University of Southwest Louisiana
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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 | $185,820,064 |
| President | E. Joseph Savoie |
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Academic staff
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747 |
| Students | 17,508 |
| Undergraduates | 15,870 |
| Postgraduates | 1,638 |
| Location | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
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Urban 1,227 acres (4.97 km2) |
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Vermilion and Evangeline White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FBS – Sun Belt |
| Nickname | Ragin' Cajuns |
| Mascot | Cayenne |
| Affiliations |
UL System APLU SURA |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 531 |
| U.S. News & World Report | Tier 2 |
| Washington Monthly | 189 |
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette, ULL, or UL) 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.
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 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 $51 million in external research funding from state, federal, private and self-generated funds for 2008. The university was 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.
UL Lafayette's New Iberia Research Center in New Iberia conducts basic and applied research on several species of nonhuman primates including macaques, grivets, capuchins and chimpanzees. Founded in 1984, the center now houses over 6,500 monkeys used for breeding and studies. The center is also a contract breeding and testing facility, selling animals to other laboratories and conducting experiments under contract with other parties.
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