Getting to Know the Sun Belt Conference: University of Louisiana Lafayette
7/28/2014 8:10:00 AM | Football, General
The university's athletics teams are the only "Ragin' Cajuns" in the world
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Quick Facts
Name – University of Louisiana Lafayette
Location – Lafayette, Louisiana
Founded - 1901
Enrollment – 18,235
Affiliation - NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Nickname – Ragin' Cajuns
Colors – Vermilion (Red) and White
President –Dr. Joseph Savoie
Athletics Director –
Scott Farmer (Georgia Southern four-year letterwinner and record holder for Eagle swim team)
Athletics Website - http://www.ragincajuns.com
Athletics Twitter - @ULRaginCajuns
Athletics Facebook - ragincajunsathletics
About Louisiana Lafayette (Courtesy of Louisiana.edu/about-us)
The University of Louisiana Lafayette is the second-largest university in Louisiana, with more than 18,000 students, and offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Academic offerings range from the humanities to hard sciences, and UL Lafayette is among the nation's leaders in areas such as computer science, environment biology and nursing. UL Lafayette is among the top 180 universities in the United States in Research & Development expenditures. UL Lafayette is the only university in the world whose sports teams are the Ragin' Cajuns.
Fast Facts
Enrollment
Fall 2012 – 18,325
16,646 undergraduate
1,679 graduate
2,565 first-time freshmen
57% females
43% males
16,532 in state
1,198 out of state
595 international students
Academics
Class size is similar to high school class size
120 majors and more than 30 graduate programs.
Faculty and Staff
Almost 600 continuing faculty and more than 100 adjunct or part time faculty.
Alumni
More than 79,000 alumni
Famous alumni include Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman, Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor and Miss USA 1996 Ali Landry, known for her appearances as the spokeswoman for Doritos chips, her 1998-2000 Super Bowl commercials and acting career.
Buildings & Campus
Total 1300 acres
Main campus 145 acres
Athletics 243 acres
University Research Park 148 acres
Center for Ecology and Environmental Technology 51 acres
New Iberia Research Center 100 acres
274 campus buildings.
Athletics
16 NCAA athletics teams
More than 10 intramural sports
Links of Interest
http://ragincajuns.com/
http://louisiana.edu/
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