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Veterans are Choosing Louisiana and �鶹��ý Stands Ready

Payton Suire — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:26:03 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – When young military service members finish their first four to eight years of duty, they face a massive choice: where to build their post-military career. According to recent data, a striking number of them are choosing Louisiana. The Department of Veterans Affairs Annual Benefits Report reveals that the number of people using […]

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�鶹��ý Enrolling More First-Generation Students

Payton Suire — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:53:31 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – According to 14th-day class statistics, 56.8% of �鶹��ý’ fall 2024 first-time freshman students are identified as first-generation students, students whose parents or guardians did not earn a bachelor’s degree, an increase of 3.1% from last fall. �鶹��ý’ overall enrollment is at 6,065 – a decrease of 135 students from fall 2023 due […]

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�鶹��ý Enrollment Grows for Second Consecutive Semester

Payton Suire — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:28:52 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �鶹��ý’s enrollment has increased for the second straight semester year over year. The university continues to excel in retaining 90.4% of its first- and full-time freshmen from fall 2023 to spring 2024, up from last year’s rate of 88.7%. Of �鶹��ý’ 5,525 students, 4,982 are undergraduates and 543 are graduate […]

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EdSights Recognized �鶹��ý with Rising Star Award as part of its PERSIST 2023 Awards

Payton Suire — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:46:01 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – EdSights honored �鶹��ý and four other institutions with the PERSIST 2023 Awards at the close of its PERSIST Summit in New York City. �鶹��ý was recognized with the Rising Star award for showcasing a profound understanding of EdSights’ software, utilizing it for outreach, student engagement and to complement data from […]

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�鶹��ý Continues Partnership with Entergy for Tour Tuesday

Payton Suire — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:24:22 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �鶹��ý is able to continue its Tour Tuesday initiative by continuing its partnership with Entergy Louisiana. Tour Tuesday, a program focused on bringing underrepresented students to campus for tours, gives students a chance to see what a higher education can offer and provide. Since its inception in 2016, over 2,000 students and […]

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�鶹��ý Welcomed International Students and Dignitaries

Payton Suire — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:30:13 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �鶹��ý hosted a meet and greet for its fall 2023 incoming international students and their dignitaries on Friday, Aug. 25, at The Brew coffee shop in Ellender Memorial Library. Invitees included students from Indonesia, Venezuela, Cyprus, Cameroon, and Papua New Guinea. �鶹��ý’ president, vice provost, vice president of student affairs, […]

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Bourgeois Family Donated $10K to Create Endowed Scholarship to Benefit �鶹��ý Upperclassman

Payton Suire — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:11:27 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �鶹��ý Alumni Federation received $10,000 to create the Michael C. & Christine P. Bourgeois Endowed Upperclassman Legacy Alumni Scholarship. The scholarship is open for applications every year until March 31. “We are grateful to be able to partner with the Alumni Federation and the University by adding this endowment to […]

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St. Mary Industrial Group Donated $250K to Create Endowed Scholarship for Incoming �鶹��ý Freshmen

Payton Suire — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:51:47 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �鶹��ý received $250,000 to create the St. Mary Industrial Group Endowed Scholarship to benefit �鶹��ý students who are graduates from an East St. Mary Parish high school, including Central Catholic, Morgan City, Berwick, and Patterson High Schools. “We are happy to donate to such a fine school in our area. The scholarship […]

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�鶹��ý Orientation Team Places First at SROW

Payton Suire — Tue, 02 May 2023 20:40:42 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — The �鶹��ý Orientation Team placed first in the S3D Showcase at the Southern Regional Orientation Workshop, NODA’s largest regional conference, on March 11 through 12. The 2023 NODA Region VI Conference includes colleges and universities from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina, all coming together to […]

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�鶹��ý Ranked First in Louisiana for Affordable Out-of-State Tuition

Payton Suire — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:31:51 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — US News & World Report named �鶹��ý as one of the top 15 Colleges with Affordable Out-of-State Tuition. �鶹��ý ranked No. 13 out of the 15 schools selected and first in Louisiana. To produce the rankings, US News collects tens of thousands of data points from the schools themselves and […]

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Office of Admissions Archives - �鶹������ý News

Veterans are Choosing Louisiana and �鶹������ý Stands Ready

�鶹������ý Enrolling More First-Generation Students

�鶹������ý Enrollment Grows for Second Consecutive Semester

EdSights Recognized �鶹������ý with Rising Star Award as part of its PERSIST 2023 Awards

�鶹������ý Continues Partnership with Entergy for Tour Tuesday

�鶹������ý Welcomed International Students and Dignitaries

Bourgeois Family Donated $10K to Create Endowed Scholarship to Benefit �鶹������ý Upperclassman

St. Mary Industrial Group Donated $250K to Create Endowed Scholarship for Incoming �鶹������ý Freshmen

�鶹������ý Orientation Team Places First at SROW

�鶹������ý Ranked First in Louisiana for Affordable Out-of-State Tuition