University of Louisiana at Lafayette

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public college in Lafayette, LA. Its average net price is $14,924 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,120
$30,001 to $48,000$11,685
$48,001 to $75,000$12,109
$75,001 to $110,000$16,457
$110,001 and up$19,390
$11,460Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$25,188Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$14,924Average Net Price
$12,560Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,385Books and Supplies
$6,315Other Expenses
45.4%Students on Pell Grants
44.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

87.0%Acceptance Rate
570 to 630SAT Reading, Middle Half
550 to 610SAT Math, Middle Half
23 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$48,095
8 years after entry$52,818
10 years after entry$52,638
52.1%Graduation Rate
74.3%Retention Rate
$23,422Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Lafayette, LALocation
Midsize citySetting
12,428Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$49,316 Small program - rough guide n=69$19,235 Small program - rough guide n=32
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Architecture and Related Services, Other$42,738 National median for this major n=78$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=32
Biology$31,303 Small program - rough guide n=94$27,000 n=115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$47,000 n=147$25,000 n=128
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemical Engineering$75,273 Small program - rough guide n=46$23,295 Small program - rough guide n=34
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$68,528 Small program - rough guide n=37$30,250 Small program - rough guide n=38
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$26,050 Small program - rough guide n=32$23,972 Small program - rough guide n=36
Communications$36,055 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Computer Science$59,493 Small program - rough guide n=55$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Computer Science$66,588 Small program - rough guide n=98$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=59
Criminal Justice$34,849 Small program - rough guide n=75$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$78,545 Small program - rough guide n=31$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Engineering-Related Fields$73,960 National median for this major n=1,712$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=68
English Language and Literature, General$25,114 Small program - rough guide n=48$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$45,700 Small program - rough guide n=79$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=67
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$47,350 Small program - rough guide n=49$29,000 Small program - rough guide n=49
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$33,156 Small program - rough guide n=47$28,000 Small program - rough guide n=55
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$57,127 n=105Not published
Insurance$67,182 National median for this major n=1,506Not published
Interior Architecture$49,118 National median for this major n=692Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$37,063 n=324$27,791 n=453
Marketing$43,803 Small program - rough guide n=65$20,048 Small program - rough guide n=54
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$70,375 n=111$23,850 Small program - rough guide n=83
Music$29,678 Small program - rough guide n=33$28,283 Small program - rough guide n=30
Petroleum Engineering$91,915 National median for this major n=586Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$33,109 Small program - rough guide n=40$22,796 Small program - rough guide n=43
Psychology$29,847 n=113$24,000 n=159
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$42,491 Small program - rough guide n=63$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Registered Nursing$82,686 n=535$27,000 n=411
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$25,175 Small program - rough guide n=53$27,750 Small program - rough guide n=50
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$35,464 n=104$27,000 n=159
Teaching$46,133 n=164$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=98
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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