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Acceptance Rate 87.01%
Yield 31.73%
SAT Score 1,190
ACT Score 25
Applicants 11,099

UL Lafayette Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 87.01% at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Total 11,099 students applied and 9,657 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,190 and the average ACT score is 25.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$25
Admission Informationlouisiana.edu/admissions-aid
Online Applicationhttps://louisiana.edu/admissions-aid/application-process
Acceptance Rate87.01%
Average Test Scores1,190 SAT / 25 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 87.01%. A total of 11,099 students (3,992 men and 7,107 women) have applied to and 9,657 (3,379 men and 6,278 women) students admitted to University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Among them, 1,271 male and 1,793 female students have enrolled into UL Lafayette and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 31.73%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UL Lafayette
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants11,0993,9927,10700
Admitted9,6573,3796,27800
Enrolled3,0641,2711,79300
Acceptance Rate 87.01% 84.64% 88.34% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 31.73% 37.61% 28.56% - -
[Chart] University of Louisiana at Lafayette Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UL Lafayette, 30 applicants (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,365 applicants (45%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,190 at UL Lafayette. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,240 and 25th percentile score is 1,120.
The average ACT score is 25 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 23.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UL Lafayette. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UL Lafayette with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UL Lafayette
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total112011901240
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing570610630
Math550580610
ACT Composite232528
Math212427
English232630
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Louisiana at Lafayette, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for UL Lafayette
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UL Lafayette

The calendar system at University of Louisiana at Lafayette is Semester. University of Louisiana at Lafayette accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Louisiana at Lafayette accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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