	University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette) is a coeducational, public, research university in Lafayette, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and has the second largest enrollment in Louisiana. Founded in 1898 as an industrial school, the institution developed into a four-year university during the twentieth century and became known by its present name in 1999. UL Lafayette evolved into a national research university as noted by its Carnegie R2 categorization as a "Doctoral University: Higher Research Activity." It offers Louisiana's only Ph.D. in francophone studies and Louisiana's only industrial design degree. The university has achieved several milestones in computer science, engineering and architecture. It is also home to a distinct College of the Arts. History This History section is in a list format that may be better presented using prose. You can help by converting this History section to prose, if appropriate. Editing help is available. (June 2015) Timeline 1984 - USL attempted to change its name to the University of Louisiana, which only lasted less than a month until overturned by an act of the state legislature. Notable firsts 1954 - Within months of the Brown v. Board of Education decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, SLI admitted 70 African-American students, becoming the first all-white public college in the Deep South to desegregate. 1961 - Established the first university chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for students. It is named the ACM Alpha Student Chapter 2008 - Ray Paul Authement, the university president from 1974 to 2008, became the longest serving president of a public university in the United States. Research The university is a member of the Southeastern Universities Research Association and is categorized as a Carnegie Doctoral University: Higher Research Activity. UL Lafayette reported $51 million in external research funding from state, federal, private and self-generated funds for 2008. The university was rated one of the top 100 public research universities in the nation according to a 2010 report by The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. In 2012, it became the first Louisiana university designated as an NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. New Iberia Research Center UL Lafayette's New Iberia Research Center in New Iberia, LA conducts basic and applied research on several species of nonhuman primates including macaques, grivets, capuchins and chimpanzees. Founded in 1984, the center now houses over 7,000 monkeys used for breeding and studies. The center is also a contract breeding and testing facility, selling animals to other laboratories and conducting experiments under contract with other parties. New Iberia is one of only 7 U.S. laboratories housing chimpanzees. In 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cited the center for six potential violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) which the government alleges lead to the death of one monkey, injuries to another and the escape of five from their enclosure. Inspectors also found that some monkeys were not kept in sanitary conditions and that the university attempted to conceal its prior animal welfare problems. The center faces up to $60,000 in fines as a result of the alleged violations. In the past decade, the center has paid $58,633 in fines for successive AWA violations. In 2008, the Humane Society of the United States conducted an undercover investigation in the center which found monkeys being shot with sedation guns while in their cages, one monkey repeatedly hit by a worker in the teeth w ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette Details

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Details
detail	value
state	Louisiana
conference	Sun Belt Conference
public	Public
scores	1585/1057/24
level	Average
rank	[350
overall ROI rank	[248
size	medium
undergrads	15574
grads	1621
price	32302
drop	52
stem	21
research	68
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Louisiana at Lafayette?

1. number 350 for Academics.

2. number 248 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Louisiana at Lafayette?

1. University of New Hampshire

2. South Dakota State University

3. University of Louisville

4. California State University-Chico

5. University of California-Santa Cruz

6. University of Nevada-Reno

7. University of Rhode Island

National Academic Rankings

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette National Academic Rankings

University of Louisiana at Lafayette National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Div1 Public	89	86	88	90	87	83	65	56	78
Sun Belt Conference	6	5	7	6	6	6	4	4	4
South East Region	77	91	89	49	46	40	26	36	58
State of Louisiana	5	7	8	3	3	5	3	8	5
Top Ten Sun Belt Conference	6	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4
Top Ten State of Louisiana	5	7	8	3	3	5	3	4	5

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.83	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	221	225
98.02	South Dakota State University	South Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	354	263
93.17	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
93.12	California State University-Chico	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	392	409
93.05	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
92.83	University of Nevada-Reno	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	289	340
92.48	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	270	328
92.19	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
91.86	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	261	196
91.77	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
91.67	The University of Montana	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	372	232
91.62	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
90.66	University of Maine	Maine	Atlantic 10 Conference / Ameri...	Public	Average	248	245
86.58	CUNY Queens College	New York	East Coast Conference	Public	Average	307	400
86.45	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
86.17	Sam Houston State University	Texas	Southland Conference	Public	Average	472	383
86.13	Oakland University	Michigan	Horizon League	Public	Average	417	270
86.08	University of Memphis	Tennessee	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	359	314
86.02	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
85.77	Georgia Southern University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	254	236
85.72	Illinois State University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	279	222
85.66	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	445	385
85.55	University of North Carolina Wilmington	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	221	228
85.53	SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
85.52	Towson University	Maryland	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Average	264	365
85.48	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
85.37	Boise State University	Idaho	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	389	329
85.37	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
85.27	University of Akron Main Campus	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	331	251
85.23	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Nebraska	The Summit League	Public	Average	491	364
85.20	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
85.16	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
85.13	Wichita State University	Kansas	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	382	307
85.12	Middle Tennessee State University	Tennessee	Conference USA	Public	Average	384	372
84.94	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
84.94	University of North Dakota	North Dakota	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	363	266
84.79	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
84.76	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
84.71	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
84.67	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
84.67	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
84.67	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
84.61	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
84.60	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
84.45	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
84.42	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Tennessee	Southern Conference	Public	Average	434	464
84.40	Kennesaw State University	Georgia	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	Average	290	291
84.28	University of Minnesota-Duluth	Minnesota	Northern Sun Intercollegiate C...	Public	Average	464	346
84.12	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Average	451	347
83.09	University of Louisiana at Monroe	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	485	352

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.06	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Public	Average	350	253
99.06	The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Average	350	429
98.04	University of Memphis	Tennessee	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	359	314
98.00	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	368	278
96.74	Mid - American Conference (Low)	-	Mid American Conference	-Conf-	Average	-	266
96.41	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
96.00	University of Idaho	Idaho	Sun Belt Conference / Big Sky ...	Public	Average	379	216
95.54	Wentworth Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	Commonwealth Coast Conference	Private	Average	348	352
94.84	Missouri State University-Springfield	Missouri	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	301	266
94.41	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
94.41	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
94.40	South Dakota State University	South Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	354	263
93.65	Quinnipiac University	Connecticut	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Private	Average	353	433
93.08	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	Conference USA	Public	Average	330	180
90.91	Duquesne University	Pennsylvania	Northeast Conference / Atlanti...	Private	AboveAverage	346	374
90.09	Butler University	Indiana	Pioneer Football League / Big ...	Private	AboveAverage	349	204

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