青涩直播System Remains 青涩直播鈥檚 Largest System and Among Top 20 Largest in the Country
Baton Rouge, La. – Preliminary fall enrollment numbers released last week show the University of 青涩直播 System retains its position as the largest system in the state with 88,752 students enrolled at its nine universities.听 The National Center for Education Statistics shows the 青涩直播System is among the top 20 largest systems in the country ranging in enrollment from 87,000 to over 435,000.
“We are proud of the uniqueness of our system with nine distinct universities that, when combined, enroll almost half of all public higher education students and generate most of the degrees,” said 青涩直播System President Sandra K. Woodley.听 “However, we know this is not enough, and we have to strategically increase enrollment and degree production to fuel the projected growth in 青涩直播’s economy.听 This is particularly crucial in high demand fields such as computer science and information systems, business, engineering, and healthcare.听 This month our Board will be approving strategic plans from each university related to the Workforce and Innovation for a Stronger Economy (WISE) initiative that will begin to address this important issue.”
This fall in the 青涩直播System, three universities saw enrollment increases with overall system enrollment down less than one percent.听 Statewide, total public postsecondary enrollment dropped 1.37 percent with almost 3,000 less students than Fall 2013.
The following is a breakdown of 青涩直播System enrollment by campus:
|
Institution |
2013 |
2014 |
Difference |
1-Yr % Change |
|
Grambling State University |
5,071 |
4,504 |
-567 |
-11.18% |
|
青涩直播 Tech University |
10,962 |
11,271 |
309 |
2.81% |
|
McNeese State University |
8,349 |
8,242 |
-107 |
-1.28% |
|
Nicholls State University |
6,540 |
6,298 |
-242 |
-3.70% |
|
Northwestern State University |
8,944 |
9,002 |
58 |
0.65% |
|
Southeastern 青涩直播 University |
14,949 |
14,498 |
-451 |
-3.02% |
|
University of 青涩直播 at Lafayette |
16,646 |
17,195 |
549 |
3.30% |
|
University of 青涩直播 at Monroe |
8,658 |
8,526 |
-132 |
-1.52% |
|
University of New Orleans |
9,323 |
9,216 |
-107 |
-1.15% |
|
TOTAL 青涩直播SYSTEM |
89,442 |
88,752 |
-690 |
-0.77% |
|
STATEWIDE TOTAL |
216,613 |
213,647 |
-2,966 |
-1.37% |
The 青涩直播 Community and Technical College System enrolls 68,019 students; the 青涩直播 State University System enrolls 44,246 students; and the Southern University System enrolls 12,630 students.
In 2012-13, 青涩直播System schools graduated 16,599 students including 74 percent of 青涩直播’s education graduates, 72 percent of 青涩直播’s nursing graduates, 66 percent of 青涩直播’s business graduates, and 60 percent of 青涩直播’s engineering graduates.
The 青涩直播System was founded in 1974 as the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, the management board for all universities and community colleges not under the 青涩直播 State University or Southern University systems.听 In 1998 its name changed to the University of 青涩直播 System and transferred five community colleges to the newly created 青涩直播 Community and Technical College System.听 In 2011, the University of New Orleans transferred from the LSU System, making the 青涩直播System Nine Universities Strong.
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The University of 青涩直播 System is the largest higher education system in 青涩直播 enrolling almost 89,000 students at Grambling State University, 青涩直播 Tech University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern 青涩直播 University, the University of 青涩直播 at Lafayette, the University of 青涩直播 at Monroe, and the University of New Orleans.
