University of New Orleans

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

University of New Orleans operates as a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 4,638 students of which 6,738 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. University of New Orleans is categorized as “16” 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 74.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,052 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,384, with published in-state tuition of $9,172 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 40.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.8%. Graduates earn a median of $47,872 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,410 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 242900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.4% 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.