May 18, 2007

Some New Orleans Colleges Predict Bigger Enrollments This Fall

By KATHERINE MANGAN

After a difficult year for colleges and universities in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, the enrollment outlook for this fall is a lot brighter.

Tulane University reported last week that 1,375 high-school seniors had committed to attending, a 56-percent jump over last year's 882 new freshmen.

Xavier University of Louisiana reported that it had received 2,874 applications as of the first week of May, more than twice as many as this time last year. The number of accepted

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