Admitted Applicant Statistics

Applications Received

Class of 2028 2027 2026 2025
Louisiana Residents 258 198 164 194
Arkansas Residents 81 67 43 64
Puerto Rico Residents 87 49 10 41
Other Residents 1607 1,154 540 914
Total Applications 2,033 1,468 768 1,198

Admitted

Class of 2028 2027 2026 2025
Louisiana Residents 88 67 66 67
Arkansas Residents 20 16 17 11
Puerto Rico Residents 19 12 5 7
Other Residents 48 37 39 31
Admitted* 175 132 128 116
*Does not include students who may have deferred entry from a previous cycle.  

Race/Ethnicity

Class of 2028 2027 2026 2025
American Indian / AK Native 2 0 1 3
Asian 3 8 9 6
Black or African American 9 6 14 5
Hispanic 26 12 15 13
Pacific Islander / HI Native 0 0 1 0
Two or More 7 5 0 4
White or Caucasian 125 101 88 84
Declined to Answer 3 0 0 1
% Minority Students  27% 23% 31% 27%

Gender

Class of 2028 2027 2026 2025
Female* Admitted 80% 80% 84% 84%
Female Applicants 84% 83% 83% 84%
Male* Admitted 20% 20% 16% 16%
Male Applicants 16% 17% 17% 16%

*includes non-binary identities

Age at Matriculation

Class of 2028 2027 2026 2025
Average Age 24 24 23 24
Age Range 20-54 18 - 35 21 - 33 21 - 40 

 

First Generation and Rural Backgrounds

Class of  2028 2027 2026 2025
First Generation College Student 27% 18% 24% 24%
Rural Hometown 41% 39% not reported not reported

 

Overall Cummulative GPA*

Class of 2028 2027 2026 2025
Louisiana Residents 3.55 (2.81 - 4.0) 3.68 (2.83 - 4.00) 3.66 (2.87-4.00) 3.74 (2.32 - 4.0)
Arkansas Residents 3.61 (3.05 - 4.0) 3.85 (3.60 - 3.98) 3.77 (3.35-4.00) 3.71 (3.01 - 4.0)
Puerto Rico Residents 3.48 (2.96 - 3.9) 3.36 (2.57 - 3.96) 3.43 (3.08-3.87) 3.64 (3.43 - 4.0)
Other Residents 3.54 (2.98 - 4.0) 3.80 (3.48 - 4.00) 3.69 (3.03 - 4.00) 3.79 (3.34 - 4.0)
Class * 3.55 (2.81 - 4.0) 3.69 (2.57 - 4.0) 3.68 (2.87 - 4.0) 3.74 (2.32 - 4.0)

*average (range)
Note: Last 45 Credit Hour and Prerequisite GPAs were used for selection for the Class of 2027 and prior. Overall cummulative GPA was not considered those cycles.