- The Inkwell
- Louisiana
- Dillard University
New Orleans, LACity: largeZIP 70122Founded 1869
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1869
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.dillard.edu
LouisianaHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Dillard University
Dillard University is a private nonprofit university in New Orleans, Louisiana, with 1,063 undergraduates. It admits 42% of applicants, graduates 51% within six years and costs $26,363 a year after aid.
51%graduate
Admission rate42%
Retention78%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share72%
Federal loans80%
$26,363net price / year
42%admission rate
1050average SAT
51%graduate in 6 years
$43,728median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,493 of 1,704 for earnings#1,307 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,019 of 1,738 for graduation rate#179 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $43,538tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $23,918
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,918
- Average net price
- $26,363national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,108
$30,001–48,000$24,112
$48,001–75,000$25,705
$75,001–110,000$26,797
$110,001+$34,063
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 42%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1050
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 488–562
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college42%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college51%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college72%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 51%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 45%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,287
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,728middle 50%: $26,607–$65,985
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$65,985
Median, Dillard University$43,728
Lower quarter$26,607
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,063
- Part-time
- 3.3%
- Women / men
- 72% / 28%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 72%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 96%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,271 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,241
- Endowment, end of year
- $102,201,663
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.7%
Hispanic1.1%
Black88%
Asian0.1%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown3.5%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions20%
Visual & performing arts14%
Business & management14%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.8%
Psychology8.2%
Computer & information sciences5.5%
Communication & journalism5.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 158802. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4359655.