Quad

Head-to-head

U. New Orleans
Empire State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Empire State has 1.6× as many undergrads as U. New Orleans

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Empire State grads earn $6.2K more ten years out than U. New Orleans's ($54,080 vs. $47,872)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Empire State has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. New Orleans (45% vs. 41%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Empire State graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. New Orleans (48% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. New Orleans is more diverse (index 0.75 vs. 0.71)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. New Orleans has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Empire State (39% vs. 37%)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. New Orleans admits 74%; Empire State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. New Orleans74%
Empire StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. New OrleansAccessible
  • Empire StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. New Orleans
935–1241
Empire StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. New OrleansGPA and school record required
  • Empire StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Empire State has 1.6× as many undergrads as U. New Orleans; U. New Orleans has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. New Orleans4.6K
Empire State7.6K
Pell Grant share
U. New Orleans39%
Empire State37%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. New Orleans, and Psychology at Empire State; Empire State has 17 students per faculty member to U. New Orleans's 19.

Students per faculty member
U. New Orleans19 to 1
Empire State17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. New OrleansBusiness Administration and Management, General9%
  • Empire StatePsychology, General16%

What each costs

Only U. New Orleans reports an average cost ($19.4K).

Average cost, all students
U. New Orleans$19.4K
Empire StateNot reported
Aid generosity
U. New Orleans33%
Empire StateNot reported

What each pays off

Empire State's former students earn more, a median $54.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 48% at Empire State to 44% at U. New Orleans.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. New Orleans$47.9K
Empire State$54.1K
Graduation rate
U. New Orleans44%
Empire State48%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. New Orleans, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. New OrleansGrowing+93%
  • Empire StateNot reported
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