THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS PLACE US AS THE MANDATORY REFERENCE IN THE REGION FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND MAINTAINING THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF EMPLOYERS DUE TO OUR GRADUATES’ QUALITY.

OUR STUDENTS

Currently student enrollment is at the level of 7,000 students, of which 85% corresponds to bachelors degree programs, and 15% to postgraduate studies.

UDLAP students

     

 

 

We ratify with our students our commitment of a high academic level, and support parents through our scholarship program, which during the fall 2011 semester allowed the number of scholarships granted to increase 11% in comparison to scholarships granted in the previous semester. 43% of our students have some type of scholarship. This commitment towards quality and scholarship granting for students requiring financial aid to carry out studies, has allowed us to provide important

features to our students when they initiate their university studies.

As a result of the social perception of quality of our institution, the efforts of the expo UDLAP integration program, and our scholarship program in the fall 2011 period, the number of new enrolled students was increased by 26% compared to the same academic term of the previous year, and the rating obtained by this new cohort in the admission exam was increased by 13 points, which represents an increase of one percentage point.

The combination of students with high academic levels and our educational system has allowed us to begin the spring 2012 academic year with a decrease in the drop rate to just 2.9%, which exceeded the estimated 2.7% of students expected in the budget.

Acknowledgment of our high academic quality was also reflected in the population of enrolled foreign students, which despite the safety issues

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