University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Higher EducationLouisiana, United States1001-5000 Employees
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees to more than 19,000 students, making it the second-largest four-year public university in the state. It holds an R1 classification from the Carnegie Classification, indicating very high research activity, and it ranks among the top U.S. universities for business-funded research and development expenditures, per NSF data. The institution provides programs across engineering, informatics and smart systems development, nursing and health care professions, architecture and design, resource biology and biodiversity, education, computer science, and traditional music including Cajun, Zydeco, and bluegrass. The campus supports a vibrant student life with more than 190 student organizations and competes in NCAA Division I across multiple sports. The university emphasizes service learning, with about 150,000 community service hours contributed annually, and operates the only campus-based AmeriCorps program in Louisiana. In 2026, UL Lafayette hosted the NIIMBL eXperience for Educators, a program that connects K-12 educators with the biopharmaceutical industry.