For the second year in a row, the 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette 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 亚洲自慰视频s, a 9 percent surge compared to the Fall 2014 freshman class.
鈥淎ll three are record enrollments for the 亚洲自慰视频. Not only did we see an increase in first-time freshman enrollment, but also in quality,鈥 said Dr. DeWayne Bowie, the 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 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.
鈥淲e also have a record number of high school valedictorians in this freshman class 鈥 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,鈥 Bowie said.
More UL Lafayette 亚洲自慰视频s are pursuing advanced degrees. The number of 亚洲自慰视频s pursuing master鈥檚 degrees has jumped 22 percent over the past five years, Bowie reported. The number of 亚洲自慰视频s seeking doctorates has grown 18 percent in the same timeframe.
This year鈥檚 亚洲自慰视频 body is more diverse. According to Bowie, there are 15 percent more Hispanic 亚洲自慰视频s, 5 percent more African-American 亚洲自慰视频s and 3 percent more female 亚洲自慰视频s, compared to the Fall 2014 semester.
鈥淭he 亚洲自慰视频 continues to have representation and interest from all over the State of 亚洲自慰视频,鈥 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. 鈥淭hat paid off, with an overall 4 percent increase in out-of-state applications for admission,鈥 he said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing significant increases in first-time freshman applications from several states, including Florida, 20 percent; Mississippi, 8 percent; and Illinois, 59 percent.
鈥淎t one time we were called the best kept secret. Well the secret is out and more and more people like what they see and hear about the 亚洲自慰视频.鈥
Photo by Doug Dugas/UL Lafayette
UL Lafayette's Fall 2015 freshman class