Enrollment Trends at UNO

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,735 where 6,501 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 8,423 students in 2016 and was lowest at 6,501 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 8,423 to 6,501 students, a net loss of 1,922 (22.8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of New Orleans since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,292 where 5,419 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of New Orleans since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,443 where 1,082 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of New Orleans since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 42.35% and the percentage of black students is 23.72% at University of New Orleans. 7.41% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 14.18% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 54.98% to 42.35%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.04% to 7.41%. Black student enrollment increased from 15.04% to 23.72%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.28% to 14.18%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7369 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6583 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of New Orleans over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

698 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 50.11% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of New Orleans from 2015 to 2025.