Herzing University-New Orleans

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Herzing University-New Orleans

Herzing University-New Orleans operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Metairie, Louisiana (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 346 students of which 595 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Herzing University-New Orleans is categorized as “23” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 92.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,269, with published in-state tuition of $13,450 and a Pell grant recipient share of 76.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 29.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 50.0%. Graduates earn a median of $36,909 ten years after enrolling, compared with $35,295 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 861200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 56.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.