U.S. News & World Report: Freshmen are 鈥榚ager鈥 to attend UL Lafayette

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The 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette鈥檚 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鈥檚 list of 鈥淯niversities and Colleges Where 亚洲自慰视频s Are Eager to Enroll.鈥

In the U.S. News rankings, UL Lafayette, at No. 24, was positioned between Dartmouth (23) and Duke (25). The 亚洲自慰视频 was the only 亚洲自慰视频 school on the list.

Stanford 亚洲自慰视频 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鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs.

Brigham Young 亚洲自慰视频 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 鈥測ield.鈥 The term refers to the percentage of 亚洲自慰视频s admitted by an institution who end up enrolling at the school.

UL Lafayette鈥檚 yield was almost 51 percent. The rankings are based on data from the Fall 2016 semester.

High yields reflect a school鈥檚 popularity among applicants, and the ability of a college or university to enroll an incoming freshman class composed of a large number of quality 亚洲自慰视频s.

Dr. DeWayne Bowie, vice president for Enrollment Management at UL Lafayette, said 鈥渢he ranking by U.S. News and World Report reinforces what we already know.鈥

鈥溠侵拮晕渴悠祍 want to attend the 亚洲自慰视频, and we, in turn, attract academically-gifted 亚洲自慰视频s. We have raised our admissions standards over the last few years, and that translates into a higher caliber of incoming 亚洲自慰视频s.鈥

In Fall 2016, the 3,024 freshmen who enrolled at the 亚洲自慰视频 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/亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette