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This article provides information on the University of Louisiana System, including enrollment data, student profiles, and the system's impact on the state of Louisiana. It also highlights the various campuses within the UL System and their specialized programs.
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Northwestern (1884) • Louisiana Tech (1894) • UL Lafayette (1900) • Grambling (1901) • Southeastern (1925) • UL Monroe (1931) • McNeese (1939) • Nicholls (1948) • UNO (1957)
LA Public Postsecondary Education Enrollment Mix 2008 Enrollment: 4yr/2yr & Tech SREB : 52%/48% Arkansas: 59%/41% Alabama: 62%/38% *Chart depicts total public enrollment, exclusive of specialized schools. Source: BoR SSPS 6 Source: SREB PPT to PERC
UL System Profile * FTE Employees are down 5% from 9,252 in 2004.
UL System Student Profile • 25 Years-Old (avg. age) • 61% Female • 27% Minority • 43% First Generation • 13 Hours/Semester (avg. load) • 77% Work • 76% Commuters • 85% from Louisiana • 76% from Surrounding 6 Parishes 7
In the UL System… 10,772 Undergraduate Completers in 2009-10 • 4,316 (40%) Did not meet Grad Rate Definition • 1,332 (12%)Took Longer Than 3 Years/6 Years to Graduate Only 48% Were Counted in Grad Rate
Meeting Workforce Needs • Grambling: Nursing • Tech: Cyber Innovation • McNeese: SEED Center • Nicholls: Petroleum Services • Northwestern: Leesville/Fort Polk • Southeastern: Supply Chain Management • UL Lafayette: University Research Park • ULM: Atmospheric Sciences Louisiana’s Public Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded from 1998-2008
UL System Constitutional Powers All powers of supervision & management not specifically vested to the BoR are reserved for management boards. For example: • Appoint campus presidents • Receive & expend appropriated funds • Purchase, sell and lease land • Confer degrees • Oversee personnel decisions • Set by-laws and rules governing the board and the campuses
UL System Board of Supervisors • 16-Member Board • 15 appointed by the Governor for 6-year terms • 1 student member selected by UL System SGA Presidents each May • Standing Board Committees • Academic and Student Affairs* • Athletic • Audit • Executive • Facilities Planning* • Finance* • Grievance • Legislation • Personnel * Some Committee Overlap with Regents
UL System Councils • Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) • Student Advisory Council (SAC) • Service Initiatives • Cost Containment Committee • $4.5 million annual savings • Service-Learning Council • $1.2 million federal grant • Undergraduate Research Council April 19-20, 2012
Statewide Impact • $3.4 Billion Annual Economic Impact • $8 Return for Every $1 Louisiana Invests • 35,000 Non-University Jobs Created • $6.5 Billion Added to Louisiana’s Economy by UL System Grads Over Last 10 Years • 100 Events on UL System Campuses EVERY Day • UL System faculty, staff and students volunteer over 2 million hours in communities each year