Centenary College of Louisiana vs University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL)

Centenary College of Louisiana and University of Louisiana at Lafayette, both esteemed institutions in Louisiana, offer distinct educational experiences. Centenary, a private liberal arts college, boasts a selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 68%, while ULL, a public research university, welcomes a broader range of students with an acceptance rate of 84%. Centenary's student body is smaller and more diverse, with a 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio and 30% of students identifying as minorities. ULL, with a larger student body, has a 20:1 student-to-faculty ratio and a more diverse student body, with 38% of students identifying as minorities. Both institutions offer a wide range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at Centenary including Business, Education, and Psychology, and popular majors at ULL including Business, Engineering, and Nursing. Explore the detailed comparison table to discover more about these institutions' graduation rates,

	Centenary College of Louisiana	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Overview
Location	Shreveport, Louisiana	Lafayette, Louisiana
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	68.0%	75.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation	Methodism

Admission
Acceptance rate	63.1%	78.3%
Application fees	$50	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25
SAT range	1020 - 1250	1023 - 1198
ACT range	21 - 29	19 - 24
Students submitting SAT score	21.0%	4.0%
Students submitting ACT score	56.0%	96.0%
Total number of applicants	876	10,409
Total number of admissions given out	553	8,155
Admitted students who chose to enroll	134	2,693
Yield rate	24.2%	33.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$54,100	In state: $28,620 Out of state: $42,348
Average net price	$27,386	$11,818
Tuition	$38,060	In state: $5,407 Out of state: $19,135
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,593 Meal plan: $6,580	Room/dormitory: $6,992 Meal plan: $4,400
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $28,501	98.0% Average amount $10,698
Students receiving federal student loan	65.0% Average amount $5,289	45.0% Average amount $5,080
Students taking out private loans	8.0% Average amount $17,259	3.0% Average amount $12,066

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	523 Men 42.3% Women 57.7%	13,700 Men 42.4% Women 57.6%
Graduate students	19 Men 57.9% Women 42.1%	2,525 Men 44.1% Women 55.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	4.3%
International students	2.4%	2.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	663	3,717
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Louisiana Texas Florida Alabama Arkansas

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Communication and Journalism Physical Science	Health Professions Business Education Liberal Arts Engineering
Students to faculty ratio	8:1	19:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	56.7%	50.1%
Dropout rate	43.3%	44.5%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,546 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $46,324 Education, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,645 Year 2: $45,305 Year 3: $45,843 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,459 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $94,642 Year 2: $95,739 Year 3: $100,684 Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,557 Year 2: $61,888 Year 3: $85,515 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,470 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $79,822 Engineering, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,607 Year 3: $76,288 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,860 Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: $75,350 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,585 Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $72,622 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,455 Year 2: $65,856 Year 3: $66,309 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,823 Year 2: $56,505 Year 3: $63,112 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,943 Year 2: $42,402 Year 3: $58,478 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,296 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $57,818

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