Charting UL Enrollment since 1901

[MetryCajun]

_ Great guns through 1985...

What happened since then?

Did the same thing happen at the other in state schools? _

Two things.
1) The oil bust. LA has been losing population since the 80's
2) Selective addmissions.

[HoustonCajun]

_ Two things.
1) The oil bust. LA has been losing population since the 80's
2) Selective addmissions. _

If I'm not mistaken, LSU continues to have an increase in enrollment and is now over 30,000 and is selective admissions with possibly higher admission standards than we have. Southeastern is continuing to grow and is very close to passing UL as the 2nd largest university. Up until now, I am not aware of anything the university has done to increase overall enrollment. I would think that by now we should have at least 20,000 students.

[DestinCajun]

If I'm not mistaken, LSU continues to have an increase in enrollment and is now over 30,000 and is selective admissions with possibly higher admission standards than we have. Southeastern is continuing to grow and is very close to passing UL as the 2nd largest university. Up until now, I am not aware of anything the university has done to increase overall enrollment. I would think that by now we should have at least 20,000 students. _

State was at 30K+ from 1999 -2005 but not last year. TOPs probably helps them more than anyone else.

From the Advocate
LSU enrollment dips 4%
Friday, September 21, 2007

LSUs enrollment dipped more than 4 percent this year with a fall semester class of 28,019 students, according to the university. LSU Chancellor Sean O?Keefe said Thursday LSU expected the decline, noting that the university was too big just a few years ago with nearly 31,000 students.

Compare UNO's current enrollment with pre Katrina versus Southeastern's growth in the same timeframe. There may be a connection.

Most evereyone else is seeing leveled attendance figures or small increases.

None of this has much to do with UL except maybe bragging rights. Whether we have 14 or 20K, it's really about the quality of the education more so than the number of bodies walking the campus.



Added FYI:

University of New Orleans
Fall 2005: 17,142
Fall 2006: 11,747
Fall 2007: 11,363
Fall 2008: 11,428

[Cajun Power]

The enrollment levels don't mean a whole lot. A big drop would be bad, obviously, and a big gain would be both good and bad. If UL had +20,000 students, the campus would be even more clogged than it is now and the increase in revenues from the new students would probably be offset by the need for new instructors and facilities (which are already in a bad state and backlogged). If enrollment is steady and academic achievement goes up, then we're doing well.

If SLU ends up topping UL's enrollment, it will be kind of a downer just because of bragging rights, but SLU is a long way from UL in terms of academic quality. I think LSU's selective admissions has had a lot to do with SLU's growth. There are a lot of people from Baton Rouge who go to SLU because they couldn't get in to LSU. The only thing about SLU that scares me, and this is just a gut feeling, is that they probably "know their place" better and will be rewarded for it while UL, who strives to grow and accomplish things outside of the shadow of the flagship will be punished for its insubordination.

[Zeebart21]

The only thing about SLU that scares me, and this is just a gut feeling, is that they probably "know their place" better and will be rewarded for it while UL, who strives to grow and accomplish things outside of the shadow of the flagship will be punished for its insubordination. _

[DestinCajun]

_ State was at 30K+ from 1999 -2005 but not last year. TOPs probably helps them more than anyone else.

From the Advocate
LSU enrollment dips 4%
Friday, September 21, 2007

LSUs enrollment dipped more than 4 percent this year with a fall semester class of 28,019 students, according to the university. LSU Chancellor Sean O?Keefe said Thursday LSU expected the decline, noting that the university was too big just a few years ago with nearly 31,000 students.

Compare UNO's current enrollment with pre Katrina versus Southeastern's growth in the same timeframe. There may be a connection.

Most evereyone else is seeing leveled attendance figures or small increases.

None of this has much to do with UL except maybe bragging rights. Whether we have 14 or 20K, it's really about the quality of the education more so than the number of bodies walking the campus.



Added FYI:

University of New Orleans
Fall 2005: 17,142
Fall 2006: 11,747
Fall 2007: 11,363
Fall 2008: 11,428 _

Here are some enrollment figures found in the 09/25/08 Advocate -

UL
2008 16,320
2007 16,345

Southeastern La.
2008 15,224
2007 14,757

LaStateAM&C@BR
2008 28,194
2007 28,019

Southern U
2008 7,745
2007 8,288


These numbers should be good news for the folks who are concerned that we might drop out of second place in enrollment.

[NewsCopy]

  UL - Eighty high school valedictorians will begin their first semester at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette this fall.

The group is the university’s largest class of valedictorians — for now, ULL President Joseph Savoie told a group of potential recruits visiting the campus Wednesday.

“We want you to help us beat that record when you come,” Savoie said.

The message was directed to nearly 200 high school seniors from across south Louisiana invited to the campus for a “backyard” barbecue and face time with college deans and administrators.

For many of the students, such as Dylan Creasman of Abbeville High, it was their first visit to the campus.

“I’m interested in architecture and pretty much set on UL,” Creasman said.

The proximity to his home, which is about a 30-minute drive away, is another selling factor, he said.

The rest of the story

By MARSHA SILLS
Advocate Acadiana bureau

[Boomer]

We only have 15k enrollment???? What is the deal at Tech and ULM???? I heard that their school population was up--but I can't see that we are going down and with the North La loss of population that their numbers are increasing---I think folkes are playing games with online students!!!!!!

[ULvictory]

There's no way that enrollment is only 15k. This past week on campus showed that.

[CajunNation]

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