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University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

Give yourself the opportunity to thrive at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. UL Lafayette is a public institution in Lafayette, Louisiana.

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13,432
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
58%
 
Enrolled male students
42%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
84%
 
Part-time students
16%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
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Retention rate
Full-time faculty
71%
 
Adjuncts
29%
 
Faculty Ratio
18:1
Student/teacher ratio
$5,407
In-state tuition cost
$19,135
Out-of-state tuition cost
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4-year graduation rate
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6-year graduation rate
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Acceptance rate
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Out-of-state students

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Engaged Students

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY
Non-U.S. Citizen: 3%
Hispanic/Latinx: 6%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 25%
White, non-Hispanic: 56%
Native/Indigenous American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 0%
Asian, non-Hispanic: 3%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 3%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 4%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 3%

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Admission

TEST SCORES
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FRESHMAN PROFILE
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th Percentile: 570 | 75th Percentile: 630
SAT Math
25th Percentile: 550 | 75th Percentile: 610
ACT Composite
25th Percentile: 23 | 75th Percentile: 28
ACT Math
25th Percentile: 21 | 75th Percentile: 27
ACT English
25th Percentile: 23 | 75th Percentile: 30

Tuition & Cost

Tuition (in-state): $5,407
Tuition (out-of-state): $19,135
Fees: $5,011
Room: $7,418
Board: $4,690

Contact University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Contact Admissions

louisiana.edu/admissions

Campus Location

104 E. University Circle
Lafayette, LA 70503

(337) 482-1000

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louisiana.edu

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