For the fifth consecutive year, a record number of students have enrolled at the 小蝌蚪APP.
A total of 19,387 students registered for the Fall 2018 semester, up from the 19,291 who enrolled for Fall 2017.
小蝌蚪APP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,小蝌蚪APP said Dr. DeWayne Bowie, UL Lafayette小蝌蚪APP檚 vice president for Enrollment Management.
Increases in 小蝌蚪APP graduate programs are a key reason for the overall rise. This semester, 2,050 graduate students are enrolled at the 小蝌蚪APP. That小蝌蚪APP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 小蝌蚪APP渆xpand access to graduate education.小蝌蚪APP
小蝌蚪APP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,小蝌蚪APP Farmer-Kaiser said.
The 小蝌蚪APP has also upped stipend amounts 小蝌蚪APP渢o make our assistantships and fellowships more competitive.小蝌蚪APP
Academically-accomplished students are enrolling at the 小蝌蚪APP 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 小蝌蚪APP.
The cumulative GPA of the freshman class is 3.4. Its average ACT score is 24. Both are the highest in 小蝌蚪APP history.