University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA · Public · Small city · ULM · Uni of LA-Monroe · University of Louisiana Monroe · University of Louisiana at Monroe · University of Louisiana-Monroe
Public institution in Monroe, LA · 4,891 undergraduates · 75% acceptance rate · $46,769 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 22%Average net price
- Top 23%Undergraduates
- Top 25%In-state tuition & fees
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
- $11,633430th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,190503rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,290930th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,552592nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,7691,255th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,4301,195th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 50.6%1,122nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.3%1,126th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.6%735th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1102679th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,891502nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.4%1,013th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 261 mi (IAH)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,177 | $61,516 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,681 | $57,318 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $56,641 | $51,273 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $50,856 | $55,964 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $50,439 | $47,260 |
| InsuranceBusiness | bachelors | $48,432 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,193 | $39,369 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $38,029 | $38,878 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $34,942 | $38,289 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $34,704 | — |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $38,289 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $33,192 | $31,042 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1931source
- Athletic nickname: "Warhawks"source
- Mascot: Ace the Warhawksource
- JPS Field at Malone Stadium seats about 30,427source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Motto: ""Seek the Truth""source
- Campus size: about 238 acressource
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- Formerly known as "|title=|Ouachita Parish Junior College" (1931–1934)source
- Formerly known as "Northeast Center of Louisiana State University" (1934–1949)source
- Formerly known as "Northeast Junior College of Louisiana State University" (1949–1950)source
- Formerly known as "Northeast Louisiana State College" (1950–1969)source
- Formerly known as "Northeast Louisiana University (1969–1999)}}"source
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "Wooden Boot" (since 1951)source
- Football rivalry: Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Monroe (since 1953)source
- Fight song: ""ULM Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Tim McGrawsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,372,233 (M $3,284,396 · W $2,087,837)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- 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 Monroe’s 4,891 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In LA
- McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, LA · 4,846 undergrads
- Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, LA · 4,772 undergrads
- University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 4,479 undergrads
- Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA · 5,323 undergrads
- Louisiana State University-AlexandriaAlexandria, LA · 4,414 undergrads
- Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA · 4,144 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlando, FL · 4,897 undergrads
- University of Massachusetts GlobalIrvine, CA · 4,902 undergrads
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · 4,938 undergrads
- Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL · 4,939 undergrads
- SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY · 4,820 undergrads
- High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC · 4,970 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteulm.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 159993)
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