University of Louisiana at Lafayette

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Louisiana at Lafayette

University of Louisiana at Lafayette operates as a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 12,428 students of which 14,184 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 87.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,219 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,530, with published in-state tuition of $10,418 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,902, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 52.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.3%. Graduates earn a median of $47,089 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,668 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 382800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.