University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Quick Facts

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Location: Southeast
Setting: Mid-size City Setting
Type: Public
Size: Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)
Mascot: Ragin' Cajuns
Martin Hall, named for late state Sen. Robert Martin, who passed the bill founding the institution
Martin Hall, named for late state Sen. Robert Martin, who passed the bill founding the institution
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Louisiana at Lafayette From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana. It is the largest campus within the eight-campus University of Louisiana System and is the second largest university in the state of Louisiana.

Founded in 1900 as an industrial institute, the university became known by its present name in 1999. The university is a member of the Southeastern Universities Research Association and is categorized as a Carnegie RU/H: Research University (high research activity), the only UL system campus to receive the latter doctoral distinction and among the top 5% of all U.S. colleges.

UL Lafayette is recognized for excellence in computer science and its graduate program in evolutionary and environmental biology. It offers Louisiana's only PhD in Francophone studies, only doctoral degree in cognitive science and only industrial design degree.

History

Timeline

  • 1898 - State approved the creation of an "industrial institute and academy."
  • 1900 - Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (SLII) established.
  • 1901 - SLII opened Sept. 18 with 100 students and eight faculty members.
  • 1903 - 18 students were the first to graduate from SLII.
  • 1920 - Began a four-year course culminating with a bachelor of arts degree.
  • 1921 - SLII was upgraded to the Southwestern Louisiana Institute (SLI).
  • 1960 - SLI became the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL).
  • 1984 - USL attempted to change its name to the University of Louisiana, which only lasted a few days until overturned by a district court.
  • 1999 - USL was renamed the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette).

Notable firsts

  • 1954 - Within months of the Brown v. Board of Education decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, SLI admitted 70 African American students, to become the first all white college in the Deep South to achieve racial desegregation.
  • 1961 - Established the first university chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for students.
  • 1994 - Created North America's first Francophone studies Ph.D. program.
  • 2007 - The Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment (CAPE) successfully launches the State of Louisiana's first university student built satellite.

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,585
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 92%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 9,504
Students Receiving Aid: 85%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 25
Selectivity: Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 92%
Part-Time 8%
Men vs. Women
Men 56%
Women 44%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 76%
African-American 18%
Other 4%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 94%
Out-of-State 6%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Louisiana 94%
Texas 2%
California 0%
Alabama 0%
Florida 0%
Percent of Students International: 3%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 14%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Sun Belt Conference)
Basketball (Sun Belt Conference)
Baseball (Sun Belt Conference)
Track (Sun Belt Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 3,324 $ 9,504  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 2,930 33%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 2,227 56%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 1,724 28%  
Student Loans:
 $ 2,764 32%  
Any Aid:
   85%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 76% (Selective)
Test Scores  
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 79%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 14, Verbal: 18, Math: 16
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 24, Verbal: 25, Math: 24

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 25.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Not Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Associate's Level Majors
Bachelor's Level Majors

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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has an excellent nursing program. "Four outstanding nursing schools who met the COE program's rigorous criteria attained COE status for 2005-2008: the University of Louisiana at Lafayette , Excelsior College in Albany, NY, Samford University in Birmingham, AL and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro." (www.nursing.louisiana.edu)

Photos

  • Martin Hall, named for late state Sen. Robert Martin, who passed the bill founding the institution
    Martin Hall, named for late state Sen. Robert Martin, who passed the bill founding the institution [source]
  • Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum
    Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum [source]
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  • One of the numerous "Century Oaks" planted on the campus in 1900.
    One of the numerous "Century Oaks" planted on the campus in 1900. [source]

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