University of
Louisiana at Monroe
Public College in Monroe, LA. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $46,769.
Ten years after entry, the median University of Louisiana at Monroe student earns $46,769 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Six-year completion sits at 54%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $21,500 in debt — in line with the national norm. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 3.7% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
85% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool runs to 4,224, typical for a school of this reach. About 35% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. Read the score bands below narrowly: only 14% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score, and test-optional applicants are not represented in them.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 540–630 | 165 (14%) |
| SAT Math | 620–730 | |
| ACT Composite | 18–24 | 1,040 (86%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 54%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 73% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 59% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. The student-faculty ratio is 18:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,896 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $13,648 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($11,490 versus $18,642), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 85% of students get grant aid averaging $11,062, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. 46% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,020 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $11,490 |
| $30–48k | $11,553 |
| $48–75k | $12,647 |
| $75–110k | $17,003 |
| $110k+ | $18,642 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,274 of these 4,896 students, totalling $14,760,976 — an average of $6,491 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Ouachita Parish) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)