University of Louisiana Lafayette
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Former names
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Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (1898–1921) Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning (1921–1960) University of Southwestern Louisiana (1960–1999) |
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| Motto | Fortiter, Feliciter, Fideliter |
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Motto in English
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Boldly, Happily, Faithfully |
| Type | Public |
| Established | July 14, 1898 |
| Endowment | $178.3 million |
| President | E. Joseph Savoie |
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Academic staff
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747 |
| Students | 19,291 |
| Undergraduates | 15,998 |
| Postgraduates | 1,631 |
| Location | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
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Urban 1,227 acres (4.97 km2) |
| Colors | Vermilion and White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FBS – Sun Belt |
| Nickname | Ragin' Cajuns |
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UL System APLU SURA |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 529 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 231-300 |
| Washington Monthly | 189 |
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette or ULL) is a coeducational, public, research university in Lafayette, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and has the second largest enrollment in Louisiana. As a nod to the Acadian French heritage of many of its students, the school sometimes uses the alternate name l'Université des Acadiens.
Founded in 1898 as an industrial school, the institution developed into a four-year university during the twentieth century and became known by its present name in 1999. UL Lafayette evolved into a national research university as noted by its Carnegie R2 categorization as a "Doctoral University: Higher Research Activity." It offers Louisiana's only Ph.D. in francophone studies, Louisiana's only master's of informatics, and Louisiana's only industrial design degree. The university has achieved several milestones in computer science, engineering and architecture. It is also home to a distinct College of the Arts.
The university is a member of the Southeastern Universities Research Association and is categorized as a Carnegie Doctoral University: Higher Research Activity. UL Lafayette reported $77.3 million in total research spending in 2015. The university receives more research money than all of the other ULS schools combined, and is rated one of the top 100 public research universities in the nation according to a 2010 report by The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. In 2012, it became the first Louisiana university designated as an NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. The Center for Visual and Decision Informatics is the only NSF Center in the nation that focuses on data science, big data analytics, and visual analytics.
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