Student Population at UNO

How many students at UNO? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 6,501 students have enrolled in University of New Orleans with 5,419 undergraduate and 1,082 graduate students.

By gender, 3,222 male and 3,279 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,875 students on average - public Research University (high research activity)).

698 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,471 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

University of New Orleans has a total of 6,501 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 5,419 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,082 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 3,222 male and 3,279 female students (the male-female ratio is 50:50) are attending the school.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,501	5,419	1,082
Men	3,222	2,761	461
Women	3,279	2,658	621

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,753 White, 1,542 Black, and 482 Asian students out of a total of 6,501 are attending at University of New Orleans. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of New Orleans is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	15	9	6
Asian	482	266	216
Black	1,542	651	891
Hispanic	922	485	437
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	6	1	5
White	2,753	1,434	1,319
Two or more races	284	118	166
Race Unknown	280	132	148

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	13	7	6
Asian	447	253	194
Black	1,295	570	725
Hispanic	838	446	392
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	6	1	5
White	2,228	1,208	1,020
Two or more races	258	108	150
Race Unknown	244	117	127

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	2	0
Asian	35	13	22
Black	247	81	166
Hispanic	84	39	45
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	525	226	299
Two or more races	26	10	16
Race Unknown	36	15	21

Student Age Distribution

By age, UNO has 741 students under 18 years old and 48 students over 65 years old. There are 4,690 students under 25 years old, and 1,811 students over 25 years old out of 6,501 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 741 students are younger than 18 and 27 students are older than 65. UNO has 4,473 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 946 students aged 25 and over.

It has 217 graduate students aged under 25 and 865 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	741	396	345
18-19	1,475	708	767
20-21	1,384	695	689
22-24	1,090	550	540
25-29	666	315	351
30-34	387	196	191
35-39	266	132	134
40-49	289	177	112
50-64	155	92	63
Over 65	48	18	30

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	741	396	345
18-19	1,475	708	767
20-21	1,369	685	684
22-24	888	420	468
25-29	412	187	225
30-34	210	101	109
35-39	116	52	64
40-49	117	64	53
50-64	64	35	29
Over 65	27	10	17

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	15	10	5
22-24	202	130	72
25-29	254	128	126
30-34	177	95	82
35-39	150	80	70
40-49	172	113	59
50-64	91	57	34
Over 65	21	8	13

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of New Orleans, 698 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,471 students are enrolled in some online courses.

543 students who live in Louisiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 155 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	6,501	698	3,471
Undergraduate	5,419	453	3,231
Graduate	1,082	245	240

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Louisiana Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	543	148	7
Undergraduate	406	47	0
Graduate	137	101	7

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,419 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 487 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.99%.394 students have transferred in as full-time status and 93 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	3,607
Transfer-in Full-time	394
Regular Part-time	1,325
Transfer-in Part-time	93

UNO Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UNO?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 6,501 students are enrolled at UNO.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UNO?

5,419 undergraduate and 1,082 graduate students are enrolled at UNO.

What is the gender breakdown at UNO?

3,222 male (49.56%) and 3,279 female (50.44%) students are attending UNO.

What is the international student enrollment at UNO?

217 international students (3.34%) are enrolled at UNO, including 90 undergraduate and 127 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UNO?

UNO has a student population that is diverse, with significant White and Black populations: 2,753 White (42.35%), 1,542 Black (23.72%), and 482 Asian (7.41%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UNO are under 18 or over 65?

741 students are under 18 and 48 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at UNO take online courses?

698 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 3,471 students take some online courses.

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