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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,063 undergrads, where 70% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

−11% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.23

Diversity index vs. every college0.23
0.23
← 0.00higher than 9% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients70%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students35%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college70%
70%
← 0%higher than 94% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,063undergrads
Compared to every college1.1K
1.1K
← 19larger than 38% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

188 first-time students

47% came from other states and 1.6% from abroad; 51% are from Louisiana. More from other states than at 77% of colleges.

  • In-state (Louisiana)51%
  • Other states47%
  • Abroad1.6%
  • Not reported0.5%

Top home states

  1. Louisiana(home state)51% 96
  2. Texas13% 24
  3. California9.6% 18
  4. Illinois3.7% 7
  5. Alabama3.2% 6

From 22 states (counting DC).

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

72

new transfer students, 28% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 54% of colleges.

69 full-time, 3 part-time.

Going on to another college

27%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 112 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

3.3% of undergrads study part-time.

Men28%
National median: 44%Below typical

72% women

Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Part-time students3.3%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older5.7%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 889 students.

Housing

Beds

889

About 84 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 19 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NAIA · HBCU Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).

How the HBCU Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Navy, Air Force

Study abroad

Not listed

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

United Methodist

Other Methodist and Wesleyan colleges

In admission

Religious affiliation or commitment: important

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Greek life

Undergrad men in a fraternity12%
National median: 7.0%Above typical
Undergrad women in a sorority6.8%
National median: 8.0%About typical

Among first-years: 0.0% of men, 0.0% of women.

  • Fraternity and sorority housing

LGBTQ+ life

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Gender unknown: fewer than 10

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Dillard University Common Data Set 2021–22, Fall 2021;Dillard University Common Data Set 2021–22, 2021–22;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)