University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UNO
Public institution in New Orleans, LA · 4,479 undergraduates · 67% acceptance rate · $47,872 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Average net price
- Top 24%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 25%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 25%Undergraduates
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
- $11,147393rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,172502nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,008499th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,605536th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,750517th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,8721,200th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,4101,332nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 42.5%1,446th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.2%1,231st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 66.8%539th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1056812th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,479534th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 40.4%689th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 315 mi (IAH)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,941 | $61,516 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,821 | $62,012 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $58,221 | $57,318 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $54,522 | $50,606 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $40,672 | $44,356 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,009 | $38,061 |
| Urban Studies/AffairsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $37,593 | $36,183 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $37,090 | $35,060 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $35,274 | $32,925 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | $28,960 |
| History | bachelors | $32,925 | $32,925 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,382 | $25,967 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1958source
- Athletic nickname: "Privateers"source
- Tad Gormley Stadium seats about 26,500source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Goldsource
- Mascot: Captain BrUNOsource
- Formerly known as "Louisiana State University in New Orleans" (1956–1974)source
- Formerly known as "University of New Orleans" (1974–2026)source
- Athletic conference: Southlandsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Let's Hear It For UNO""source
- Notable alum: Ellen DeGeneressource
- Notable alum: Q357645source
- Notable alum: Sal Khansource
- Notable alum: James H. Clarksource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,079,166 (M $981,860 · W $1,097,306)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitenew.uno.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 159939)
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