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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Fortis College-Baton Rouge enrolls 287 undergrads

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At Fortis College-Baton Rouge, 54 percent of undergraduate students are nontraditional students - age 25 or older - and 73 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The two-year private for-profit institution in Baton Rouge enrolled 287 students in fall 2018, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 21.6 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.

92 percent of undergraduates are residents of Louisiana, and 8 percent are residents of other states.

The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as Black or African American (78 percent) and white (18 percent).

Fortis College-Baton Rouge undergraduate enrollment
TotalPortion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment287
Transfers6221.6%
Male~7727%
Female~21073%
Age 24 and under~13246%
Age 25 and over~15554%
In-state residence~26492%
Out of state residence~238%
American Indian or Alaska Native~31%
Black or African American~22478%
Hispanic/Latino~31%
White~5218%
Two or more races~31%
Not enrolled in distance education287100%

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