Welcome to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette—one of the friendliest campuses in the U.S.!

The University

Our campus enrolls a diverse student body of more than 17,000 students each year from all 50 states, including 700 international students from over 80 foreign countries. We offer students a high-quality education at an affordable cost.

Outstanding Academic Program

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public, Doctoral/Research-Intensive institution offering 78 undergraduate, 27 master's and 8 doctoral degree programs through the following colleges:

• College of the Arts
• College of Business Administration
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of General Studies
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
• College of Sciences
• Graduate School
• School of Geoscience
• School of Computing and Informatics
• University College

Academic Excellence

• UL Lafayette's College of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals is the third largest nursing program in the United States.
• UL Lafayette students and faculty produced CajunBotII, the university's autonomous vehicles that competed for a U.S. Department of Defense Urban Challenge. CajunBotII is a robotic jeep that uses artificial intelligence and GPS positioning to navigate a designated route while detecting and avoiding obstacles.
• The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of only 15 schools in the nation that offer a petroleum engineering curriculum. The College of Engineering is offering the first Ph.D. in systems engineering in Louisiana.
• The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is the most affordable university in Louisiana, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s College Affordability and Transparency List released in June. In addition to leading Louisiana as the university with the lowest average net price to attend, UL Lafayette is among the top 10 percent of most affordable four-year public universities in the United States.

Affordability

Includes classes, admission to all athletic events, student-assessed fees, limited health and accident insurance, and an identification card.
*Each additional credit hour after this is $5.00.

Services for International Students

• Immigration counseling and assistance to international students.
• Airport pick-up.
• Organize educational trips to places of interest (New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, Pensacola, San Antonio, Atlanta, etc.)
• An International Friendship Program that matches students with American families, giving students an inside view of American life.
• A Global Education Program that provides international students with a forum to speak about their country and culture to community groups.
• A Coffee Hour every other Friday afternoon that provides a fun time for international and American students to get together.

Great Location and Climate

• The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, a city of 125,000, about 2.5 hours from New Orleans and 4 hours from Houston.
• Low cost-of-living
• Mild sub-tropical climate
• The center of "Cajun Country," which is an area of Louisiana with strong French influence. Lafayette has the best of both worlds: it is both a typical American city and a center of unique culture.

Admission

Students can apply on-line for admission by accessing the UL Lafayette electronic application. International applicants must submit certified official copies of all academic records and have an official TOEFL score of 525 on the paper-based test, 195 on the computer-based test or 71 on the internet-based test. Students who do not meet the TOEFL requirement may enroll in the Intensive English Program at UL Lafayette and remain in the IEP until they have successfully completed and passed the English Exit Exam.

Intensive English Program

The Intensive English Program (IEP) at UL Lafayette prepares non-English speaking students for admission into the university through intensive English courses designed to meet the basic requirements for most universities. Once students have graduated from Level 6 at the IEP, they can apply for admission to UL Lafayette without taking the TOEFL.

Special features:

• Six levels (beginning through advanced levels)
• Each level takes 8 weeks to complete
• 20 hours of instruction per week
• Essay and research paper preparation
• Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Listening/Speaking classes
• Trained and helpful faculty
• Small class size
• Conversation hours
• IEP-UL Lafayette Exit Exam (instead of the TOEFL) to enter UL Lafayette

To apply on-line to our Intensive English Program, please visit us at http://www.louisiana.edu/Student/International/iep_application.html