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University of Louisiana at Monroe

Monroe, Louisiana · Small city

84.8%
Admit rate
$13,466
Avg net price
54%
Graduation rate
$46,769
Median earnings

University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Monroe, Louisiana (small city setting), enrolling 5,022 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 5,022 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 85% admitNCAA Division I-FBS · Sun Belt Conference

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against University of Louisiana at Monroe's admitted students.

Admit rate
84.8%
SAT (mid 50%)
1160–1360
Avg GPA (est.)
3.21

Enter a test score to see where you land against University of Louisiana at Monroe's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and University of Louisiana at Monroe's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and is the parish seat and largest city of Ouachita Parish. As the 19th century began, the entire Ouachita Valley region... was part of Spanish colonial holdings. Ouachita Parish encompassed the area between the Red and the Mississippi Rivers, from north of Concordia and Rapides Parish to the Missouri. The Monroe Civic Center has multiple facilities, the main complex being the Civic Center arena. The arena provides 44,000 square feet (4,100 m2) of exhibit space along with 5,600 seats, with a larger potential capacity of up to 7,200 seats. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
184 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to Monroe (MLU)

How University of Louisiana at Monroe compares

Selectivity84.8%

More selective than 36% · #14 most selective of 23 in Louisiana

SAT average1116

Higher than 34%

Graduation rate54%

Higher than 49% · #7 of 25 in Louisiana

First-year retention73%

Higher than 39%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,769

Higher than 29% · #18 of 28 in Louisiana

Average net price$13,466

Cheaper than 79% · #11 cheapest of 26 in Louisiana

Median debt at graduation$21,500

Lower than 63%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment5,022

Larger than 78%

Percentiles compare University of Louisiana at Monroe with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Louisiana.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

6,862students
  • Undergraduate5,02273%
  • Graduate1,84027%

Undergraduates by gender

5,022undergrads
  • Women3,50370%
  • Men1,51930%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White55%
  • Black24%
  • Hispanic3.7%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial16%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,022
Graduate enrollment
1,840
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
35%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
10%
Median family income
$33,055
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$69,471
Endowment
$42,977,803

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,049 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Louisiana88%
  • Other U.S. states6.4%
  • International5.7%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Louisiana at Monroe draws overwhelmingly from Louisiana.

6% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
84.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1160–1360
SAT average
1116
SAT reading
540–630
SAT math
620–730
ACT composite
18–24
Average GPA (estimated)
3.21

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,190
Out-of-state tuition
$21,290
Room & board
$10,554
Books & supplies
$1,353
Total cost of attendance
$24,932
Average net price
$13,466

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
54%
Graduated on time (4 years)
33%
First-year retention
73%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,430
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,769
Median debt at graduation
$21,500
Students with federal loans
35%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
68%

About 22% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
33%
Low-income (Pell)
42%
First-generation
42%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
2,257
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
45%
Housing charge (year)
$4,682
Meal plan (year)
$4,758
Application fee
$20
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FBS
Football conference
Sun Belt Conference
Varsity athletes
435 (267 men · 168 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)147
Football117
Baseball42
Soccer29
Basketball25
Softball21
Volleyball17
Beach Volleyball15
Golf14
Tennis8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
21

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (8,601 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

8.7reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year7.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
6.3
Rape
1.0
Fondling
0.7
Motor vehicle theft
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$11,490
$30–48k
$11,553
$48–75k
$12,647
$75–110k
$17,003
$110k+
$18,642

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$58,173

$12,647/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

86%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$7,206
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 86% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,206. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 989 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$46,769
Typical debt at graduation
$21,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
57%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$43,752
Men
$54,732

Men out-earn women by $10,980 (25%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
94°F
Winter low
37°F
Annual rain
55.1″
Annual snow
0.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Monroe Rgnl AP, LA US station (2.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.