Admitted Applicant Statistics

Applications Received

Class of 2027 2026 2025 2024
Louisiana Residents 198 164 194 146
Arkansas Residents 67 43 64 50
Puerto Rico Residents 49 10 41 19
Other Residents 1,154 540 914 629
Total Applications 1,468 768 1,198 856

Admitted

Class of 2027 2026 2025 2024
Louisiana Residents 67 66 67 66
Arkansas Residents 16 17 11 9
Puerto Rico Residents 12 5 7 6
Other Residents 37 39 31 34
Admitted 132 128 116 115

Race/Ethnicity

Class of 2027 2026 2025 2024
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0 1 3 3
Asian 8 9 6 5
Black or African American 6 14 5 9
Hispanic 12 15 13 14
Pacifican Islander or Hawaiian Native 0 1 0 0
Two or More 5 0 4 1
White or Caucasian 101 88 84 82
Declined to Answer 0 0 1 1
% Underrepresented Minorities 23% 31% 27% 28%

Gender

Class of 2027 2026 2025 2024
Female* Admitted 80% 84% 84% 86%
Female Applicants 83% 83% 84% 82%
Male* Admitted 20% 16% 16% 14%
Male Applicants 17% 17% 16% 18%

*includes non-binary identities

Age at Matriculation

Class of 2027 2026 2025 2024
Average Age 24 23 24 24
Age Range 18 - 35 21 - 33 21 - 40  20 - 38

 

First Generation and Rural Backgrounds

Class of  2027 2026 2025 2024
First Generation College Student 18% 24% 24% 24%
Rural Hometown 39% not reported not reported not reported

 

Overall Cummulative GPA*

Class of 2027 2026 2025 2024
Louisiana Residents 3.68 (2.83 - 4.00) 3.66 (2.87-4.0) 3.74 (2.32 - 4.0) 3.71 (2.93 - 4.0)
Arkansas Residents 3.85 (3.60 - 3.98) 3.77 (3.35-4.0) 3.71 (3.01 - 4.0) 3.86 (3.60 - 4.0)
Puerto Rico Residents 3.36 (2.57 - 3.96) 3.43 (3.08-3.87) 3.64 (3.43 - 4.0) 3.39 (3.15 - 3.59)
Other Residents 3.80 (3.48 - 4.00) 3.69 (3.03 - 4.0) 3.79 (3.34 - 4.0) 3.59 (2.68-3.96)
Class * 3.70 (2.57 - 4.0) 3.68 (2.87 - 4.0) 3.74 (2.32 - 4.0) 3.67 (2.68 - 4.0)

*average (range)
Note: Last 45 Credit Hour and Prerequisite GPAs were used for selection for the 2023 admission cycle (Class of 2027) and prior. Overall cummulative GPA was not considered.