University of Louisiana, Monroe

What University of Louisiana, Monroe does

The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) is a public research university founded in 1931, operating as part of the University of Louisiana System under the governance of the state of Louisiana. Located on a 237-acre campus in Monroe, Louisiana, ULM is organized into four colleges — Arts, Education & Sciences; Business & Social Sciences; Health Sciences; and Pharmacy — plus a Graduate School. It enrolls undergraduates, graduates, and online learners through 35+ majors and credentialed programs, with the College of Pharmacy reporting 100% graduate job placement and the only pharmacy school in the region. The institution is SACSCOC-accredited and holds 15+ specialized programmatic accreditations (AACSB, ABET, ACPE, CAPTE, CCNE, NAACLS, ACOTE, CODA, COAMFTE, CAA-ASHA, CSWE, CACREP, JRCERT, ACCE, CAEP, NASM). ULM operates TRIO programs, transfer articulation agreements with LDCC and LSUA, and community clinics (Dental Hygiene, Marriage & Family Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology), generating $617.6 million in annual regional economic impact per a Lightcast FY 2023-24 study.

ULM's revenue model rests on four streams: tuition and fees (in-state and out-of-state, undergraduate and graduate) functioning on an annual subscription cadence; state appropriations and government grants (e.g., $2M state supplemental for the College of Pharmacy, $1.36M TRIO SSS, $2.26M ARPA Food Is Medicine, $380K NSF); private donations and foundation grants (Living Well Foundation, Regions Foundation, Keep Louisiana Beautiful, Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors $262K); and auxiliary services including athletics, housing, dining, and the Bayou Pointe Event Center. GTM motion is direct-to-consumer student recruitment via campus tours, PREP orientation, the Elevate Education and TRIO high school pipelines, online degree channels through Ellucian CRM Recruit, and articulation with regional community colleges. Recent leadership has been marked by the appointment of Dr. Carrie L. Castille as the 10th and first female president in May 2025, followed by a near-complete turnover of academic leadership including a new Provost, three college deans, a Director of Athletics, and a ULM Foundation Executive Director. Product surface expanded in 2026 with the addition of three new bachelor's degrees (Organizational Leadership, Integrative Sciences, Disaster Management), a fully online Master of Arts in Human Resources Management, the first graduating classes of the DPT and BSOTA programs, and pursuit of ACOTE Candidacy Status for an entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate.

Name

University of Louisiana, Monroe

Legal name

The University of Louisiana Monroe

Website

https://ulm.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Public regional research university (founded 1931) in Monroe, Louisiana, operating four colleges and a Graduate School with 35+ majors and 15+ programmatic accreditations. Serves undergraduate, graduate, and online students through on-campus instruction, articulation agreements, and clinical community programs anchored by the region's only College of Pharmacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Monroe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and fees: Primary revenue from undergraduate and graduate tuition, along with mandatory fees for enrolled students across all colleges and programs.
2. State appropriations and government grants: State legislature funding (e.g., $2 million supplemental for College of Pharmacy), federal TRIO grants ($1.3M over 5 years), NSF grants, EPA grants, and ARPA funding ($2.26M for Food Is Medicine).
3. Private donations and foundations: Donations from alumni, corporate sponsors, and foundation grants including Living Well Foundation, Regions Foundation, Keep Louisiana Beautiful, and individual endowed scholarships.
4. Auxiliary services: Revenue from athletics, housing, dining services, bookstore operations, and event venues (Bayou Pointe Event Center).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The University of Louisiana Monroe is a public state university that delivers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs across four colleges (Arts, Education & Sciences; Business & Social Sciences; Health Sciences; and Pharmacy) and the Graduate School. It supplements on-campus instruction with fully online degree programs, continuing education, and community-facing clinics (Dental Hygiene, Marriage & Family Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology). The institution sells accredited academic credentials, applied research, and auxiliary student services such as housing, dining, and the Warhawk Bundle textbook program.

Product overview

The University of Louisiana Monroe is a comprehensive public research university offering a broad portfolio of educational programs and student services across four colleges: Arts, Education & Sciences; Business & Social Sciences; Health Sciences; and Pharmacy. The institution delivers undergraduate majors (35+ programs including Accounting, Biology, Computer Science, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Toxicology), graduate degrees, and fully online programs through ULM Online. Student-facing platforms include myULM portal and the Warhawk Bundle cost-savings program for course materials. Community engagement programs include the Food Is Medicine initiative ($2.26M), the annual Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup competition ($157K prize pool), the Dementia Compassion Project training program, and the Precision Ag & UAS Research Center. The university also conducts research through specialized centers and receives external funding for educational initiatives including AI-Powered Cybersecurity Education and drone detection technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kitty DeGree School of Nursing: Nursing school within College of Health Sciences named after benefactor Kitty DeGree
• Warhawks

Products and services

• Academic Majors & Degree Programs Over 35 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate programs across four colleges (Arts, Education & Sciences; Business & Social Sciences; Health Sciences; and Pharmacy) plus the Graduate School. Includes professionally accredited programs such as Accounting (AACSB), Computer Science (ABET), Construction Management (ACCE), Dental Hygiene (CODA), Marriage & Family Therapy (COAMFTE), Medical Laboratory Science (NAACLS), Nursing (CCNE), Occupational Therapy (ACOTE), Pharmacy (ACPE), Physical Therapy (CAPTE), Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), Social Work (CSWE), Speech-Language Pathology (CAA-ASHA), and teacher preparation (CAEP). For prospective and enrolled students seeking higher education credentials.
• ULM Online (Distance Learning)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% job placement for College of Pharmacy graduates
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Puerto Rico (UPR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026ULM signed a memorandum of understanding with UPR to establish a general framework for collaboration supporting academic cooperation, research engagement, student and faculty exchange, and other joint activities. Agreement signed by ULM President Dr. Carrie L. Castille and UPR President Dr. Zayira Jordán Conde at ceremony in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Louisiana State University Alexandria (LSUA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026MOU provides pathways for LSUA graduates to enter graduate programs at ULM including Pharmacy, Criminal Justice, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Strategic Communications.
• StudyNPlayminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026MOU to pilot a program designed to support student-parent persistence, credential completion, and transition into the workforce.
• NELA Healthcare Alliance, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Delta Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2025Collaboration for 'Get Into the Guts of Healthcare' event inviting middle school students to connect with healthcare professionals and educators in real-world medical or training settings at ULM's Bayou Pointe Event Center.
• Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2025Education partnership agreement providing streamlined pathway for students earning Associate of Applied Science degree at LDCC to transfer to ULM and complete Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Organizational Leadership.
• The Center for Children & FamiliesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Warhawks for Hope: Christmas Project, a holiday service initiative supporting children from hard places in the community.
• Nexus Louisiana (in partnership with Ochsner Health)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent teams from ULM Computer Science won DevDays HealthTech Challenge hosted by Nexus Louisiana in partnership with Ochsner Health, with $5,000 prize awarded to team Kneva.
• Nexus Louisiana (in collaboration with Future Use of Energy in Louisiana and Baker Hughes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerULM Computer Science students won DevDays ClimateTech Challenge with Carbon Horizon team awarded $5,000 prize for innovative solutions in sustainability and AI.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nicholls State University: UL System peer in Thibodaux with similar regional comprehensive profile. Overlapping program mix in health sciences, education, and business; competes within the same state funding pool.
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette: Larger UL System peer offering comparable undergraduate and graduate programs. Competes for in-state students, faculty, and state appropriations; similarly positioned in regional economic development role for its service area.
• McNeese State University: UL System peer of similar size in Lake Charles. Comparable regional comprehensive university profile with health sciences, business, and education programs; competes for similar student demographics and UL System funding.
• Louisiana Tech University: Fellow University of Louisiana System public university in Ruston, LA. Comparable size, regional mission, and program mix including health sciences, business, and education; directly competes for students in North/Northeast Louisiana.
• Southeastern Louisiana University: UL System peer in Hammond. Comparable comprehensive regional university offering health sciences, business, and education programs targeting similar in-state student populations.
• Northwestern State University of Louisiana: UL System peer in Natchitoches with comparable size and mission. Similar mix of health sciences, business, and education programs; competes for students across central and northern Louisiana.

Broad incumbents

• LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport: Specialized health sciences university within the LSU System. Direct overlap with ULM's pharmacy, medical laboratory science, and physical therapy programs; competes for clinical placement sites, faculty, and research funding in Louisiana.

Regional players

• Southern University: Louisiana HBCU system flagship in Baton Rouge. Comparable program mix and competes for in-state students, federal HBCU funding streams, and Louisiana legislative appropriations alongside ULM.
• Grambling State University: Neighboring HBCU in Grambling, LA, adjacent to ULM's footprint. Overlaps on business, education, and some graduate programs; competes for the same regional student pool and Louisiana state funding.
• Bossier Parish Community College: Regional community college in Northwest Louisiana offering transfer pathways and associate degrees. Comparable transfer-pipeline model to ULM's LDCC and LSUA articulation agreements; competes for non-traditional and place-bound students.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ULM_Official
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/hawksulm
• Facebookfacebook.com/20058920070
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/university-of-louisiana-at-monroe
• Instagraminstagram.com/ulmonroe
• Pinterestpinterest.com/ulmonroe

Compliance18 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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