by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Louisiana at Monroe was awarded 14 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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ULM is ranked #1,356 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 30 colleges in Louisiana, ULM is ranked at #8.
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When it comes to admittance, University of Louisiana at Monroe is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 70%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 15% of students accepted to ULM submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 590. Math scores were between 585 and 730.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Louisiana at Monroe, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Louisiana at Monroe is 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Louisiana at Monroe enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At ULM this rate is 36%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,929 undergraduates at ULM with 4,568 being full-time and 2,361 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,488 | $10,199 | $12,108 | $15,494 | $14,173 |
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 ULM, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At ULM, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,243 a year. That adds up to $20,972 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at ULM is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for ULM are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 700 University Avenue, Monroe, LA 71209-0000 |
| Phone: | 318-342-1000 |
| Website: | www.ulm.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 241 | $29,046 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 158 | NA |
| Nursing | 151 | $75,828 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 85 | $35,951 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 81 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 80 | $26,286 |
| Business Administration & Management | 76 | $37,011 |
| Educational Administration | 71 | NA |
| General Biology | 56 | NA |
| Communication Sciences | 45 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 4,118 students took at least one online class at University of Louisiana at Monroe. This is a decrease from the 4,585 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,118 | 1,711 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,585 | 1,908 |
| 2020-2021 | 6,263 | 2,346 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,219 | 1,426 |
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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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