University of Louisiana System

The UL System is the largest system in the state in terms of enrollment, but with only 17 people on staff it is the most efficient.

Quick Facts

HISTORY

• Founded in 1974 as the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities
• Name changed in 1998 to the University of Louisiana System and transferred five community colleges to the newly created LCTC System
• In 2011, the University of New Orleans joined the UL System making the system Nine Universities Strong
  

BOARD

• 16-member Board of Supervisors
• 15 appointed by the Governor for 6-year terms
• 1 student member selected by UL System SGA Presidents each May

LEADERSHIP

• UL System President Dr. Sandra Woodley since January 2013
• Board Chair D. Wayne Parker since 2012
• Board Vice Chair E. Gerald "T-Boy" Hebert since 2013
• Board Parliamentarian Jimmie "Beau" Martin, Jr. since 2013

UNIVERSITIES

• Grambling State University
• Louisiana Tech University
• McNeese State University
• Nicholls State University
• Northwestern State University
• Southeastern Louisiana University
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• University of Louisiana at Monroe
• University of New Orleans

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

• Enrolled 92,198 students in Fall 2012 (largest higher education system in Louisiana)
• 40% Male;60% Female
• Average Age: 25
• 34% Minority
• 25% on TOPS
  
• 42% First-Time Freshmen on Pell Grants

GRADUATES

• Graduated over 16,700 students in 2011-12
• Graduated 2,291 in Education in 2011-12 (73% of Louisiana graduates)
• Graduated 3,139 in Business in 2011-12 (67% of Louisiana graduates)
• Graduated 1,063 in Engineering in 2011-12 (60% of Louisiana’s graduates)
• Graduated 924 in Nursing in 2011-12 (74% of Louisiana 4-year graduates)
• Graduated 93 in Pharmacy in 2011-12 (100% of Louisiana public school graduates)

BUDGET

• $762 million Operating Budget for FY 2012/13
• 39% ($295 million) State Funds
• 61% ($467 million) Self-Generated Revenue

NOTABLE INITIATIVES

• Created Louisiana's First 100% Online Collaborative Degree.  The Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership is offered jointly by all nine universities with nine distinctive concentrations.
• First Higher Education System to Guarantee its Teachers
• First Higher Education System in the Country to Sign Up for the Voluntary System of Accountability (www.voluntarysystem.org)
• Only Public Four-Year System to Participate in The Education Trust's Project Win-Win Pilot 
• Awarded a $1.2 million Service-Learning Grant from the Corporation for National Community Service's Learn and Serve America

RESEARCH

• Cutting-edge research includes nanobiotechnology, coastal restoration, 3D visualization, supercomputing, and pharmacology
  

ECONOMIC IMPACT

• $3.4 Billion Annual Economic Impact
• $8 Return for Every $1 Invested by the State