We've been running it for 2-3 years now. Says nothing about the university and is a horrible commercial. Show scenes of campus and athletic facilities, talk about our R1 status. A great chance to show prospective students something about UL. Instead, we take the cheap way out and continue to play that horrendous commercial. So many times, we are our own worse enemy.
Acceptance rate...... UL Lafayette Acceptance Rate Trends: Over the past 11 years, the average acceptance rate at UL Lafayette has been 67.68%. For the most recent admission cycle (2025), the acceptance rate is 87.01%. By gender, the average acceptance rate for men is 62.03% and for women is 61.33%.
https://www.collegetuitioncompare.co...tte/admission/
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For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 93.67% of students received grants or scholarships and 48% of students received student loans.
In 2016 amd 2017 acceptance rate was 51percent.
While there was a big increase after covid, it was already trending upwards
Let's say athletic advertising exposure (awareness) pulls in 600 students annually who end up graduating.
Academics makes $5 million but athletics still gets charged with a $5 million dollar shortfall.
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