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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
$12,384
-$4.1k 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%189 of 535
Non-Pell (all)
41%192 of 468
Subsidized loan, no Pell
41%28 of 69
No Federal Aid
41%164 of 399

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-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 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$11,532
$30–48k$10,506
$48–75k$13,222
$75–110k$16,942
$110k+$17,504

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

Avg net price
$12,384
-$4,138vs R2 Research median $16,522
Federal loans
27.6%
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, 2,897 students received $17.1M in Pell grants, alongside $20.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,897
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$17.1M
$17,069,239 total
Direct Loans
$20.9M
3,732 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$6.6M
1,653 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.7M
1,482 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.7M
418 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.4M
129 loan awards
Grad PLUS$533K
50 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 programs68
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,055 total completions
01Business
33631.8%
02Engineering
15114.3%
03Biological Sciences
979.2%
04Visual/Performing Arts
918.6%
05Psychology
787.4%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
696.5%
07Computer Sciences
676.4%
08Education
666.3%
09English Language
504.7%
10Physical Sciences
504.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
6,501
12-mo unduplicated
7,901
Undergraduate
6,589
Graduate
1,312

Gender split

Men
49%3,842
Women
51%4,059

Race / ethnicity composition

White
39.1%
Black
24.4%
Hispanic
16.3%
Asian
8.8%
Two or more
4.9%
Unknown
4.4%
Non-resident
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
168
99 M · 69 W
Women athletes
41.1%
Athletic aid
$2.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$982K
$1.1M
Recruiting expense
$45K
$45K
Head-coach salaries
$59K
$66K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Baseball
45 M ·
$1.0M
Track and Field (Outdoor)
20 M · 17 W
$534K
Track and Field (Indoor)
18 M · 13 W
$134K
Basketball
14 M · 15 W
$2.5M
Cross Country
9 M · 8 W
$134K
Volleyball
· 17 W
$680K

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
2.73
18 offenses · 6,601 students

3-year trend

1.512 yrs ago2.671 yr ago2.73Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
49
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
38
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
4

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
6
Aggravated assault
4
Motor vehicle theft
3
Rape
2
Robbery
2
Arson
1

By location

18total
  • On campus10
  • Public property8

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
9
Dating violence
1
Stalking
13 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons12
Drugs28
Liquor11

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

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$12,384R2 Research
27%35.1%8,279$20,077R2 Research
62%86.4%11,873$11,864R2 Research
35%70.1%6,310$15,796R2 Research
51%93.1%6,326$23,836R2 Research
37%58.8%8,216$17,248R2 Research
Peer group median38%70.1%7,359$16,522

Institutions like University of New Orleans

Explore the federal data for institutions in University of New Orleans's comparison group.

University of New Orleans Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, & Planning
Phone
888-514-4275
Address
2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans, LA 70148

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, & Planning (OIERP) supports data-informed decision-making with accurate and timely reporting of official data to internal and external (state and federal) audiences.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Colby J. Stoever, Ph.D.
    Director | Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
  • Pedro T Moura Neto
    Analyst|Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
  • Kazuaki Mai
    Analyst|Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Common Data Set

University of New Orleans's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

01

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
174
Admitted
94
Enrolled
36

174 transfer applicants → 94 admitted (54.1%) → 36 enrolled

Source publications

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 $12,384 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.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of New Orleans?

University of New Orleans's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, & Planning.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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