Academics at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of Louisiana at Lafayette: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at University of Louisiana at Lafayette is about average at 18 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 75% of instructors full time, University of Louisiana at Lafayette is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at University of Louisiana at Lafayette can choose from 61 majors with reported graduates spanning 22 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are summarised below:

The most popular majors at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 5,570 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (74% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Explore Further at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at University of Louisiana at Lafayette — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at University of Louisiana at Lafayette — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at University of Louisiana at Lafayette — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at University of Louisiana at Lafayette — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at University of Louisiana at Lafayette — accreditation status and accrediting bodies