by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette was awarded 18 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice studies.
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UL Lafayette is ranked #1,297 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
UL Lafayette is also ranked #7 out of 30 schools in Louisiana.
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The acceptance rate at University of Louisiana at Lafayette is 75%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that UL Lafayette is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Louisiana at Lafayette is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Louisiana at Lafayette is 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Louisiana at Lafayette is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UL Lafayette is 22%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 14,020 undergraduates at UL Lafayette with 11,318 being full-time and 2,702 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,325 | $12,030 | $15,188 | $17,222 | $18,192 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UL Lafayette, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UL Lafayette, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,891 a year. That adds up to $23,564 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at University of Louisiana at Lafayette make the most money.
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Contact details for UL Lafayette are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 104 University Circle, Lafayette, LA 70503 |
| Phone: | 377-482-1000 |
| Website: | www.louisiana.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 497 | $32,301 |
| Nursing | 441 | $80,416 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 297 | $31,419 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 149 | $28,746 |
| General Psychology | 132 | $22,696 |
| General Biology | 131 | $18,690 |
| Computer Science | 110 | $62,452 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 106 | $44,154 |
| Accounting | 88 | $46,458 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 85 | $63,812 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 6,737 students took at least one online class at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. This is a decrease from the 7,183 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6,737 | 2,517 |
| 2021-2022 | 7,183 | 2,742 |
| 2020-2021 | 8,860 | 2,635 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,057 | 1,929 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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