Student Achievement
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette recognizes the importance of identifying, evaluating, and publishing goals and outcomes related to student achievement. Student success is recorded and documented in a variety of formats for different metrics.
Student Achievement Measures
Below are tables with retention and graduation rates for first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen who enrolled in the fall or prior summer semester at UL Lafayette. The figures presented below display the number and percent of students who were retained and graduated at UL Lafayette as a whole.
Fall Enrollment
The number of students enrolled in the Fall at UL Lafayette is established as a specific "census date" which occurs approximately fourteen class days after the beginning of full term.
| Headcount Enrollment | Baseline | Strategic Plan Years | Minimum Acceptable Threshold | Goal for 2030 | ||||
| Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025 | |||
| All Students | 16,450 | 16,225 | 15,219 | 15,345 | 15,665 | 16,100 | 14,620 | 16,878 |
| Peer Average | 18,150 | 16,979 | 16,216 | 16,741 | 15,598 | Not Available | ||
Retention of Full-Time, Degree-seeking, First-time Freshmen Students
The focus of UL Lafayette is to increase the retention rate of students:
- First Fall semester to second Fall semester target retention is 80%
- First Fall semester to third Fall semester target retention is 68%
| Retention | Baseline | Strategic Plan Years | Minimum Acceptable Threshold | Goal for 2030 | ||||
| Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 | |||
| First-Time, Full-time Freshmen | 79% | 75% | 70% | 76% | 74% | 74% | 74% | 80% |
| Peer Average FTFT | 75% | 76% | 75% | 74% | 73% | 75% | ||
| 1st to 2nd Year | 79.43% | 74.73% | 70.02% | 76.01% | 74.28% | 74.28% | 70% | 80% |
| Cohort | 2,528 | 2,307 | 2,632 | 2,860 | 3,048 | 3,049 | ||
| 1st to 3rd Year | 66.93% | 60.12% | 60.26% | 63.22% | 60.66% | Not Available | 57% | 68% |
| Cohort | 2,528 | 2,307 | 2,632 | 2,860 | 3,048 | 3,049 | ||
Six Year Graduate Rate of Full-Time, Degree-Seeking, First-Time Freshmen (2012-2018)
The goal each year is to increase the number of students who earn a baccalaureate degree from UL Lafayette. Students who enter UL Lafayette as part of the cohort and complete their degree from the University within six years. This table includes disaggregated demographic data.
| Graduation Rate | Baseline | Strategic Plan Years | |||||
| Fall 2012 | Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | |
| Full-Time, First-Time Students | 48.26% | 51.44% | 51.10% | 50.05% | 51.11% | 51.93% | 52.54% |
| IPEDS Peer Average | 48% | 49% | 49% | 51% | 52% | 51% | 51% |
| Female | 51.59% | 56.28% | 55.24% | 53.84% | 56.55% | 56.77% | 58.37% |
| Male | 44.07% | 45.86% | 46.14% | 45.18% | 44.20% | 45.93% | 45.56% |
| Pell | 38.34% | 42.19% | 40.71% | 40.18% | 38.36% | 41.80% | 44.17% |
| Non-Pell | 53.25% | 57.04% | 57.29% | 55.84% | 58.51% | 57.85% | 57.49% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 42.86% | 62.50% | 37.50% | 28.57% | 20.00% | 38.46% | 28.57% |
| Asian | 57.78% | 63.89% | 67.14% | 50.85% | 59.02% | 61.22% | 70.18% |
| Black or African American | 39.09% | 41.04% | 41.53% | 38.83% | 39.14% | 40.89% | 42.01% |
| Hispanic / Latino | 49.35% | 50.00% | 42.55% | 38.06% | 49.79% | 53.18% | 54.76% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00% | 100.00% | 60.00% | 50.00% | 0.00% | 75.00% | 80.00% |
| White | 51.87% | 54.49% | 54.59% | 55.02% | 55.73% | 55.50% | 55.34% |
| Unknown Race / Ethnicity | 46.67 | 61.90% | 62.86% | 39.29% | 49.21% | 43.14% | 51.61% |
| Two or More Races | 30.00 | 38.03% | 33.33% | 46.81% | 39.44% | 42.86% | 40.54% |
| Non-resident / International Student | 62.50 | 70.73% | 67.86% | 75.00% | 50.00% | 68.00% | 72.41% |
* UL Lafayette uses the IPEDS Six-Year Graduate Rate as its SACSCOC Key Student Completion Indicator (KSCI)
UL Lafayette and Comparison Peer Groups' Six-Year Graduation Rates
The peer comparisons in the table below include institutions within the 2021 Carnegie R1: Doctoral Universities—Very High Research Activity category, the same classification held by UL Lafayette.
| Institution Name | Graduation Rate Total | |||||
| Peer Institutions | Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 |
| Colorado School of Mines | 83% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 79% | 82% |
| Kent State University at Kent | 62% | 65% | 68% | 63% | 65% | 64% |
| North Dakota State University - Main Campus | 60% | 62% | 65% | 63% | 64% | 64% |
| Ohio University - Main Campus | 65% | 66% | 57% | 65% | 66% | 65% |
| Old Dominion University | 53% | 53% | 49% | 48% | 44% | 46% |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | 58% | 57% | 61% | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 50% | 51% | 50% | 51% | 52% | 53% |
| University of Maine | 57% | 56% | 57% | 55% | 56% | 55% |
| University of Maryland - Baltimore County | 71% | 70% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 69% |
| University of Memphis | 53% | 52% | 54% | 48% | 49% | 51% |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | 42% | 46% | 51% | 54% | 51% | 53% |
| Utah State University | 54% | 50% | 56% | 53% | 57% | 57% |
UL Lafayette Perceived Gains from NSSE Surveys
UL Lafayette uses data from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) to evaluate student engagement and perceived gains in critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and applied learning.
| Perceived Gains of Senior Students | Responded: "Very Much" or "Quite a Bit" | |
| 2022 Survey | 2024 Survey | |
| Thinking Critically | 80% | 84% |
| Writing Clearly & Effectively | 73% | 72% |
| Working effectively w/ others | 68% | 70% |
| Acquiring job or work related knowledge & skills | 70% | 67% |
| Analyzing numerical & statistical information | 65% | 72% |
Licensure exam summary report
The goal through licensure exams, is for academic departments within the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to prepare students to meet and surpass the benchmarks of their intended discipline.
Learn more about each discipline's licensure exam pass rates:
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- Athletic Training, Board of Certification Exam
- Curriculum & Instruction Exam Pass Rates
- Health Information Management
- Nursing
- Speech-Language Pathology
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