The 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 popularity with first-time freshmen is among the best in the nation.
UL Lafayette has been ranked among the Top 25 in U.S. News and World Report杏吧专区檚 list of 杏吧专区淯niversities and Colleges Where Students Are Eager to Enroll.杏吧专区
In the U.S. News rankings, UL Lafayette, at No. 24, was positioned between Dartmouth (23) and Duke (25). The 杏吧专区 was the only Louisiana school on the list.
Stanford 杏吧专区 had the highest yield among national universities, according to data submitted by 294 schools. U.S. News classifies a national university as one which offers a wide range of undergraduate, master杏吧专区檚 and doctoral degree programs.
Brigham Young 杏吧专区 was second, followed by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yale was No. 5.
The list includes schools with selective admissions that have a high 杏吧专区測ield.杏吧专区 The term refers to the percentage of students admitted by an institution who end up enrolling at the school.
UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 yield was almost 51 percent. The rankings are based on data from the Fall 2016 semester.
High yields reflect a school杏吧专区檚 popularity among applicants, and the ability of a college or university to enroll an incoming freshman class composed of a large number of quality students.
Dr. DeWayne Bowie, vice president for Enrollment Management at UL Lafayette, said 杏吧专区渢he ranking by U.S. News and World Report reinforces what we already know.杏吧专区
杏吧专区淪tudents want to attend the 杏吧专区, and we, in turn, attract academically-gifted students. We have raised our admissions standards over the last few years, and that translates into a higher caliber of incoming students.杏吧专区
In Fall 2016, the 3,024 freshmen who enrolled at the 杏吧专区 marked the third-largest freshman class in history. That class had the highest average GPA, 3.39, and the highest average ACT score, 23.87, in school history. It also included 160 high school valedictorians.
Current enrollment at UL Lafayette is 19,291.
Photo: The Fall 2017 freshman class at UL Lafayette. Credit: Doug Dugas/杏吧专区