Today I messaged a friend who has worked at the university since the 80s. He has worn several hats over the years from housing, to recruitment, to alumni center. He also served as our as our faculty adviser to the fraternity I was in while I was active and still does to this day. I asked if he had a number of the percentage of students that come from towns like Rayne, Crowley, Opelousas, NI, St. Martinville, and BB.and throughout Acadiana? He said I don't but let me email the registrars office below is what they sent him as of fall 2021.
I am not calling it commuter vs non commuter. You call it what you want but these are the numbers from the university. We were communicating through messenger and I just copied and pasted.
"16,270 total student population Fall 2021"
"2,016 Graduate Students
6,351 Undergraduate
These are the number of students who do not live on campus who have their home listed as outside of Lafayette Parish during the semester."
For those counting that is 8,367 out of 16,270.