Charting UL Enrollment since 1901

[USL1970]

_ Even with out of state tuition, many students can attend UL for less than it would cost them to attend a public U in their home state. The tax payers of Louisiana should not subsidize the cost of attendance for ANY student not on scholarship. The tuition rates should mirror the actual cost of providing the service.




igeaux.mobi _

UL has a legacy scholarship for out of state students that waives a substantial portion of the out of state tuition. Cancel that, and you can expect some major donations to dry up from successful out-of-state alumni ... sorta of what is happening at LSU.
Also, the waiving of out-of-state tuition is overwhelming due to academic scholarships - good grades and high test scores of out-of-state students.

[Boomer]

_ Agreed. NE students come to NOLA to party. However, I think Katrina has caused Tulane to look much more w/i the state of LA. _

Somebody has to help me on this---Am I imagining it or what---that Tulane had 42K admission inquiries!!!! I just can't believe that ---Anybody else saw this????

[Cajun Power]

_ Somebody has to help me on this---Am I imagining it or what---that Tulane had 42K admission inquiries!!!! I just can't believe that ---Anybody else saw this???? _

Tulane had the most applications in the country, yes. This is largely due to their abolition of the application fee. That being said, Tulane has been getting a lot of good press since Katrina and is thus a fashionable school. Plus, New Orleans is a unique place.

I agree, though, with the "Ivy League" reject comment.

I am an alum of both TU and UL, and Tulane has made a concerted effort to reach out to Louisiana students. I'm quite certain my scholarship was given in large part because I am from Louisiana. I don't know why this would be important post-Katrina, but it does make sense, in general, to have students from in-state to push back against the blindly pro-LSU legislature.

As for UL, it was my understanding when I was a student there that that it had one of the highest percentage of in-state students in the country. (I always looked at this as a plus.) Of course, we're paying to educate many of these people for jobs in Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta (this goes for UL, LSU and I'm sure most state schools). If the goal is to get more out of state students, boosting athletics, I'm sure, would work. That being said, it's interesting that none of the SEC schools except Alabama attract many out of staters. Athletics is the front-porch of a school though. Outside of that, highlighting the culture in Lafayette would be a draw. Usually, you see a couple of alligators and cypress trees and I'm sure people not from the area think we're all right out of Swamp People. It would be prudent to highlight the nightlife, which I would say ranks up there with most any college town, as well as the art and music scene.

[VObserver]

UL has a legacy scholarship for out of state students that waives a substantial portion of the out of state tuition. Cancel that, and you can expect some major donations to dry up from successful out-of-state alumni ... sorta of what is happening at LSU.
Also, the waiving of out-of-state tuition is overwhelming due to academic scholarships - good grades and high test scores of out-of-state students.

Note that I said students not on scholarship. I also said that we should not subsidize in state students by keeping tuition at levels less than 1/2 that at similar universities in neighboring states.


igeaux.mobi

[Boomer]

_ Note that I said students not on scholarship. I also said that we should not subsidize in state students by keeping tuition at levels less than 1/2 that at similar universities in neighboring states.


igeaux.mobi _

OK there has to be a reason ----BUT----We are looking to go to 20K ---Why not as a kind of an Economics strategy let an out-of-state kid pay the same as Louisiana kids and keep the money in tuition and total fees that they would pay????? Say we get a thousand more from this plan ---What is wrong with taking in MORE money????

[NOCajun]

Just heard on the radio here in NOLA no less... A report that about 150 UL students are going to be living in hotel rooms leased out by the University because all the dormitories are full!!

[Zeebart21]

Here in NOLA no less... A report that about 150 UL students are going to be living in hotel rooms leased out by the University because all the dormitories are full!!

Uuhhh, true story. Living in the Crown Plaza.

Z

[Turbine]

Can we get a reality show out of this? :

[Boomer]

It's a Katrina thing!!! LOL------We need to run with this and talk about the number of kids that want to be part of the UL family----Best food in the USA---Very low unemployment----Best Chamber of Commerce-----All the academic Awards-----The latest ranking by a national Service ETC., ETC,!!!!!

[SlappyCajun]

Why are you all miffed by this? It's a good problem. Demand for on campus housing is huge. You grow your fan and alumni base by shedding the commuter school image

[Turbine]

Why are you all miffed by this? It's a good problem. Demand for on campus housing is huge. You grow your fan and alumni base by shedding the commuter school image

Forget the reason, this is a great PR opportunity.

[Zeebart21]

Why are you all miffed by this? It's a good problem. Demand for on campus housing is huge. You grow your fan and alumni base by shedding the commuter school image

Slappy, I aint miffed... It is a good problem to have.

Z