University of Louisiana at Monroe

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

University of Louisiana at Monroe operates as a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 5,022 students of which 7,399 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 Monroe is categorized as “17” 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 84.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,116 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,466, with published in-state tuition of $9,190 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 52.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.8%. Graduates earn a median of $46,769 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,430 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 219700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.1% 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.