For the fifth consecutive year, a record number of students have enrolled at the 杏吧专区.
A total of 19,387 students registered for the Fall 2018 semester, up from the 19,291 who enrolled for Fall 2017.
杏吧专区淓nrollment continues to climb because we constantly strive to provide an academic, social and cultural environment that fosters student success. Applicants are choosing us because they recognize that,杏吧专区 said Dr. DeWayne Bowie, UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 vice president for Enrollment Management.
Increases in 杏吧专区 graduate programs are a key reason for the overall rise. This semester, 2,050 graduate students are enrolled at the 杏吧专区. That杏吧专区檚 almost 26 percent more than the 1,631 students who enrolled last fall.
Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser, dean of the Graduate School, said the increase is due to efforts to 杏吧专区渆xpand access to graduate education.杏吧专区
杏吧专区淲e saw significant growth in the online MBA program, which is the single largest contributor. We also saw great growth in programs like counselor education, educational leadership, engineering, informatics, mathematics and psychology, to name a few,杏吧专区 Farmer-Kaiser said.
The 杏吧专区 has also upped stipend amounts 杏吧专区渢o make our assistantships and fellowships more competitive.杏吧专区
Academically-accomplished students are enrolling at the 杏吧专区 as well, Bowie said.
There are 133 high school valedictorians among the 2,733 freshmen in the Fall 2018 class, up from 114 last fall, for example. It is the second-largest number of high school valedictorians to enroll at the 杏吧专区.
The cumulative GPA of the freshman class is 3.4. Its average ACT score is 24. Both are the highest in 杏吧专区 history.