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University of Louisiana at Monroe

Monroe, Louisiana·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·ulm.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
+2.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
8,601
peer median 10,187
Avg net price
$13,466
-$400 vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
4,224
4,224 candidates competed
Admitted
3,580
84.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,255
35.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
54%+2.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
53%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

14.6pp gap
Pell recipients
46%269 of 580
Non-Pell (all)
61%428 of 706
Subsidized loan, no Pell
45%41 of 91
No Federal Aid
63%387 of 615

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 75 Title IV programs, 33 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 42 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
75
Passing
33
44.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

75programs
  • Passing33 · 44.0%
  • No Data42 · 56.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
7
Safe
24
No data
42

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

33
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+3.8%
$33,429 vs $32,203
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+7.9%
$34,763 vs $32,203
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+10.9%
$56,885 vs $51,310
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+11.6%
$51,577 vs $46,221
Public Administration
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+18.1%
$54,501 vs $46,158
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+18.3%
$54,702 vs $46,221
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+18.5%
$61,066 vs $51,545
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+21.0%
$38,974 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+3.8%
+$1,226

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

31
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
87%
$30,126 debt · $34,763 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
83%
$45,250 debt · $54,702 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
62%
$49,674 debt · $80,139 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
62%
$24,077 debt · $38,974 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
60%
$20,000 debt · $33,429 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
60%
$30,735 debt · $51,577 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
57%
$25,250 debt · $44,255 earn
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
57%
$28,819 debt · $50,446 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1941Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 13

Action history · 31

  1. Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Apr 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Aug 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,490
$30–48k$11,553
$48–75k$12,647
$75–110k$17,003
$110k+$18,642

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$13,466
-$399vs Doctoral/Professional median $13,866
Federal loans
34.7%
In-state tuition
$9,190
Out-of-state
$21,290

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,823 students received $16.9M in Pell grants, alongside $40.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,823
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.9M
$16,930,376 total
Direct Loans
$40.1M
5,407 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
2k
22
2k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$7.3M
1,942 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$7.6M
1,953 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$20.5M
1,088 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.8M
211 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.9M
213 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,763 borrowers who entered repayment, 44 (2.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.4%
+0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,763
Defaulted
44
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.1%
2017
8.4%
2018
5.4%
2019
2.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at ULM

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs63
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,425 total completions
01Health Professions
47033.0%
02Psychology
21515.1%
03Education
20314.2%
04Business
19413.6%
05Parks/Recreation
916.4%
06Liberal Arts
755.3%
07Biological Sciences
735.1%
08Security/Protective
422.9%
09Communication
332.3%
10Social Sciences
292.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
8,601
12-mo unduplicated
9,874
Undergraduate
7,527
Graduate
2,347

Gender split

Men
33%3,262
Women
67%6,612

Race / ethnicity composition

White
55.0%
Black
24.2%
Non-resident
8.6%
Unknown
4.0%
Hispanic
3.7%
Two or more
3.2%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
350
216 M · 134 W
Women athletes
38.3%
Athletic aid
$5.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$20.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.3M
$2.1M
Recruiting expense
$216K
$104K
Head-coach salaries
$229K
$74K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
88 M · 59 W
$1.2M
Football
117 M ·
$7.8M
Baseball
42 M ·
$1.3M
Soccer
· 29 W
$719K
Basketball
12 M · 13 W
$3.0M
Softball
· 21 W
$903K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.18
18 offenses · 8,272 students

3-year trend

0.342 yrs ago0.711 yr ago2.18Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
27
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
23
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
16
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

18total
  • On campus18

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
0
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs914
Liquor131

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
311

ULM vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions ULM selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Louisiana at Monroe
54%8,601$13,466Doctoral/Professional
49%89.5%7,812$14,578Doctoral/Professional
53%89.5%10,112$16,511Doctoral/Professional
42%72.3%10,262$10,945Doctoral/Professional
50%81.1%11,775$14,265Doctoral/Professional
60%81.8%11,686$13,315Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median52%81.8%10,187$13,866

Institutions like ULM

Explore the federal data for institutions in ULM's comparison group.

ULM Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
rhodes [at] ulm.edu
Phone
318-342-1028
Address
Library 605

Institutional Research, part of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, is committed to providing timely, accurate, and consistent information and data about the University of Louisiana Monroe to all constituents, both internal to and external of the institution.

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Team
2 members
  • Melissa Rhodes
    Assistant Director of Institutional
  • Luke Webb
    Data Analyst

Frequently asked questions about University of Louisiana at Monroe

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about ULM.

What is the graduation rate at University of Louisiana at Monroe?

University of Louisiana at Monroe reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Louisiana at Monroe?

University of Louisiana at Monroe reports a total enrollment of 8,601 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Louisiana at Monroe?

The average net price at University of Louisiana at Monroe is $13,466 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Louisiana at Monroe?

University of Louisiana at Monroe's yield rate is 35.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Louisiana at Monroe located?

University of Louisiana at Monroe is located in Monroe, Louisiana 71209-0000.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Louisiana at Monroe?

University of Louisiana at Monroe's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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