2018 Enrollment

[CajunAmos]

My son is perusing an MBA as part of the UL on line studies.

My daughter-in-law as well.

[dumbfounded]

I agree. All students enrolled should count. As well as those who may be part time.

They are also counting high school students taking approved dual courses in coordination with the university. These courses are valid and apply toward the degree requirements when student enrolls full time after graduation. Some high school students are graduating with enough of these credits to cover almost a full year studies on campus.

[Cajun90]

LSU A&M lowering their requirements is having a direct impact on our freshmen class. It will probably be a larger impact next year.

Not sure about that.

Some background on the lowering of test scores. Around the country there are now over 1000 schools that do not require an SAT or ACT test score for enrollment. LSU is trying a hybrid approach. They are lowering the test/gpa requirements but are adding requirements for a written essay along with letters of recommendation. It has been somewhat controversial since it becomes more subjective than objective. The idea is that you want the admissions process to reflect more about the four years of high school instead of the four hours taking a test.

Jim Henderson, President of UL system, doesn't seem to be a fan of the approach LSU is trying. I can understand wanting other metrics aside from test scores. UT-Austin, Arizona State, Cornell and numerous other schools are experimenting with "test optional" admissions. Only time will tell if this approach results in better retention/graduation rates.

[Policarp]

UT Austin lost a court case where qualified White/Asian were rejected admission meeting test score at same time standards for some specific minorities were reduced.

So they changed from a test score/GPA ranking to a model that includes some subjective standards so they can selectively discriminate.

[Cajun90]

So they changed from a test score/GPA ranking to a model that includes some subjective standards so they can selectively discriminate.

exactly....and thus the reason it is somewhat controversial.

I do get it though. Schools want well rounded students with social & communication skills and not someone who spent four years hiding behind books and a computer to get the perfect ACT score to the detriment of everything else.

[Redgineer]

Then why does the freaking university add them together:

https://louisiana.edu/news-events/ne...719&ml=1050291

[ZoomZoom]

According to a press release from the university, a total of 19,387 students registered for the fall 2018 semester. That's up from the 19,291 who enrolled in the fall of 2017.

UL's graduate programs saw the largest gain from 2017: There are 2,050 graduate students currently enrolled, a 25 percent increase in one year.

Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser, dean of the Graduate School, said the increase is due to efforts to "expand access to graduate education."

"We saw significant growth in the online MBA program, which is the single largest contributor. We also saw great growth in online programs like counselor education, educational leadership, engineering, informatics, mathematics and psychology, to name a few," Farmer-Kaiser said.



The cumulative GPA of the freshman class is 3.4. Its average ACT score is 24. Both are the highest in University history.


2,733 freshmen

Need to get to 20k soon. Psychologically, within ULS, more separation.

[cypremort]

Not sure about that.

Some background on the lowering of test scores. Around the country there are now over 1000 schools that do not require an SAT or ACT test score for enrollment. LSU is trying a hybrid approach. They are lowering the test/gpa requirements but are adding requirements for a written essay along with letters of recommendation. It has been somewhat controversial since it becomes more subjective than objective. The idea is that you want the admissions process to reflect more about the four years of high school instead of the four hours taking a test.

Jim Henderson, President of UL system, doesn't seem to be a fan of the approach LSU is trying. I can understand wanting other metrics aside from test scores. UT-Austin, Arizona State, Cornell and numerous other schools are experimenting with "test optional" admissions. Only time will tell if this approach results in better retention/graduation rates.

It is all about enrollment and $. Enrollment was flattening out and they needed to increase freshman numbers. Same for us. Higher Ed is nothing but a business.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Need to get to 20k soon. Psychologically, within ULS, more separation.

LTUR would have rounded up by now, kind of like their twenty five million dollar athletic budget.

[LaCajunsFan]

LTUR would have rounded up by now, kind of like their twenty five million dollar athletic budget.

Actually, since the official numbers have come in now, they would have a great deal to 'round up' to make their latest numbers look good.
Here are a few take- aways that I have from the latest report:

1) LTUR: has a pretty big overall drop of ~3%, but what is really alarming is that although they had a decent decline in undergrads (-1.3%), they had a huge drop in their post-grads (-15%). This cannot be a good thing with folks who are trying to increase research money/standing, etc. Also, since they are falling way short of funding for their recent facility upgrades with ticket sales, etc, and also get practically nothing thru their ath foundation, the only thing left is increasing the student base…..so by not only not growing, but actually shrinking, is a really very bad sign in that respect as well.

2) UL: as stated earlier on this and other threads, we indeed dropped -2% overall, but we had a really bright spot in that we had a HUGE increase of (+22%) in our grad studies, which is exactly where we are focusing our growth.

3) Mickeyneese stayed even at 7.6K, which I guess is a good thing, relatively speaking, since they have had so many years of drastic decline in the last ten years. Still, it is really time to officially make them a juco, or at least just not a university, but more like a 'no grad studies' college.

4) ULM: took a pretty big hit of -3.5% overall, but they too had a big increase (+18%) in post-grads, but their undergrads also took a pretty big hit, which I think hurts them a lot more others.
If anyone wants to see the report for themselves, here is the link:

https://apps.regents.state.la.us/Rep...enrl/FPENRLRPT