Awards & Recognition

Licensure pass rates above national averages, accredited programs, and endowed professorships set UL Lafayette nursing and health sciences apart.

Licensure Pass Rates

As one of the largest nursing programs in the U.S., we're proud that our graduates' first-time pass rates on the NCLEX-RN licensure exam consistently exceed national and state averages. Graduates in health information management also consistently score well above state and national averages on the exams required for entry into practice.

Nationally Accredited Programs

Our baccalaureate, master's, and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, and our Health Information Management program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

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Awards & Recognition

Endowed Professorships

Endowed professorships, made possible by the generosity of our partners and donors, recognize and support faculty excellence in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences:

  • Acadian Ambulance Endowed Professorship in Nursing
  • Dudley Joseph Plaisance, Sr./BORSF Endowed Professorship in Nursing
  • Iberia General Regional Medical Center/LEQSF Regents Endowed Professorship in Nursing
  • Lafayette General Medical Center/BORSF Professorship in Health Science
  • Shelia Ardoin Walsh/BORSF Endowed Professorship in Nursing
  • SLEMCO/BORSF IV Endowed Professorship in Nursing

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