2002 Enrollment

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Preliminary enrollment numbers released for the Fall 2002 semester at the University of Louisiana indicate an increase in students - a first for a Fall semester since the implementation of selective admissions in Fall 1999.

Fall 2002 preliminary numbers released today indicate a 3.3 percent increase (or 504 students) in enrollment bringing numbers up to 15,993 as compared to Fall 2001. Enrollment numbers from University College will be totaled and added to the overall number early next week, bringing total enrollment over 16,000.

“This is great news for the University,”said Louisiana President Ray Authement. “The administration and staff have been working diligently since the implementation of selective admissions to bring enrollment numbers back up. This increase indicates our efforts seem to be on track.”

Many of these efforts deal directly with scholarships and recruitment. This semester $1 million in University funds were distributed to incoming freshmen. The highest academic scholarship - the Jefferson Caffery Scholarship - went to five incoming freshmen. These students, who are prestigious National Merit Finalists and Semi-Finalists - join seven other students with this honor. One incoming student scored a perfect 36 on the ACT exam.

As for recruitment, the offices of Enrollment Management, Enrollment Services and the Office of Scholarships all travel across the state and neighboring states promoting the University throughout the year. Discover UL Lafayette is just one program aimed at increasing enrollment with visits to several Louisiana cities by the Office of Enrollment Services and the Alumni Association. This program allows representatives from each academic college, the Honors program, and the offices of financial aid, scholarships and housing to answer questions and provide information about the University to high school junior and seniors and their parents.

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CENTENARY	16450	2251
LOYOLA	11509	3217
XAVIER	11000	3366
DILLARD	10759	3441
LA COLLEGE	8600	4305
GRAMBLING	8082	4581
LADY HOLY CROSS	6850	5405
LSU	3536	10471
UNO	2972	12458
LTU	2828	13092
NWSU	2639	14030
SLU	2607	14202
LSS	2554	14496
MSU	2550	14519
ULM	2453	15093
NSU	2440	15174
LOUISIANA	2314	16000
SUNO	2039	18158

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LOUISIANA La. — UL officials reported Friday that overall enrollment figures increased

8.6 percent over fall 2002 enrollment figures.

UL’s Dean of Enrollment Management Dan Rosenfield said that the university’s enrollment went up 214 students over this time last year. That brings the number of students to 16,199.

Rosenfield said of the 214 new freshmen, 198 were from Louisiana and 16 were out-of-state students. He said that the 16,199 total includes underclassmen and graduate students.

Rosenfield said he believes UL is enjoying this increase in freshmen because of national publicity after the university was named as one of the Best Southeastern Colleges by the Princeton Review.

The rest of the story

By: John Sullivan

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Overall enrollment numbers increased at the University of Louisiana this semester and first-time freshmen numbers are reflecting that increase. Numbers like grade point averages and ACT scores also indicate these students are better prepared than ever for their college careers.

According to enrollment figures, UL saw an 8.6 percent increase or 214 students in first-time freshmen entering this semester. These numbers along with those of returning students, transfer students, continuing students and graduate students bring total enrollment to 16,199.

"We believe that these increases are in some part due to the national recognition the university recently received as being one of the Best Southeastern Colleges by The Princeton Review and one of 20 ‘cool’ schools by Careers and Colleges magazine," said UL Lafayette’s Dean of Enrollment Management Dan Rosenfield. "We're finding that as we visit high schools, attend college fairs and receive information requests from students, we're talking to students with solid academic backgrounds who are very well-prepared for success in college."

For instance, the freshman class entering the university this semester includes 73 valedictorians - a record number for UL. These students are coming from 46 high schools across the state and are student government leaders, class officers, Beta Club members, National Honor Society members and outstanding athletes. The average ACT scores and GPAs for first-time freshmen this semester are 20.87 and 3.07 respectively. Both are increases from last fall.

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