Dillard University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 36 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing6 · 16.7%
- No Data30 · 83.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 12
- Jun 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2025Initial AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
- Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 801 students received $5.1M in Pell grants, alongside $10.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 436 borrowers who entered repayment, 19 (4.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Dillard
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 6
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus7
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Williams Hall3 firesOtherDamage $100-$999
- Williams Hall3 firesOtherDamage $100-$999
- Williams Hall3 firesOther0 injured · 1 deathsDamage $100-$999
- Straight Hall1 fireOtherDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Dillard vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Dillard selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectDillard University | 43% | — | 1,080 | $22,094 | Baccalaureate |
| 56% | 55.7% | 712 | $23,624 | Baccalaureate | |
| 71% | 62.2% | 1,079 | $24,754 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | 60.9% | 1,136 | $19,360 | Baccalaureate | |
| 49% | 68.4% | 1,095 | $20,528 | Baccalaureate | |
| 72% | 55.6% | 1,110 | $24,149 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 53% | 60.9% | 1,088 | $22,859 |
Institutions like Dillard
Explore the federal data for institutions in Dillard's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateLouisiana
Centenary College of Louisiana
Grad rate56%Admit rate55.7%Enrollment712Net price$23,624View data - BaccalaureateGeorgia
Agnes Scott College
Grad rate71%Admit rate62.2%Enrollment1,079Net price$24,754View data - BaccalaureateTennessee
Maryville College
Grad rate50%Admit rate60.9%Enrollment1,136Net price$19,360View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Presbyterian College
Grad rate49%Admit rate68.4%Enrollment1,095Net price$20,528View data - BaccalaureateArkansas
Hendrix College
Grad rate72%Admit rate55.6%Enrollment1,110Net price$24,149View data
Dillard Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness provides vision and leadership to the accreditation, assessment, data analysis, and reporting activities of Dillard University, supporting the University’s Strategic Plan by providing information and support for University-wide initiatives.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set
Dillard's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C16,188 applied → 3,417 admitted (55.2%) → 326 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 55.2% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $33,680 (2022-2023).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $33,680 → about $16,519 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($17,161); 63% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H113% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H592% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $32,545 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 52%; first-year retention 73%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 2 pts below the overall rate (50% vs 52%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I361% of classes have under 20 students; 1% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~23% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B20% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D165 transfer applicants → None admitted (None) → None enrolled
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