海角社区

Freshman class surpasses 7,000 for first-time ever, overall enrollment at 35,914

BATON ROUGE 鈥� 海角社区 has broken the record for the most accomplished, largest and most diverse freshman class in university history. This year鈥檚 7,038 freshmen enrolled surpasses last year鈥檚 record of 6,690 freshmen. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, overall enrollment at 海角社区 is also at an all-time high of 35,914.

鈥淥ur incoming class joins a teaching and learning community led by outstanding faculty and staff,鈥� said 海角社区 President William F. Tate IV. 鈥淚 welcome them to college life and challenge these talented students to demonstrate a commitment to serious study. Their past academic performance suggests a readiness to flourish at 海角社区. We look forward to supporting this group as part of the 鈥榮cholarship first鈥� vision for the university.鈥�

海角社区鈥檚 total enrollment of 35,914 students is made up of 28,764 undergraduates and 4,755 graduate and professional students, along with 2,395 海角社区 Online students 鈥� 622 undergraduate and 1,733 graduate and professional. 

鈥淪tudents and their families are responding to the first-rate academic programs and opportunities offered at 海角社区,鈥� said Interim Executive Vice President & Provost Matt Lee. 鈥淭he growth of our on-campus and 海角社区 Online enrollments demonstrate that 海角社区 is offering a degree in demand with more and more high-quality students coming each and every year. I applaud our recruiting staff, along with all of the 海角社区 faculty and staff who make the university a great place to receive a world-class education.鈥�

With the growth of the freshman class, the quality of student entering 海角社区 has not wavered. The GPA for the freshman class is an all-time high at 3.54, and the ACT increased to around 26.

鈥淚 could not be more proud of the Class of 2025; they have persevered through one of the most challenging times in recent history,鈥� said Vice President for Enrollment Management Jose Aviles. 鈥淥ur message continues to resonate across the state and around the country, that we are an elite academic environment where our faculty are leading consequential research that impacts the world. I鈥檓 excited that our new students bring their many talents to campus and now have the distinct opportunity to work with our distinguished faculty who will prepare them to make their mark on the world.鈥�

With a record-breaking 7,038 full-time freshman enrolled, diversity of the class is also at an all-time high. The freshman class is made up of 18.8 percent Black students, topping the 16.8 percent of Black students in the 2020 class. The number of Hispanic students in the freshman class is also a record high of 9.5 percent for the 2021 class, exceeding the 9.1 percent in the 2020 class. Students who identify as either American Indian, Black, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Hispanic, and two or more races make up more than 30 percent of the total freshman class this year. Additionally, 30.3 percent of the freshman class is Pell Eligible.

鈥淎t a time when other schools are scrambling for enrollment and in particular students of color, every year we are breaking records on both fronts,鈥� said Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Dereck J. Rovaris Sr. 鈥淭he record number of historically underrepresented students is indeed a reflection of the good work so many have done to make 海角社区 a more inclusive university.鈥�

Records broken by the 2021 海角社区 student body:

• Total enrollment of 35,914
• Freshman enrollment of 7,038
  • GPA for the freshman class of 3.54
  • ACT composite for the freshman class of 26
  • Black freshman enrollment of 18.8 percent
  • Hispanic freshman enrollment of 9.5 percent