“Public ULS university in Monroe with colleges including the College of Pharmacy.”
The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is a public research university of about 8,500 students set on a 238-acre bayou-front campus in Monroe, Louisiana. Founded in 1931 and part of the University of Louisiana System, ULM is best known as the home of the ULM College of Health & Pharmaceutical Sciences — the only state-supported pharmacy program in Louisiana, anchored by a full six-year Pharm.D. track plus M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in pharmaceutical sciences across eight concentrations. The university organizes its degree offerings across four colleges: Pharmacy; Health Sciences; Business & Social Sciences; and Arts, Education and Sciences. Beyond pharmacy, ULM operates nationally recognized programs in aviation (FAA-certificated professional-pilot curriculum), speech-language pathology, kinesiology, atmospheric sciences and toxicology. The undergraduate student experience features small class sizes, a 16:1 student-faculty ratio and applied research opportunities with the Museum of Natural History and the Children's Coalition for Northeast Louisiana. ULM also maintains NCAA Division I athletics (the Warhawks compete in the Sun Belt Conference), giving the campus a large-school sports culture at a mid-size tuition. For international students, ULM's positioning is unusually friendly for a regional U.S. public. The Out-of-State Warhawk Scholarship automatically reduces non-resident tuition by $12,100 per year, stacking with academic and foundation awards. The International Admissions Office handles I-20 issuance, SEVIS reporting, F-1 maintenance and CPT/OPT authorization; ULM enrolls roughly 300 international students from more than 40 countries. Monroe itself is a low-cost-of-living city on the Ouachita River, roughly halfway between Dallas and Jackson, with a climate and pace that many international applicants find more manageable than large-metro public universities.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
Test Required — All applicants must submit SAT or ACT scores.
Official SourceFall (International)
Final international application deadline for Fall term
Spring (International)
Summer (International)
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$9,190
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$21,290
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
6 years
Louisiana's only public Pharm.D.; integrated four-year professional program preceded by two years of pre-pharmacy coursework at ULM or elsewhere.
4 years
FAA-certificated flight training integrated with an aviation-management curriculum; ULM operates its own fleet at Monroe Regional Airport.
4 years
One of the few undergraduate meteorology programs in the Gulf South, with hands-on forecasting and severe-weather research.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $21,290
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
