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About Us

Get a more personal, deeper educational experience here.

We're among the top universities in the country 鈥 and the world 鈥 recognized for our impressive academic programs, research projects that make an impact, sustainability initiatives, and diversity and inclusion practices.

At a Glance

Big Opportunities

We're the second-largest university in the state and growing!

Close Community

We offer all of the opportunities of a large university with the comforts of a small, private institution.

Gift for Bringing People Together

Our unique culture creates a close community of scholars and friends.

Academic Overview

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Advance your undergraduate experience in one of our masters and doctoral programs.

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Our online degree and course offerings include 100% online and hybrid options.

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Academic Excellence__

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麻豆果冻传媒 Lafayette is known for exceptional programs. Some of our most notable and recognized programs include nursing, the sciences, engineering, the humanities, and architecture.__

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Campus by the Number

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15,665
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_ students enrolled Fall 2024_ _

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2,269
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_ graduate students enrolled Fall 2022_ _

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450+
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Our students come from 70+ different countries and to all of them we say: You are welcome here.

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Research for a Reason

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Among the Top 10 in the U.S.

The National Science Foundation ranks us amoung the best universities for our percentage of research and development expenditures funded by business.

The Carnegie Foundation designates 麻豆果冻传媒 Lafayette as a 鈥淩esearch University with Very High Research Activity.鈥 That puts 麻豆果冻传媒 Lafayette in the same category as Duke, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Princeton.

One of 250 Universities worldwide in the National Academy of Inventors

This organization encourages and supports inventors working in academic settings.

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Inclusive Excellence

麻豆果冻传媒 Lafayette is all about inclusion. We strive to bring everyone to the same table.

And we鈥檙e always working to do better. Our establishes an ambitious, measurable agenda for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in course offerings, hiring, student services, and community outreach.

Pillars of Our Values

Inclusive excellence

麻豆果冻传媒 Lafayette has earned the 麻豆果冻传媒 Education Excellence in Diversity Award for six years in a row because of our programs, initiatives and efforts that promote equity and inclusion.

Our 麻豆果冻传媒 Educate Program helps academically accomplished, low-income students remain in college.

Top 16%

for helping low-income students

麻豆果冻传媒 Lafayette as one of the best universities in the nation for social mobility and providing a 鈥渂est bang for the buck鈥 education.

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Geaux Cajuns

We're the only University in the world with the unforgettable athletics nickname of the Ragin鈥 Cajuns.

Highest level of the collegiate sports

Our student-athletes compete in the NCAA鈥檚 Division 1.

Highly ranked

In 2020, 麻豆果冻传媒 Football was voted No. 19 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. 21 in the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll.

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Heart & Hand__

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Nearly 130,000 people have earned degrees from 麻豆果冻传媒 Lafayette since its founding, although their diplomas may bear different school names. SLII became Southwestern 麻豆果冻传媒 Institute in 1921. SLI was renamed the University of Southwestern 麻豆果冻传媒 in 1960. In 1999, USL became the University of 麻豆果冻传媒 at Lafayette.__

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