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| BATON ROUGE – LSU is one of the country’s most popular universities among high school students, according to U.S. News & World Report. In the publication’s recently released list of Most Popular Colleges: National Universities, LSU was ranked 16th, based on the percentage of applicants accepted by a university who end up enrolling at that institution in the fall, or Yield Rate. “We’re pleased that U.S. News has once again recognized LSU on a national level,” LSU Chancellor Michael Martin said. “From moving into the top tier in the last rankings to now being named one of the country’s most popular colleges, LSU’s reputation continues to rise and reflect the greatness taking place on our campus daily.” U.S. News & World Report calculated each university’s Yield Rate with data from the fall 2007 entering class, and universities with a high rate show that “the school is most likely very popular with a top reputation and that the students are highly motivated to go there.” LSU’s Yield Rate is 55 percent, putting the university ahead of schools such as University of Texas, University of Georgia, University of Alabama, Ohio State University, University of Tennessee, Cornell University and Georgetown University. The top five schools on the list are Harvard University, Brigham Young University, University of Nebraska, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the list. “This is a great accomplishment for our university,” said LSU Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Astrid Merget. “I applaud the efforts of our recruiting and admissions staff for working to facilitate the enrollment process for high school seniors and for attracting students of high ability and talent who are fervent about LSU. This ranking shows that their hard work and enthusiasm over the past few years is being noticed around the country.” In recent years, LSU has made efforts to become more efficient and effective in how the university recruits and enrolls students. These efforts include the establishment of one centralized office for recruiting and admitting students, Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Student Aid. The office makes contact with students through the recruiting efforts, and follows them throughout the process of admission and financial aid until they have enrolled. Some of the ways that LSU has streamlined the admissions process is the ability to apply online and sending out one scholarship and financial aid letter to students detailing federal, state and institutional funds available. For more information on LSU’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Student Aid, visit http://www.lsu.edu/paurec/ or http://www.lsu.edu/financialaid/. For the complete list of Most Popular Colleges, visit http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-colleges/2009/01/26/most-popular-colleges-national-universities.html. -30- |
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