McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY
McNeese State University
Fall 2015 Cowboy Facts
Fall 2015 Enrollment by Level
| Enrollment | Percent | |
| Undergraduate | 7,465 | 91.5% |
| Graduate | 697 | 8.5% |
| Total | 8,162 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment by Level
| SCH’s | FTE | Percent | |
| Undergraduate | 93,296 | 7,774.6 (12 hours) | 93.2% |
| Graduate | 5,121 | 569 (9 hours) | 6.8% |
| Total | 98,417 | 8,343.6 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Enrollment by Rank
| Enrollment | Percent | |
| Early Admissions | 804 | 9.8% |
| Freshmen | 2,195 | 26.9% |
| Sophomore | 1,195 | 14.6% |
| Junior | 1,186 | 14.5% |
| Senior | 1,931 | 23.7% |
| Masters Candidate | 619 | 7.6% |
| Education Specialist | 4 | 0.1% |
| Special Graduate | 74 | 0.9% |
| Non-Credit/Non-Degree | 154 | 1.9% |
| Total | 8,162 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Enrollment by Full-Time/Part-Time Status
| Undergraduate | Graduate | Total | Percent | |
| Full-Time | 5,825 | 316 | 6,141 | 75.2% |
| Part-Time | 1,640 | 381 | 2,021 | 24.8% |
| Total | 7,465 | 697 | 8,162 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Enrollment by Current Entry Status
| Undergraduate | Graduate | Total | Percent | |
| Early Admissions | 804 | 804 | 9.8% | |
| Continuing | 4,490 | 465 | 4,955 | 60.7% |
| First-Time Freshmen | 1,439 | 1,439 | 17.6% | |
| New Graduate | 160 | 160 | 2.0% | |
| Re-Entry | 386 | 36 | 422 | 5.2% |
| Transfer | 312 | 35 | 347 | 4.3% |
| Visiting | 34 | 1 | 35 | 0.4% |
| Total | 697 | 697 | 8,162 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Enrollment by Gender
| Undergraduate | Graduate | Total | Percent | |
| Female | 4,441 | 316 | 4,757 | 58.3% |
| Male | 3,024 | 381 | 3,405 | 41.7% |
| Total | 7,465 | 697 | 8,162 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Enrollment by Ethnicity
| Undergraduate | Graduate | Total | Percent | |
| Amer Indian/ Alaska Native | 37 | 3 | 40 | 0.5% |
| Asian | 111 | 9 | 120 | 1.5% |
| Black | 1,303 | 107 | 1,410 | 17.3% |
| Foreign | 464 | 96 | 560 | 6.7% |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Isl | 8 | 8 | 0.2% | |
| Hispanic | 204 | 12 | 213 | 2.6% |
| White | 5,137 | 461 | 5,598 | 68.6% |
| Two or More Races | 198 | 9 | 207 | 2.5% |
| Race/ Ethnicity Unknown | 3 | 3 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 7,465 | 697 | 8,162 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Enrollment by Gender and Ethnicity
| Female | Male | Total | Percent | |
| Amer Indian/Alaska Native | 22 | 18 | 40 | 0.5% |
| Asain | 74 | 46 | 120 | 1.5% |
| Black | 930 | 480 | 1,410 | 17.3% |
| Foreign | 140 | 420 | 560 | 6.7% |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Isl | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic | 129 | 87 | 216 | 2.6% |
| White | 3,481 | 2,117 | 5,598 | 68.6% |
| Two or More Races | 133 | 74 | 207 | 2.5% |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Total | 4,915 | 3,247 | 8,162 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Ethnicity
| Female | Male | Total | Percent | |
| Amer Indian/Alaska Natie | 20 | 17 | 37 | 0.4% |
| Asian | 68 | 43 | 111 | 1.5% |
| Black | 845 | 458 | 1,303 | 17.5% |
| Foreign | 98 | 366 | 464 | 6.2% |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Isl | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic | 120 | 84 | 204 | 2.7% |
| White | 3,157 | 1,980 | 5,137 | 68.8% |
| Two or More Races | 127 | 71 | 198 | 2.7% |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Total | 4,441 | 3,024 | 7,465 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Ethnicity
| Female | Male | Total | Percent | |
| Amer Indian/Alaska Native | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.3% |
| Black | 85 | 22 | 107 | 15.4% |
| Foreign | 42 | 54 | 96 | 13.8% |
| Hispanic | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1.7% |
| White | 324 | 137 | 461 | 66.1% |
| Two or More Races | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.3% |
| Total | 474 | 223 | 697 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Undergraduate Enrollment by Rank and Ethnicity
| EA | FR | SO | JR | SR | ND | Total | |
| Amer Indian/Alaska Native | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| Asian | 6 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 4 | 111 |
| Black | 89 | 438 | 219 | 201 | 326 | 30 | 1,303 |
| Foreign | 271 | 57 | 47 | 72 | 17 | 464 | |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Isl | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Hispanic | 24 | 69 | 37 | 25 | 46 | 3 | 204 |
| White | 649 | 1,304 | 822 | 860 | 1,404 | 98 | 5,137 |
| Two or More Races | 33 | 82 | 37 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 198 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 804 | 2,195 | 1,195 | 1,186 | 1,931 | 154 | 7,465 |
EA – Early Admissions
FR – Freshman
SO – Sophomore
JR – Junior
SR – Senior
ND – Non Credit/Non-Degree
Fall 2015 Graduate Enrollment by Rank and Ethnicity
| MC | ES | SG | Total | |
| Amer Indian/ Alaska Native | 3 | 3 | ||
| Asian | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Black | 86 | 2 | 19 | 107 |
| Foreign | 91 | 5 | 96 | |
| Hispanic | 12 | 12 | ||
| White | 413 | 2 | 46 | 461 |
| Two or More Races | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Total | 619 | 4 | 74 | 697 |
MC – Masters Candidate
ES – Education Specialist
SG – Special Graduate
Fall 2015 Admissions Scores First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
| Test | Average |
| GMAT Total | 454 |
| Verbal/Quant | 294 |
Fall 2015 Enrollment by Age
| Undergraduate | Graduate | Total | Percent | |
| Under 18 | 816 | 816 | 10.0% | |
| 19-19 | 2,145 | 2,145 | 26.3% | |
| 20-21 | 1,927 | 10 | 1,937 | 23.7% |
| 22-24 | 1,141 | 206 | 1,347 | 16.6% |
| 25-29 | 663 | 222 | 885 | 10.8% |
| 30-34 | 292 | 87 | 379 | 4.6% |
| 35-39 | 189 | 64 | 253 | 3.1% |
| 40-49 | 194 | 65 | 259 | 3.2% |
| 50-64 | 80 | 41 | 121 | 1.5% |
| Over 64 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 0.2% |
| Total | 7,465 | 697 | 8,162 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Enrollment by Age Group
| Undergraduate | Graduate | Total | Percent | |
| Under 25 | 6,029 | 216 | 6,245 | 76.5% |
| 25 and Older | 1,436 | 481 | 1,917 | 23.5% |
| Total | 7,465 | 697 | 8,162 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Average Age
| Average Age | Median Age | |
| All Students | 23 | 21 |
| First-Time Freshmen | 19 | 18 |
| Undergraduate | 22 | 20 |
| Graduate | 30 | 27 |
Fall 2015 Enrollment by Parish of Origin
| Parish | Enrollment | Parish | Enrollment |
| Acadia | 199 | Point Coupee | 51 |
| Allen | 299 | Rapides | 53 |
| Ascension | 13 | Richland | 5 |
| Assumption | 6 | Sabine | 11 |
| Avoyelles | 15 | St Bernard | 2 |
| Beauregard | 585 | St Charles | 8 |
| Bossier | 22 | St Helena | 1 |
| Caddo | 29 | St James | 4 |
| Calcasieu | 3,694 | St John | 8 |
| Caldwell | 1 | St Landry | 138 |
| Cameron | 146 | St Martin | 32 |
| Concordia | 1 | St Mary | 26 |
| DeSoto | 12 | St Tammany | 37 |
| East Baton Rouge | 67 | Tangipahoa | 16 |
| East Feliciana | 1 | Terrebonne | 20 |
| Evaneline | 144 | Union | 3 |
| Franklin | 1 | Vermillion | 97 |
| Grant | 5 | Vernon | 163 |
| Iberia | 95 | Washington | 8 |
| Iberville | 6 | Webster | 1 |
| Jackson | 2 | West Baton Rouge | 8 |
| Jefferson | 30 | West Carroll | 5 |
| Jefferson Davis | 534 | West Feliciana | 2 |
| Lafayette | 152 | ||
| Lafourche | 21 | ||
| Lincoln | 6 | Total Louisiana | 6,889 |
| Livingston | 20 | % of Total Enrollment | 84.4% |
| Madison | 1 | Number of Parishes | 56 |
| Morehouse | 6 | ||
| Natchitoches | 18 | Five Parish Total | 5,258 |
| Orleans | 35 | % of Total Enrollment | 64.4% |
| Ouachita | 19 | ||
| Plaquemines | 5 |
Fall 2015 Enrollment by State of Origin
| State | Enrollment | State | |
| Alabama | 9 | ||
| Alaska | 2 | ||
| Arizona | 7 | ||
| Arkansas | 5 | Total Out of State | 626 |
| Armed Forces Pacific | 1 | ||
| California | 30 | % Out of State of Total Enrollment | 7.7% |
| Colorado | 6 | Number of States (Other than Louisiana) | 43 |
| Connecticut | 2 | ||
| Delaware | 1 | ||
| Florida | 26 | ||
| Georgia | 7 | ||
| Idaho | 2 | ||
| Illinois | 13 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | ||
| Iowa | 3 | ||
| Kansas | 4 | ||
| Kentucky | 2 | ||
| Louisiana | 6,889 | ||
| Maine | 1 | ||
| Marlyland | 8 | ||
| Massachusetts | 2 | ||
| Michigan | 7 | ||
| Minnesota | 1 | ||
| Mississippi | 5 | ||
| Missouri | 6 | ||
| Montana | 2 | ||
| Nebraska | 2 | ||
| Nevada | 1 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | ||
| New Mexico | 1 | ||
| North Carolina | 2 | ||
| Ohio | 6 | ||
| Oklahoma | 7 | ||
| Oregon | 2 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 2 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1 | ||
| South Carolina | 3 | ||
| Tennessee | 7 | ||
| Texas | 422 | ||
| Utah | 1 | ||
| Vermont | 1 | ||
| Virginia | 3 | ||
| Washington | 3 | ||
| Wisconsin | 4 |
Fall 2015 Enrollment by Foreign Country of Origin
| Country | Enrollment | Country | Enrollment |
| Austria | 1 | Poland | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | Romaina | 5 |
| Bahamas | 1 | Rwanda | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | Saudi Arabia | 227 |
| Benin | 2 | Serbia | 2 |
| Bolivia | 5 | Slovakia | 2 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovinia | 1 | South Africa | 1 |
| Brazil | 12 | Spain | 2 |
| Cameroon | 2 | Sweden | 3 |
| Canada | 7 | Switerland | 1 |
| China | 33 | Syria | 1 |
| Colombia | 7 | Thialand | 1 |
| Cote d’ Ivoire | 1 | Togo | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 |
| Ecuador | 3 | Turkey | 4 |
| France | 11 | Uganda | 2 |
| Germany | 5 | United Kingdom | 14 |
| Greece | 11 | Venezuela | 4 |
| Guatemala | 1 | Vietnam | 51 |
| Haiti | 1 | Yemen | 1 |
| Hungary | 2 | ||
| India | 63 | ||
| Indonesia | 6 | Total Foreign | 647 |
| Iraq | 2 | % Of Total Enrollment | 7.9% |
| Ireland | 1 | Number of Countries (other than USA) | 60 |
| Italy | 1 | ||
| Jamaica | 3 | ||
| Japan | 2 | ||
| Jordan | 1 | ||
| Kenya | 3 | ||
| Korea, Republic of | 4 | ||
| Kuwait | 3 | ||
| Latvia | 1 | ||
| Lebanon | 1 | ||
| Mexico | 10 | ||
| Nepal | 83 | ||
| Nigeria | 12 | ||
| Norway | 2 | ||
| Peru | 5 | ||
| Phillippines | 3 |
Fall 2015 Undergraduate Enrollment by Residency
| Full-Time | Part-Time | Total | Percent | |
| Louisiana | 4,850 | 1,556 | 6,406 | 85.8% |
| Out of State | 466 | 50 | 516 | 6.9% |
| Foreign | 509 | 34 | 543 | 7.3% |
| Total | 5,825 | 1,640 | 7,465 | 100.0% |
Fall 2015 Graduate Enrollment by Residency
| Full-Time | Part-Time | Total | Percent | |
| Louisiana | 170 | 313 | 483 | 69.3% |
| Out of State | 60 | 50 | 110 | 15.8% |
| Foreign | 86 | 18 | 104 | 14.9% |
| Total | 316 | 381 | 697 | 100.0% |
I am a McNeese graduate with a bachelor's degree in Family and Consumer Science and a concentration in Child and Family Studies. As a student, I competed on the rodeo team and served on the SGA board. I earned my master’s degree in 2022 from the University of South Dakota in Educational Administration and Leadership with a concentration in Adult and Higher Ed. I have over 13 years of experience in adult education and 20 years of educational experience.
My favorite part of being a Freshman Advisor is helping students navigate their new life routine as a college freshman by offering support with in-person office visits or by email to help students meet their goals. I always remind students of my favorite BB King quote – “Education is one thing no one can ever take away from you.” I believe that supporting students is vital to a student's success.
In my spare time, I raise registered American Brahman cattle, and I enjoy all the "country girl" things like hunting, fishing, growing a garden and cooking.