University of Louisiana System
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The University of Louisiana System is one of four public University systems in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Since its formation in 1974, the University of Louisiana System, one of the nation's twenty largest public systems of higher education, has provided access to higher education through its eight universities located throughout the state.
The University of Louisiana System is a public, multi-campus university system dedicated to the service of Louisiana and its people. The system offers a broad spectrum of educational opportunities ranging from technical training at the associate level to research at the doctoral level.
The system's universities enroll more than 83,000 students and offer more than 600 academic degree programs.
It has eight member institutions:
- Grambling State University [1]
- Louisiana Tech University [2]
- McNeese State University [3]
- Nicholls State University [4]
- Northwestern State University [5]
- Southeastern Louisiana University [6]
- University of Louisiana at Monroe [7]
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette [8]
One of the system supervisors is former State Representative Jimmy D. Long of Natchitoches, considered an authority on educational funding and innovation.
