A 14 percent increase in the number of students pursuing graduate degrees at the 小蝌蚪APP drove a slight increase in its overall Fall 2019 enrollment.
A total of 19,403 students enrolled at UL Lafayette this semester.
Among that number are 2,330 graduate students, in comparison to 2,050 graduate students who enrolled for the Fall 2018 semester.
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小蝌蚪APP淭he Fall 2019 class includes the largest group of first-time freshmen with an ACT composite score of 32 or higher, which represents a 20 percent increase over Fall 2018. The average ACT composite score of first-time freshmen is 23.70, and their average high school GPA is 3.39. The freshman class also includes 108 high school valedictorians,小蝌蚪APP he noted.
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Photo: The cumulative high school GPA of Fall 2019 freshman is 3.39, and their average ACT composite score is 23.70. The freshman class also includes 108 high school valedictorians. Credit: Doug Dugas/小蝌蚪APP