Quad

Head-to-head

U. New Orleans
Fort Lewis

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. New Orleans's grants cover 33% of its full price on average, vs. 18% at Fort Lewis

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. New Orleans costs about $8.6K less per year on average than Fort Lewis ($19,433 vs. $28,074, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    U. New Orleans has 10 pts more first-gen students than Fort Lewis (41% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. New Orleans has 1.5× as many undergrads as Fort Lewis

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    U. New Orleans is more diverse (index 0.75 vs. 0.70)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. New Orleans has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Fort Lewis (39% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. New Orleans admits 74%, Fort Lewis 77%; Fort Lewis's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
U. New Orleans74%
Fort Lewis77%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. New OrleansAccessible
  • Fort LewisAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. New Orleans
935–1241
Fort Lewis
1010–1210
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. New OrleansGPA and school record required
  • Fort LewisGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. New Orleans has 1.5× as many undergrads as Fort Lewis and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. New Orleans4.6K
Fort Lewis3.1K
Pell Grant share
U. New Orleans39%
Fort Lewis35%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. New Orleans, and Business/Commerce at Fort Lewis; Fort Lewis has 14 students per faculty member to U. New Orleans's 19.

Students per faculty member
U. New Orleans19 to 1
Fort Lewis14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. New OrleansBusiness Administration and Management, General9%
  • Fort LewisBusiness/Commerce, General11%

What each costs

U. New Orleans costs about $8.6K less a year than Fort Lewis on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. New Orleans$19.4K
Fort Lewis$28.1K
Aid generosity
U. New Orleans33%
Fort Lewis18%

What each pays off

U. New Orleans's former students earn more, a median $47.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 47% at Fort Lewis to 44% at U. New Orleans.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. New Orleans$47.9K
Fort Lewis$46.3K
Graduation rate
U. New Orleans44%
Fort Lewis47%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Fort Lewis got more selective while U. New Orleans got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. New OrleansGrowing+93%
  • Fort LewisGrowing+104%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why