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Statement · Lafayette, LA

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $11,157 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $24,884.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $47,089 ten years after entering, the 41st percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 53% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
16,788

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $24,884 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $11,157 and $18,562 a year depending on income at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Statement of cost · University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$24,884
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$11,157
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$13,530
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$10,418

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $11,157; $30–48k: $11,283; $48–75k: $13,692; $75–110k: $17,079; over $110k: $18,562. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$11,157
$30k–$48k$11,283
$48k–$75k$13,692
$75k–$110k$17,079
Over $110k$18,562

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $47,089; the median graduate who borrowed owes $22,902.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$42,668
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$44,392
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
41st percentile among public 4-years
$47,089
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
78th percentile among public 4-years
$22,902
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$14,991

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $42,668; 8 yrs after entry: $44,392; 10 yrs after entry: $47,089. Median graduate debt: $22,902. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $22,902.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$42,668
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$44,392
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$47,089
Median graduate debt$22,902

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree357$72,380not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree335$41,481$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree326$87,367$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree136$45,269$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree121$48,548$26,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree117$49,147$23,250
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree103$57,937$21,500
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree96$90,611$22,175
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree90$44,770$24,502
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree70$50,908$26,400
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree64$93,766$23,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree63$41,971$24,725
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's Degree60not reportednot reported
MarketingBachelor's Degree58$50,941$24,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree55$37,104$28,250
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree53not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree49$67,136$25,945
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree49$40,154$23,557
Engineering, GeneralMaster's Degree43$104,079not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree41$57,942$23,240
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree20$118,943not reported
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesMaster's Degree17not reportednot reported
Petroleum EngineeringBachelor's Degree20$110,398$22,806
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree34$101,365$22,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree19not reportednot reported
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree32$80,744$27,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree27$97,461$25,750

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Louisiana at Lafayette: 12,428 undergraduates; 42% of students receive Pell grants; 87% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

87%

59th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

12,428

77th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

42%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

76th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

53%

finish within 150% of normal time

64th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

38%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$41,648

63rd percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k34%
  • $30k–$48k17%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110k14%
  • Over $110k20%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k34%
$30k–$48k17%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110k14%
Over $110k20%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.