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Southeastern again sees growth in enrollment

Southeastern Louisiana University’s fall semester has once again shown enrollment growth, achieving its strongest overall enrollment since Covid and superseding its pre-Covid enrollment, the university recently reported.

Tonya Lowentritt

September 19, 2024

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     Southeastern Louisiana University’s fall semester has once again shown enrollment growth, achieving its strongest overall enrollment since Covid and superseding its pre-Covid enrollment, the university recently reported.
     With an overall enrollment increase of four percent at 14,440 students, Southeastern experienced growth in several categories.
          • Undergraduate enrollment rose by 3.9 percent.
          • Graduate enrollment rose by 4.7 percent, reaching the highest graduate student population in over a decade.
          • New first-time freshmen increased by 2.3 percent.
          • New incoming transfer students rose by 3.3 percent.
     “Students and families understand the value in a Southeastern education,” said Southeastern President William S. Wainwright. “As we enter our 100th year, we are confident in our ability to prepare the next generation of entrepreneurs, nurses, teachers, leaders and citizens of Louisiana – continued strategic enrollment growth honors our commitment and validates our mission.”
     “A strategic initiative of our state is to better prepare high school students for college by earning college credit while still in high school,” Wainwright explained. “Southeastern continues to lead in this area in alignment with the Board of Regents’ Master Plan for Louisiana.”
     With over a $1 billion economic impact on the region, Southeastern currently offers over 150 programs of study, including many that are regionally and nationally ranked. To apply, visit southeastern.edu.

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