Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Lafayette, LA
Population 300,000
Map of the United States

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 5.2%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2,169 40% / 60% 1% $62,398 67 94%
Chemical Engineering 23 57% / 43% 0% $111,320 99 90%
Civil Engineering 22 82% / 18% 0% $88,674 93 100%
Electrical Engineering 31 87% / 13% 0% $107,033 98 88%
Mechanical Engineering 63 86% / 14% 0% $99,510 97 93%
Petroleum Engineering 7 100% / 0% 0% $121,240 99 94%
Computer Science 66 +1 86% / 14% 2% $100,894 97 100%
Informatics 28 79% / 21% 0% $72,239 81 100%
Chemistry 14 +2 50% / 50% 0% $66,949 75 100%
Geosciences 2 0% / 100% 0% $58,739 60
Mathematics 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% $56,364 54 96%
Physics 2 50% / 50% 0% $69,063 78
Biology 77 40% / 60% 1% $63,186 69 95%
Environmental Science 18 56% / 44% 0% $51,951 42
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 52 4% / 96% 0% $45,911 24 96%
Nursing 279 13% / 87% 0% $95,568 96 97%
Accounting 41 46% / 54% 2% $64,606 71 95%
Business Management and Administration 127 +4 56% / 44% 1% $54,799 50 93%
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 8 88% / 12% 0% $56,054 53 86%
Business/Managerial Economics 12 75% / 25% 0% $61,586 66
Engineering Management 60 90% / 10% 0% $74,775 84
Finance 71 +1 61% / 39% 1% $56,763 55 97%
Health Administration 19 5% / 95% 0% $56,296 54 97%
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 12 8% / 92% 0% $56,296 54 97%
Hospitality Management 8 0% / 100% 0% $42,209 15 100%
Marketing 59 +2 53% / 47% 2% $56,800 55 98%
Risk Management and Insurance 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $64,094 70
Anthropology 7 0% / 100% 0% $45,427 22
English 20 15% / 85% 0% $52,181 42 92%
Foreign Languages 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,417 31
General Studies 310 39% / 61% 2% $46,448 25 90%
History 21 +1 57% / 43% 0% $48,787 32 91%
Human Development and Family Studies 33 0% / 100% 0% $41,630 14 93%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 14 36% / 64% 0% $49,731 35 96%
Political Science 44 +2 41% / 59% 0% $55,103 51 89%
Psychology 128 +1 18% / 82% 1% $49,374 34 95%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 40 28% / 72% 0% $42,227 15 96%
Sociology 17 35% / 65% 0% $40,364 12 96%
Early Childhood Education 18 0% / 100% 0% $50,138 36 94%
Elementary Education 41 0% / 100% 0% $50,138 36 94%
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching $50,138 36 94%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 136 41% / 59% 1% $54,369 49 96%
Secondary Education and Teaching 15 7% / 93% 0% $50,138 36 94%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 5 60% / 40% 0% $50,138 36 94%
Architecture and Related Services 33 48% / 52% 0% $62,136 67 88%
Art/Art Studies 43 23% / 77% 0% $34,370 5 89%
Film Studies 13 62% / 38% 0% $31,523 4 100%
Industrial Design 9 67% / 33% 0% $46,068 24 100%
Interior Architecture 17 12% / 88% 0% $58,443 59
Music 16 69% / 31% 0% $31,354 4 94%
Music Performance 13 54% / 46% 0% $31,354 4 94%
Visual and Performing Arts 11 18% / 82% 0% $26,826 2 100%
Criminal Justice 49 24% / 76% 0% $44,849 21 98%
Industrial Technology $76,110 85

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 67th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 29.4% 638 31% / 69% 1% $47,286 27 92%
Business & Economics 19.4% 421 57% / 43% 1% $59,389 61 96%
Health Sciences 15.3% 331 12% / 88% 0% $87,767 93 97%
Education 9.9% 215 28% / 72% 0% $52,814 44 95%
Arts 7.1% 155 40% / 60% 0% $42,263 15 92%
Engineering 6.7% 146 82% / 18% 0% $102,377 98 93%
Computer Science 4.3% 94 84% / 16% 1% $92,358 95 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.6% 77 40% / 60% 1% $63,186 69 95%
Professional 2.3% 49 24% / 76% 0% $44,849 21 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 25 44% / 56% 0% $63,498 69 99%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 18 56% / 44% 0% $51,951 42

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 #145
Physical Sciences & Math $13.7M #158 20% $2.7M 6 #188 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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

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