University of New Orleans Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
4,638 students
Larger than 76% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 49.7%
- TypePublic
- ClassR2 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Metairie5.3 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of New Orleans, the largest reported group is White (39.1%), followed by Black (24.4%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 8.8% | 6.9% |
| Black | 24.4% | 37.4% |
| Hispanic | 16.3% | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 39.1% | 53.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% | 0.7% |
| Non-resident | 1.9% | 0% |
| Unknown | 4.4% | 0% |
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- 74.3%University of New Orleans admitted 4,539 of 5,633 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 24.2%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,097 of 4,539.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $7,761average net price after grants for aided students, against $14,308 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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