The Lagos State University on Wednesday matriculated 3,143 students admitted in the 2014/2015 academic session into the institution.

The Vice Chancellor (VC), Lagos State University (LASU), during the ceremony called on parents and well-meaning Nigerians to donate towards boosting the image of the institution as one of the best in the world.

According to him, 3,143 students were cleared for the matriculation out of the 4,166 candidates that were offered admission for the 2014/2015 academic session.

The breakdown is as follows; Faculty of Arts – 473, Faculty of Management Science – 717, Faculty of Social Science – 478, Faculty of Science – 567, Faculty of Education – 474, School of Communication – 107, College of Medicine (Physiology inclusive) – 102, Faculty of Engineering – 181 and Faculty of Transport – 44.

He stated that the 2014/2015 admission exercise was transparent and based on merit.