Dillard University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation United Church of Christ & United Methodist
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,066
Men / Women 28% / 72%
From State 52%
From Region 16%
Athletes 181 (17.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 87%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Hispanic 1%
White 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dillard University 256 28% 0% 0% 86% 1% 3% $53,277 2 -1.33 37 94% 14.8%
Computer Science 14 — 71% 0% 0% 86% 0% 7% $90,184 12 -1.02 91 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,192 1 -2.07 28 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,625 5 -1.08 46 — — — — —
Physics 7 — 43% 0% 0% 71% 0% 14% $57,783 1 -1.86 49 — — — — —
Biology 29 — 10% 0% 0% 90% 0% 7% $41,674 0 -2.88 10 85% — — — —
Nursing 29 — 0% 0% 0% 79% 0% 3% $86,627 29 -0.56 89 97% — — — —
Pre-Health Studies 11 — 18% 0% 0% 82% 9% 0% $50,621 6 -1.22 29 — — — — —
Public Health 11 — 27% 0% 0% 64% 0% 0% $48,590 6 -1.54 24 98% — — — —
Accounting 10 — 30% 0% 0% 90% 0% 0% $57,526 0 -1.91 48 — — — — —
Business Administration 23 — 57% 0% 0% 91% 0% 9% $31,040 0 -2.42 3 91% — — — —
Business and Managerial Economics 3 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,543 1 -1.62 19 — — — — —
English 4 — 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $44,034 10 -1.02 14 — — — — —
Mass Communication 13 — 38% 0% 0% 77% 0% 0% $51,114 13 -1.00 31 93% — — — —
Political Science 4 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $43,508 0 -2.11 13 — — — — —
Psychology 21 — 19% 0% 0% 86% 0% 5% $53,848 47 -0.18 38 100% — — — —
Social Work 9 — 22% 0% 0% 89% 0% 0% $50,733 32 -0.30 30 — — — — —
Art 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $37,812 10 -0.97 6 — — — — —
Film Studies 20 — 35% 0% 0% 95% 0% 0% $38,539 6 -1.53 7 — — — — —
Music 8 — 38% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $38,199 11 -0.92 6 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $38,089 11 -0.93 6 — — — — —
Theater 6 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $37,334 16 -0.77 6 — — — — —
Urban Studies/Affairs 5 — 40% 0% 0% 80% 20% 0% $42,818 0 -2.89 12 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 25 — 28% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $57,289 35 -0.36 47 95% 14.8% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $25,592
ROI Percentile 37th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 19.9% 51 10% 0% 0% 76% 2% 2% $70,657 22 -0.91 74 97% —
Social Sciences 18.4% 47 23% 0% 0% 81% 0% 2% $51,615 16 -0.60 32 97% —
Arts 16.0% 41 29% 0% 0% 90% 2% 0% $38,783 5 -1.44 7 — —
Business & Economics 14.1% 36 50% 0% 0% 92% 0% 6% $39,689 0 -2.21 8 91% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.3% 29 10% 0% 0% 90% 0% 7% $41,674 0 -2.88 10 85% —
Professional 9.8% 25 28% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $57,289 16 -0.36 47 95% 14.8%
Computer Science 5.5% 14 71% 0% 0% 86% 0% 7% $90,184 17 -1.02 91 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.5% 9 44% 0% 0% 78% 0% 11% $56,811 2 -1.80 46 — —
Humanities 1.6% 4 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $44,034 3 -1.02 14 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.0M #329 46% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.6M #275 12% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #427 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0.3M #319 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #436 70% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #374 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #397 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.9M #448 61% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 55 $635K $635K $0
Track & Field (combined) 39 $176K $176K $0
Basketball 16 $441K $441K $0
Tennis 14 $145K $145K $0
Total 101 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 45 $178K $178K $0
Softball 19 $448K $448K $0
Volleyball 19 $421K $421K $0
Basketball 14 $400K $400K $0
Tennis 10 $114K $114K $0
Total 80 $1.6M $1.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 84 $354K $354K $0
Baseball 55 $635K $635K $0
Basketball 30 $842K $842K $0
Tennis 24 $259K $259K $0
Softball 19 $448K $448K $0
Volleyball 19 $421K $421K $0
Total 181 $3.9M $3.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (non-ED) 6%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 42% 42% 42%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 960 – 1200
SAT Math Range 480 – 560
SAT RW Range 480 – 640