Dillard University

Dillard University is a private nonprofit college in New Orleans, LA. Its average net price is $26,363 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$26,108
$30,001 to $48,000$24,112
$48,001 to $75,000$25,705
$75,001 to $110,000$26,797
$110,001 and up$34,063
$23,918Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$23,918Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$26,363Average Net Price
$13,192Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,386Books and Supplies
$6,316Other Expenses
72.5%Students on Pell Grants
79.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

41.9%Acceptance Rate
480 to 640SAT Reading, Middle Half
488 to 562SAT Math, Middle Half
18 to 22ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$33,287
8 years after entry$41,595
10 years after entry$43,728
50.7%Graduation Rate
78.0%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

New Orleans, LALocation
Large citySetting
1,063Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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