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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.

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 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,172501st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$14,008496th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$22,605536th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,750514th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,8721,194th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,4101,327th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
42.5%1,432nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
70.2%1,223rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
66.8%533rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1056810th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,479534th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
40.4%681st highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,941$61,516
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,821$62,012
Computer Sciencebachelors$58,221$57,318
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$54,522$50,606
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$40,672$44,356
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$39,009$38,061
Urban Studies/AffairsSocial Sciencesbachelors$37,593$36,183
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$37,090$35,060
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusinessbachelors$35,274$32,925
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciencesbachelors$33,993$28,960
Historybachelors$32,925$32,925
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$32,382$25,967

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of New Orleans’s 4,479 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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