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Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Biology/Biological Sciences, General (11% of graduates). 14 students for every faculty member, more than at 58% of colleges. 96% of faculty are full-time. Spends $7,241 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

256 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 50% of graduates; 22 programs in 13 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010111% 29
    Graduates in this field earn $37,061 4 years out
  2. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380111% 29
    Graduates in this field earn $90,661 4 years out
  3. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01049.8% 25
    Graduates in this field earn $49,687 4 years out
  4. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02019.0% 23
    Graduates in this field earn $49,546 4 years out
  5. Psychology, General 42.01018.2% 21

Fastest-growing field: Criminal justice and protective services, 0.5% → 9.8% of graduates since 2014–15 (25 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$90,661 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $86,585

    4 years after completion$90,661
    National median: $88,910About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $73,066 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 28 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Criminal Justice and Corrections$49,687 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $26,744

    4 years after completion$49,687
    National median: $55,378Below typical

    Median federal debt: $31,000 · 55 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Business Administration, Management and Operations$49,546 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$49,546
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $37,379 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $29,000 · 34 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Communication and Media Studies$49,103 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $18,155

    4 years after completion$49,103
    National median: $56,359Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $27,141 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $34,500 · 23 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Public Health$47,641 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $35,205

    4 years after completion$47,641
    National median: $58,808Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $37,565 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $31,062 · 35 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college14 to 1
14 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 58% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 13 to 1 in its Common Data Set (1,152 students, 87 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

61%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 1% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–913032%
10–1912130%
20–2912130%
30–39236%
40–49102%
50–9931%
100+10%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Honors program
  • Weekend college
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in English composition, math, and social science.

Full-time faculty96%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$65,443

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$7,241
$7,241
← Lessmore than 26% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$88,563
$88,563
← Lessmore than 75% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Dillard University Common Data Set 2021–22, Fall 2021;Dillard University Common Data Set 2021–22, 2021–22;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)