has named Greater New Orleans as the #1 Best Place in America for College Students and Graduates.
Ranked Top 50 in the Nation for Social Mobility by U.S. News & World Report
Named a 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best College
ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã has graduated more than 80,000 alumni - more than half of whom live and work in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area.
ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã has educated students from all 64 Louisiana parishes, all 50 states in the United States and more than 140 countries.
Located on the southern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, only 15 minutes from the French Quarter, ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã occupies a 195-acre campus in one of the finest residential areas of the city.
The University has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Research University (high research activity), one of fewer than 100 public universities that holds this prestigious designator.
ranked ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã third in the nation for providing equal access to higher education for students from all income levels.
Over $41 million dollars in financial aid and scholarships are awarded annually to ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã students. Financial assistance is awarded to nearly 77% of our students.
According to , ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã is among the top 50 National Universities whose students graduate with the least average debt and tops in the state among National Universities.
ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã faculty represent a talented group of individuals with exceptional academic and professional credentials. Over 80% of full-time instructional faculty hold the doctorate or terminal degree in their field.
on an annual basis than representatives from any other college or university.
In 2022, ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã marked the 45th year of its study-abroad collaboration with the University of Innsbruck in Austria. During that time more than 11,000 students have participated in the program.
We are and the top 200 in the United States, according to the Center for World University Rankings.
ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã alumni have the of all Louisiana universities, according to a 2016 Payscale.com report.
The information assurance concentration within the computer science department has certifications from the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security