-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Louisiana at Monroe fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.4% → 0.0%).
Louisiana · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, Louisiana. 4,891 undergraduate students. 86 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Louisiana at Monroe
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Louisiana
Each tile compares this institution to the Louisiana median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$46,769+16% · 6→10y
Louisiana median $33,099$40,430
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry50.6%+94% · '97→'24
Louisiana median 52.0%$15,000+371% · '97→'20
At program completion4,891-47% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS72.3%+12% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time74.6%-10% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,190+285% · '01→'24
out-of-state $21,290SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.3%Median federal debt $15,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $46,769 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+94%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · completion · 150% rose
27.9% → 54.2%
+340%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · completion · 100% rose
7.4% → 32.5%
+12%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · retention rose
65.0% → 72.8%
-47%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · undergrad enrollment fell
9,498 → 5,022
+285%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · in-state tuition rose
$2,386 → $9,190
+155%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,338 → $21,290
+371%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · median debt rose
$4,568 → $21,500
-100%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · cohort default rate fell
13.0% → 0.0%
+54%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · pell share rose
22.5% → 34.8%
+33%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · earnings_median_10yr rose
$35,200 → $46,769
+34%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · earnings_median_8yr rose
$31,600 → $42,240
+45%
University of Louisiana at Monroe · earnings_median_6yr rose
$27,800 → $40,430
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$137,992Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$135,311Business Administration, Management and Operations.$103,794Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$88,262Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$80,598Accounting and Related Services.$67,181Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$63,517Educational Administration and Supervision.$63,490Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$63,413Biology, General.$60,591Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$59,763Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$54,010Business Administration, Management and Operations.$50,920Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$49,131Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$48,437Communication and Media Studies.$48,256Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$46,679Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$45,570Criminal Justice and Corrections.$44,526Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$44,152Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$44,097Political Science and Government.$43,323Psychology, General.$37,448Fine and Studio Arts.$31,564
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
24 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$88,262Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$137,992Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$135,311Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$63,413Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$45,570Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$80,598Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$63,517Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$59,763Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$48,437
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Louisiana at Monroe
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$13,568
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 34
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $12,001
- HS-only baseline · LA
- $32,800
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 42
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Louisiana
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Louisiana at Monroe graduates earn $X” — not “University of Louisiana at Monroe makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Louisiana at Monroe caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.