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University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·new.uno.edu
6-yr Graduation
38%
+0.5pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
6,501
peer median 7,359
Avg net price
$11,147
-$3.0k vs R2 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
7,401
7,401 candidates competed
Admitted
5,500
74.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
993
18.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
38%+0.5pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
23%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
38%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
35%
Non-Pell
41%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 104 Title IV programs, 25 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 76 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
104
Passing
25
24.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
3
2.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.9%
+2.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

104programs
  • Passing25 · 24.0%
  • No Data76 · 73.1%
  • Failing3 · 2.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
6
Safe
19
No data
76

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.

28
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-17.0%
$26,737 vs $32,203
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-10.5%
$28,807 vs $32,203
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
-3.7%
$44,524 vs $46,221
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Master's Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+11.1%
$53,660 vs $48,304
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+15.4%
$48,203 vs $41,770
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+17.2%
$37,747 vs $32,203
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+21.9%
$39,243 vs $32,203
Hospitality Administration/Management
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+22.3%
$39,391 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
-3.7%
$1,697

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

22
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
102%
$49,061 debt · $48,203 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
68%
$19,500 debt · $28,807 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
61%
$16,261 debt · $26,737 earn
Hospitality Administration/Management
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
51%
$19,976 debt · $39,391 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
51%
$32,014 debt · $63,152 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
47%
$28,959 debt · $61,526 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
45%
$17,109 debt · $37,747 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
42%
$16,625 debt · $39,243 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1958Next review Jun 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 9

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jan 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,768
$30–48k$11,045
$48–75k$11,955
$75–110k$15,481
$110k+$15,674

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$11,147
-$3,025vs R2 Research median $14,173
Federal loans
28.2%
In-state tuition
$9,172
Out-of-state
$14,008

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,889 students received $16.9M in Pell grants, alongside $20.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,889
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.9M
$16,942,874 total
Direct Loans
$20.1M
3,695 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
2k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.4M
1,642 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.6M
1,466 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.3M
412 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.3M
128 loan awards
Grad PLUS$495K
47 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,540 borrowers who entered repayment, 44 (2.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.8%
+0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,540
Defaulted
44
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.5%
2017
11.1%
2018
6.6%
2019
2.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of New Orleans

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs74
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

991 total completions
01Business
29429.7%
02Engineering
13113.2%
03Biological Sciences
979.8%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
919.2%
05Education
798.0%
06Visual/Performing Arts
777.8%
07Psychology
686.9%
08Computer Sciences
555.5%
09English Language
545.4%
10Social Sciences
454.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
6,501
12-mo unduplicated
8,114
Undergraduate
6,738
Graduate
1,376

Gender split

Men
48%3,862
Women
52%4,252

Race / ethnicity composition

White
41.6%
Black
23.0%
Hispanic
15.0%
Asian
9.0%
Two or more
5.3%
Unknown
3.1%
Non-resident
2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
171
97 M · 74 W
Women athletes
43.3%
Athletic aid
$2.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.2M
$1.3M
Recruiting expense
$42K
$37K
Head-coach salaries
$70K
$66K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
48 M · 48 W
$834K
Baseball
41 M ·
$960K
Basketball
15 M · 14 W
$2.6M
Volleyball
· 20 W
$724K
Tennis
9 M · 8 W
$420K
Beach Volleyball
· 14 W
$99K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.67
19 offenses · 7,111 students

3-year trend

0.842 yrs ago1.511 yr ago2.67Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
38
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
29
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
4

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
10
Motor vehicle theft
7
Rape
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

19total
  • On campus17
  • Non-campus1
  • Public property1

Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
12
Dating violence
0
Stalking
12 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs27
Liquor02

Residence-hall fires

  • Privateer Place1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
222

University of New Orleans vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of New Orleans selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectUniversity of New Orleans
38%6,501$11,147R2 Research
Southern University and A & M College
27%35.1%8,279$19,740R2 Research
Louisiana Tech University
62%86.4%11,873$12,209R2 Research
Tennessee State University
35%70.1%6,310$10,026R2 Research
Jackson State University
51%93.1%6,326$20,191R2 Research
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
37%58.8%8,216$16,136R2 Research
Peer group median38%70.1%7,359$14,173

Frequently asked questions about University of New Orleans

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of New Orleans.

What is the graduation rate at University of New Orleans?

University of New Orleans reports a 6-year graduation rate of 38% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of New Orleans?

University of New Orleans reports a total enrollment of 6,501 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of New Orleans?

The average net price at University of New Orleans is $11,147 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of New Orleans?

University of New Orleans's yield rate is 18.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of New Orleans located?

University of New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana 70148.

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