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In September 1931, the University held its first session as Ouachita Parish Junior College. Its name was changed to Northeast Junior College of Louisiana State University in 1939. In 1950, the state legislature approved the expansion of Northeast Junior College to a full college offering academic degrees. The name was changed again to Northeast Louisiana State College. The university began offering its first doctoral degrees in the 1969-70 academic year, and its name was changed to Northeast Louisiana University by the legislature.
On August 27, 1999, the university officially changed its name to its present form, the University of Louisiana at Monroe. ULM enrolls approximately 9,000 students annually, including more than 1,000 graduate students. The university's mascot since its founding is the Indians.