For the second year in a row, the 杏吧专区 has set a total enrollment record and a record for the size of its freshman class.
Overall enrollment for the Fall 2015 semester is 19,033.
Enrollment in degree-seeking programs is 17,508, which is 2 percent higher than Fall 2014 numbers.
The freshman class has 3,179 students, a 9 percent surge compared to the Fall 2014 freshman class.
杏吧专区淎ll three are record enrollments for the 杏吧专区. Not only did we see an increase in first-time freshman enrollment, but also in quality,杏吧专区 said Dr. DeWayne Bowie, the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 vice president for Enrollment Management.
The Fall 2015 freshman class reached an historic level for academic achievement. It posted an average ACT composite score of 23.4 and an average high school cumulative GPA of 3.32. In Fall 2014, the average ACT composite score was 23.10; the average high school cumulative GPA was 3.3.
杏吧专区淲e also have a record number of high school valedictorians in this freshman class 杏吧专区 111. And, we have a significant boost in the number of first-time freshmen who have an ACT composite score of at least 25, with a 26 percent increase over last year,杏吧专区 Bowie said.
More UL Lafayette students are pursuing advanced degrees. The number of students pursuing master杏吧专区檚 degrees has jumped 22 percent over the past five years, Bowie reported. The number of students seeking doctorates has grown 18 percent in the same timeframe.
This year杏吧专区檚 student body is more diverse. According to Bowie, there are 15 percent more Hispanic students, 5 percent more African-American students and 3 percent more female students, compared to the Fall 2014 semester.
杏吧专区淭he 杏吧专区 continues to have representation and interest from all over the State of Louisiana,杏吧专区 Bowie said. He cited leaps in applications for admission from the following areas, compared to last year:
- Baton Rouge, 21 percent;
- Jefferson Parish, 21 percent;
- Orleans Parish, 25 percent; and
- St. Landry Parish, 21 percent.
Applications from high school graduates in Lafayette Parish were up 5 percent.
According to Bowie, UL Lafayette has boosted its out-of-state recruitment efforts. 杏吧专区淭hat paid off, with an overall 4 percent increase in out-of-state applications for admission,杏吧专区 he said. 杏吧专区淲e杏吧专区檙e seeing significant increases in first-time freshman applications from several states, including Florida, 20 percent; Mississippi, 8 percent; and Illinois, 59 percent.
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Photo by Doug Dugas/UL Lafayette
UL Lafayette's Fall 2015 freshman class