi (IAH)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- RDJul 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $25
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 51 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,499 | $61,888 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,660 | $59,124 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,507 | $58,402 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $65,052 | $65,856 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,430 | $57,318 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $57,995 | $52,107 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $57,860 | $56,505 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $49,683 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $48,432 | $48,823 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $47,846 | $42,402 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $40,945 | $39,009 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $39,927 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1900source
- Athletic nickname: "Ragin' Cajuns"source
- Mascot: Cayennesource
- Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium seats about 31,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Motto: "Fortiter, Feliciter, Fideliter (Latin)"source
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- Formerly known as "(1898–1920)"source
- Formerly known as "Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning" (1921–1959)source
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- Athletic conference: FBSsource
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- Fight song: ""Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Richard Simmonssource
- Notable alum: Jeff Landrysource
- Notable alum: Kathleen Blancosource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,464,332 (M $5,295,908 · W $3,168,424)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s 12,269 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In LA
- Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LA · 9,514 undergrads
- Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA · 7,819 undergrads
- Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · 7,759 undergrads
- Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA · 5,840 undergrads
- Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA · 5,323 undergrads
- University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, LA · 4,891 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY · 12,267 undergrads
- Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, TX · 12,263 undergrads
- Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH · 12,255 undergrads
- Cypress CollegeCypress, CA · 12,309 undergrads
- Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL · 12,188 undergrads
- University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL · 12,118 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelouisiana.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 160658)
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