Charting UL Enrollment since 1901

[Boomer]

Anybody see the stats for the rest of the state schools yet????

[wcd35]

Southeastern - The total headcount for this fall, including all classifications, is 15,351 compared to last fall’s 15,160

http://www.hammondstar.com/articles/...ation/5738.txt

NW State - An increase in student retention helped Northwestern State University maintain its enrollment for the Fall 2010 semester. This fall’s enrollment of 9,244 was an increase of two students above last year’s figure of 9,242.

http://news.nsula.edu/home/article/398

[RCAJUN90]

Southeastern in the new UNO. I live in the top feeder parish for SLU and nobody goes there by choice. I would love to know the average age of a student at SLU. There campus would look more at home in Baghdad. Who in the world would pick to live in Hammond anyways?

[Boomer]

Isn't UL's enrollment more than the Mississippi schools main campus??? If UL is about 17k then the main campus population I think is larger---and then you look at FIU and they will be at 65K in 10 years-----I think that they are at about 35K now!!!!!

[cajun4life]

_ Isn't UL's enrollment more than the Mississippi schools main campus??? If UL is about 17k then the main campus population I think is larger---and then you look at FIU and they will be at 65K in 10 years-----I think that they are at about 35K now!!!!! _

FIU is around 44K according to their website and the charge a $176 athletic fee per semester with $87 going directly to football.

[Oiler]

_ FIU is around 44K according to their website and the charge a $176 athletic fee per semester with $87 going directly to football. _

44K x $87 = $3,828,000.00 per semester going just to football. Thats $7,656,000 per year for football alone. That almost equals our entire annual athletic budget. Meanwhile, we struggle with budget cuts but our legislature steadfastly refuses to allow student athletic fees. It is ridiculous that we aren't allowed to access a fee for what every other state allows schools to access a fee for. The LSU homers in the legislature do not intend for anyone other than LSU to have a successful football program. What we need is a grass roots effort by constituents of the legislators that represent the fan bases of UL, La Tech, ULM, McNeese, SLU, Nichols, NW State, Grambling, and Southern to demand that they support a bill that would allow student athletic fees. This is an issue that would help us all a lot, but the biggest difference would be made right here at UL. All we're asking for is a level playing field.

[mr. cajun]

why aren't schools in the state allowed student athletic fees? Correct me if I am wrong but didn't UNO have a campus vote for this fee to be tagged on to their semester tuition last year?

The vote failed, BTW and you have what is happening now over there.

[cajun4life]

_ why aren't schools in the state allowed student athletic fees? Correct me if I am wrong but didn't UNO have a campus vote for this fee to be tagged on to their semester tuition last year?

The vote failed, BTW and you have what is happening now over there. _

ULS schools are not allowed a student fee, the LSU system allows student fees, but they must be voted on by the students. UNO's students did not vote for it and it caused them to drop to Division III because they could no longer fund athletics.

[mr. cajun]

_ ULS schools are not allowed a student fee, the LSU system allows student fees, but they must be voted on by the students.

Thanks. Did not think that was the case .. I was wrong ..

[J-Town Cajun]

_ ULS schools are not allowed a student fee, the LSU system allows student fees, but they must be voted on by the students. UNO's students did not vote for it and it caused them to drop to Division III because they could no longer fund athletics. _

I was told last week by the women's basketball coach at McNeese that McNeese just passed a student athletic fee of $12 per semester. So has something changed, I don't think she made this up?

[nathancpike]

We have a $15 Athletic Improvement fee included in our tuition if that means anything.

[cjbcajun]

Im a recent graduate, the students at UL already pay athletic fees. We voted and self imposed the fee increases 2 or 3 times during my 9 years there. The previous imformation about ULS not allowing student fees is incorrect.