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University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA 12,428 Undergrads 57.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$25,959
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$14,924
After Aid
Median Earnings
$60,854
5yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$14,924
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$60,854Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$52,638Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate57.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients46.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
87.0%
SAT Avg
1,219
SAT Reading
25th: 57061075th: 630
SAT Math
25th: 55058075th: 610
ACT Composite
25th: 232575th: 28
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 4 Years to Graduation
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$536k
+$66k
+$49k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$482k
+$12k
-$4k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$442k
-$28k
-$44k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
38
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-8%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-47%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return11%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-49%
Program ROI Analysis
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$17,904
Earnings (4yr)
$60,241
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$362
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture and Related Services, Other
BachCIP: 0499
Median Debt
$19,999
Earnings (4yr)
$51,546
Natl Median: $62,161
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,323
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,473
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,104
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$753
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,382
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$102,119
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,485
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$29,125
Earnings (4yr)
$86,128
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$28,523
Earnings (4yr)
$44,432
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$23,050
Earnings (4yr)
$51,531
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (4yr)
$77,087
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$83,527
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,201
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,867
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
$23,766
Earnings (4yr)
$84,883
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$41,936
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,134
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$210k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$21,494
Earnings (4yr)
$59,315
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$36,472
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,104
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,001
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,178
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (4yr)
$41,274
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,334
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Interior Architecture
BachCIP: 0405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,369
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,598
Earnings (4yr)
$45,010
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$53,685
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,004
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,187
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$28,283
Earnings (4yr)
$29,175
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$264k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Petroleum Engineering
BachCIP: 1425
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,594
Natl Median: $104,823
Lifetime Value Added
+$327k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,378
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$44,574
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,082
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$18,483
Earnings (4yr)
$91,270
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,316
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Median Debt
$21,950
Earnings (4yr)
$46,313
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
$25,469
Earnings (4yr)
$53,265
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
BachCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,597
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$28,419
Earnings (4yr)
$62,384
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$26,144
Earnings (4yr)
$73,988
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,861
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,267
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1517
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $117,106
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
MastCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,607
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
MastCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$106,248
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$27,899
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
MastCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$55,018
Earnings (4yr)
$117,259
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$364k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
MastCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,572
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,502
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Graduate Certificates
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Gr-CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Gr-CertCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Area Studies
DocCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,249
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
DocCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$54,982
Earnings (4yr)
$92,127
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
English Language and Literature, General
DocCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,123
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.