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The university is a member of the Southeastern Universities Research Association and is categorized as a Carnegie RU / H: Research University ( high research activity ).

UL Lafayette reported $ 51 million in external research funding from state, federal, private and self-generated funds for 2008.

The university was rated one of the top 100 public research universities in the nation according to a 2010 report by The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.

In 2012, it became the first Louisiana university designated as an NSF Industry / University Cooperative Research Center.