University of New Orleans

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,325
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 91%
From Region 1%
Athletes 168 (4.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 37%
Black 26%
Hispanic 17%
Asian 9%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business Administration 232 48% 46% 12% 17% 16% 6% $60,670 12 -1.10 65 92%
Accounting 58 — 55% 41% 22% 12% 19% 2% $65,726 6 -1.38 73 93% — — — —
Business Administration 83 — 51% 48% 11% 23% 13% 4% $56,307 4 -1.11 56 95% — — — —
Finance 30 — 67% 47% 7% 10% 30% 7% $61,091 1 -1.31 66 87% — — — —
Health Services Administration 17 — 24% 29% 12% 29% 6% 18% $62,906 52 -0.18 69 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration — — — — — — — — $82,416 90 +0.83 89 90% — — — —
Hospitality Management 13 — 23% 54% 8% 8% 8% 23% $50,146 8 -0.94 40 89% — — — —
Marketing 31 — 35% 55% 0% 13% 16% 3% $65,676 15 -0.93 73 88% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 136 71% 63% 10% 7% 10% 3% $105,298 96 +0.47 98 98%
Civil Engineering 34 — 53% 59% 9% 12% 12% 3% $90,202 35 -0.30 93 96% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 27 — 70% 48% 7% 4% 11% 11% $105,394 25 -0.55 98 96% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 43 — 72% 67% 19% 2% 9% 0% $111,938 94 +1.60 99 100% — — — —
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 23 — 91% 91% 4% 0% 4% 0% $117,235 75 +0.88 99 — — — — —
Construction Management 9 — 89% 33% 0% 33% 11% 0% $99,823 46 -0.06 97 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts, Education and Human Development 328 33% 57% 6% 22% 12% 1% $49,657 1 -0.58 38 89% 6.0%
Kinesiology 18 — 44% 50% 22% 22% 6% 0% $54,950 22 -0.80 52 87% — — — —
English 20 — 40% 40% 10% 35% 15% 0% $45,449 16 -0.85 27 73% — — — —
Foreign Languages — — — — — — — — $52,605 32 -0.48 46 — — — — —
History 11 — 45% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,180 61 +0.02 58 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 62 — 37% 56% 5% 27% 5% 3% $54,112 36 -0.31 50 89% 6.0% — — —
Philosophy 16 — 62% 69% 0% 19% 6% 0% $47,345 8 -1.06 32 — — — — —
Anthropology 5 — 40% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $49,732 19 -0.65 38 — — — — —
International Studies 7 — 43% 57% 0% 29% 0% 0% $58,026 12 -0.77 60 — — — — —
Political Science 13 — 46% 69% 0% 8% 15% 0% $62,199 22 -0.74 68 95% — — — —
Psychology 70 — 11% 41% 7% 33% 14% 0% $51,833 33 -0.49 44 91% — — — —
Sociology 10 — 30% 20% 0% 40% 40% 0% $43,768 2 -1.19 22 89% — — — —
Elementary Education 24 — 0% 71% 8% 0% 12% 0% $55,503 77 +0.48 54 98% — — — —
Secondary Education 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $55,503 54 +0.05 54 98% — — — —
Art History 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,576 7 -1.11 10 79% — — — —
Music 9 — 78% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $31,686 4 -1.62 5 88% — — — —
Studio Art 21 — 29% 52% 14% 14% 19% 0% $37,576 10 -0.99 10 79% — — — —
Theatre 29 — 52% 69% 0% 24% 7% 0% $36,002 11 -0.95 8 87% — — — —
Urban Studies 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,096 15 -0.91 64 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences 179 44% 49% 19% 13% 12% 3% $73,939 54 -0.83 83 94%
Computer Science 57 — 70% 33% 44% 4% 11% 7% $107,048 32 -0.52 98 93% — — — —
Chemistry 17 — 29% 59% 12% 18% 12% 0% $62,953 13 -0.83 69 — — — — —
Geology 14 — 57% 79% 0% 14% 7% 0% $49,355 4 -1.42 37 100% — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 75% 25% 0% 25% 25% 25% $57,356 6 -1.06 58 — — — — —
Physics 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,144 2 -1.69 64 — — — — —
Biology 81 — 22% 49% 9% 20% 15% 0% $59,037 16 -0.86 62 93% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,636
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $14,903
Est. In-State Cost $12,465
Est. Out-of-State Cost $19,279
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 23%
6-Year Graduation Rate 38%
Transfer-Out Rate 31%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 26.5% 232 48% 46% 12% 17% 16% 6% $60,671 5 -1.10 65 92% —
Engineering 14.5% 127 70% 65% 11% 5% 9% 3% $105,687 66 +0.50 98 98% —
Humanities 12.5% 109 42% 60% 5% 25% 6% 2% $51,839 30 -0.48 44 86% 6.0%
Social Sciences 12.0% 105 21% 45% 5% 30% 16% 0% $52,661 21 -0.61 46 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.3% 81 22% 49% 9% 20% 15% 0% $59,037 15 -0.86 62 93% —
Arts 7.7% 67 43% 67% 4% 15% 12% 0% $37,448 4 -1.06 10 84% —
Computer Science 6.5% 57 70% 33% 44% 4% 11% 7% $107,048 45 -0.52 98 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.7% 41 49% 68% 5% 15% 10% 2% $57,353 2 -1.18 58 100% —
Education 3.3% 29 7% 69% 7% 0% 17% 0% $55,503 65 +0.40 54 98% —
Health Sciences 2.1% 18 44% 50% 22% 22% 6% 0% $54,950 1 -0.80 52 87% —
Professional 1.0% 9 89% 33% 0% 33% 11% 0% $99,823 96 -0.06 97 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.4M #203 14% $0.0M 7 #260 63 —
Physical Sciences & Math $4.2M #231 42% $0.1M 4 #196 17 1
Engineering $2.5M #237 25% $0.3M 10 #177 41 —
Computer Science $2.3M #184 56% $0.0M — — — 1
Life & Natural Sciences $1.1M #309 20% $0 1 #231 14 —
Business & Economics $0.6M #236 10% $0 2 #225 — —
Education $0.3M #326 0% $0.0M 11 #314 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $15.4M #275 30% $0.4M 35 #305 135 2

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 45 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 20 $234K $234K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 18 $62K $62K $0
Basketball 14 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Golf 11 $234K $234K $0
Cross Country 9 $62K $62K $0
Tennis 9 $216K $216K $0
Total 99 $3.1M $3.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 17 $298K $298K $0
Volleyball 17 $679K $679K $0
Basketball 15 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Beach Volleyball 14 $190K $190K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 13 $72K $72K $0
Cross Country 8 $72K $72K $0
Tennis 6 $253K $253K $0
Total 69 $2.8M $2.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 45 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 37 $533K $533K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 31 $134K $134K $0
Basketball 29 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Cross Country 17 $134K $134K $0
Volleyball 17 $679K $679K $0
Tennis 15 $469K $469K $0
Beach Volleyball 14 $190K $190K $0
Golf 11 $234K $234K $0
Total 168 $7.9M $7.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 88%
SAT Range 930 – 1240
SAT Math Range 450 – 620
SAT RW Range 480 – 610