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University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana · Large city

74.3%
Admit rate
$12,384
Avg net price
38%
Graduation rate
$47,872
Median earnings

University of New Orleans is a public bachelor's-granting institution in New Orleans, Louisiana (large city setting), enrolling 4,638 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 4,638 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 74% admitNCAA Division I without footballNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against University of New Orleans's admitted students.

Admit rate
74.3%
SAT (mid 50%)
935–1241
Avg GPA (est.)
3.06

Enter a test score to see where you land against University of New Orleans's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and University of New Orleans's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. La Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans) was founded in the spring of 1718 by the French Mississippi Company under Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, on land traditionally inhabited by the Chitimacha people. New Orleans operates one of the world's largest and busiest ports and metropolitan New Orleans is a center of maritime industry. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
12 miles to Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) · major hub

How University of New Orleans compares

Selectivity74.3%

More selective than 56% · #10 most selective of 23 in Louisiana

SAT average1052

Higher than 17%

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 20% · #19 of 25 in Louisiana

First-year retention67%

Higher than 24%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,872

Higher than 32% · #14 of 28 in Louisiana

Average net price$12,384

Cheaper than 84% · #6 cheapest of 26 in Louisiana

Median debt at graduation$18,750

Lower than 81%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 14%

Undergraduate enrollment4,638

Larger than 77%

Percentiles compare University of New Orleans with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Louisiana.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

5,720students
  • Undergraduate4,63881%
  • Graduate1,08219%

Undergraduates by gender

4,638undergrads
  • Women2,68558%
  • Men1,95342%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White39%
  • Black24%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Asian8.8%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,638
Graduate enrollment
1,082
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$29,218
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$82,872
Endowment
$27,749,072

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
74.3%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
935–1241
SAT average
1052
SAT reading
480–616
SAT math
455–625
ACT composite
17–23
Average GPA (estimated)
3.06

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,172
Out-of-state tuition
$14,008
Room & board
$11,292
Books & supplies
$1,300
Total cost of attendance
$23,431
Average net price
$12,384

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
38%
Graduated on time (4 years)
23%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
31%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,410
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,872
Median debt at graduation
$18,750
Students with federal loans
28%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
65%

About 15% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
23%
Low-income (Pell)
33%
First-generation
30%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,604
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
35%
Housing charge (year)
$6,160
Meal plan (year)
$5,602
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NCAA Division I without football
Varsity athletes
216 (126 men · 90 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Baseball45
Track and Field (Outdoor)37
Track and Field (Indoor)31
Basketball29
Cross Country17
Volleyball17
Tennis15
Beach Volleyball14
Golf11

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.9 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
7
Property offenses (2022–2024)
31

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (6,501 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

13reported offenses a year
2.3 violent a year10 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
6.3
Motor vehicle theft
4.0
Rape
1.3
Robbery
0.7
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$11,532
$30–48k
$10,506
$48–75k
$13,222
$75–110k
$16,942
$110k+
$17,504

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$60,646

$13,222/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

92%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,071
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 92% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,071. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 829 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$47,872
Typical debt at graduation
$18,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
57%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$45,487
Men
$51,472

Men out-earn women by $5,985 (13%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
47°F
Annual rain
60.1″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.36.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Orleans Lakefront AP, LA US station (2.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.