University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
- Public
- City
- 4,638 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 74%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $7,761per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 38%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,51810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The University of New Orleans is Louisiana's only public urban research university.
Source: UNO Named One of The Top 50 Best Urban Colleges in America
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 74%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 935–1241Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 17–23Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $7,761full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,816sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,472Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $14,308Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 38%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 67%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,51810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,018federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,638Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 50%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 41%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA — admits 93%
- Louisiana State University at Alexandria Alexandria, LA — admits 92%
- Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA — admits 91%
- Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA — admits 99%
Also worth a look
- McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA — admits 78%
- University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI — admits 70%
- University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK
- Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL — admits 75%
- University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA — admits 85%
- Morehead State University Morehead, KY — admits 77%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of New Orleans, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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