Dillard University
New Orleans, LA · Private · Large city
Private institution in New Orleans, LA · 1,111 undergraduates · 41% acceptance rate · $39,196 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Pell Grant share
- Top 11%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,553950th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $22,1941,174th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,194976th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $36,0571,121st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $31,0001,821st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,1961,639th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $28,5071,772nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 45.1%1,339th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.6%1,252nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 40.5%175th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1089731st highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21701st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1111,303rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 67.8%138th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 316 mi (IAH)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $40
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,579 | $59,253 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,569 | $29,685 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $29,685 | $26,037 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,960 | $28,960 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $26,933 | $20,140 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $24,808 | $22,771 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $21,964 | $20,140 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | $33,993 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: United Methodistsource
- Founded in 1869source
- School colors: #008ADD and #FFFFFFsource
- Athletic nickname: "Bleu Devils and Lady Bleu Devils"source
- Mascot: Bleu Devilsource
- Motto: "Ex Fide, Fortis"source
- Formerly known as "Straight University"source
- Formerly known as "(1868–1915)"source
- Formerly known as "Straight College"source
- Formerly known as "(1915–1930)"source
- Formerly known as "Union Normal School"source
- Formerly known as "(1868–1915)"source
- Formerly known as "New Orleans University"source
- Formerly known as "(1915–1930)"source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A UNCF]] / [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Andrew Youngsource
Athletics — 6 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,703,722 (M $768,265 · W $935,457)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Dillard University’s 1,111 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In LA
- Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 1,095 undergrads
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 843 undergrads
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge, LA · 826 undergrads
- New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, LA · 770 undergrads
- Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville, LA · 750 undergrads
- Centenary College of LouisianaShreveport, LA · 615 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Our Lady of the Lake UniversitySan Antonio, TX · 1,110 undergrads
- Edward Waters UniversityJacksonville, FL · 1,113 undergrads
- Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND · 1,108 undergrads
- McMurry UniversityAbilene, TX · 1,108 undergrads
- Emory & Henry UniversityEmory, VA · 1,107 undergrads
- Edgewood CollegeMadison, WI · 1,104 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitedillard.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 158802)
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- Showdown: Dillard University vs Southern University at New OrleansHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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