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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

69.9%

ULM requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1165

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 3456 admitted students 61 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

6%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1060-1270. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 490 and 580, while 25% scored below 490 and another 25% scored above 580.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 570 and 690, while 25% scored below 570 and 25% achieved a score of 690. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1165 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to ULM.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    490-580
  • Math

    570-690

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

22

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 3456 admitted students 1023 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

93%

Similar to the SAT, ULM requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 93% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 19 and 24, with 25% scoring above 24 and another 25% scoring below 19.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    20-25
  • Math

    17-23
  • Composite

    19-24

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$20

Undergraduate

$20

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in ULM during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 4,945 1,805 3,140
Admitted students 3,456 1,233 2,223
Enrolled students 1,140 415 725
Acceptance rate 70% 68% 71%
Yield rate 33% 34% 33%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, ULM received a total of 4,945 applications. These applications included 1,805 male applicants and 3,140 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 4,945 applicants, ULM admitted 3,456 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,233 males and 2,223 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,140 students chose to enroll at ULM. This means that 1,140 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 415 were male and 725 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, ULM had an overall acceptance rate of 70% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 68% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 71%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. ULM had an overall yield rate of 33% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 34%, and for female admitted students, it was 33%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for ULM over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 3,417 1,294 2,123 2,995 1,135 1,860 88% 88% 88% 1,301 453 848 43% 40% 46%
2016 4,563 1,795 2,768 3,474 1,372 2,102 76% 76% 76% 1,366 478 888 39% 35% 42%
2017 4,035 1,600 2,435 3,045 1,180 1,865 76% 74% 77% 1,342 467 875 44% 40% 47%
2018 4,253 1,741 2,512 3,020 1,212 1,808 71% 70% 72% 1,308 469 839 43% 39% 46%
2019 3,953 1,580 2,373 3,164 1,243 1,921 80% 79% 81% 1,112 378 734 35% 30% 38%
2020 4,837 1,747 3,090 3,772 1,349 2,423 78% 77% 78% 1,108 372 736 29% 28% 30%
2021 4,945 1,805 3,140 3,456 1,233 2,223 70% 68% 71% 1,140 415 725 33% 34% 33%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of Louisiana at Monroe uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school rank
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Louisiana at Monroe.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted