University of Louisiana at Lafayette

About University of Louisiana at Lafayette

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette) offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. With over 19,000 students, it is the second-largest four-year public university in Louisiana. UL Lafayette has been designated an R1 university, indicating "very high research activity," by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning, placing it among the nation’s top tier of public and private research institutions. UL Lafayette is among the top 10 universities in the U.S. for its percentage of research and development expenditures funded by business, according to the National Science Foundation. Students can choose from a variety of degree programs at UL Lafayette including Engineering, Informatics and smart systems development, Nursing and health care professions, Architecture and design, Resource biology and biodiversity, Education, Computer Science, and Traditional Music, including Cajun, Zydeco, and bluegrass. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns compete in NCAA Division I football, basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, softball, volleyball, women’s soccer, and track and field. There are over 190 student organizations. Every year, UL Lafayette hosts Lagniappe Day for students, which includes activities such as canoe races in Cypress Lake and a campus-wide crawfish boil with more than 10,000 pounds of Louisiana crawfish. We are rich in tradition and proud of our unique regional culture. Service learning is integrated into all UL Lafayette students’ college experience. Students and faculty members provide about 150,000 community service hours, on average, every year. The University hosts the only campus-based AmeriCorps program in Louisiana.