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Dillard at a Glance

 

WHO WE ARE

 

Miss Dillard University, Kaylan Tanner

 

Four-year private liberal arts HBCU and member of the United Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ

 

Louisiana's first HBCU, born from the union of Straight College and New Orleans University

 

1,224 students

 

22 majors and 2 certificate programs

 

Average class size | 18

 

Student-to-faculty ratio | 14:1

 

33 states and 12 countries represented in the student body

 

For additional data, go to our Enrollment Summary page.


ACCREDITED BY

 

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

 

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

 

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)


DILLARD DISTINCTIONS

 

Dillard University biology student

 

#1 Best Small Business Management Degree Program in Louisiana

Intelligent.com

 

#3 Producer of Physics Bachelor's Degrees Awarded to African Americans

American Institute of Physics

 

#5 New York Times Overall Mobility Index

 

#9 Best Biology Bachelor's Program

Study.com

 

#13 Best Film Bachelor's Program

Study.com

 

#14 Best Colleges and Universities by Academic Stewardship

Academic Influence

 

#14 Best Colleges in Louisiana for Best Undergraduate Faculty

Intelligent.com

 

#14 Historically Black Colleges and Universities

U.S. News & World Report

 

#24 Best Communications Degrees

Learn.org

 

Most Beautiful College Campus

#8 Intelligent.com and #45 Cosmopolitan


DISTINCTLY DU

 

Dillard University student in class

 

FIRST COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN LOUISIANA

to offer an accredited baccalaureate degree in nursing

 

FIRST HBCU

to offer a bachelor's degree in theater

 

ONLY UNIVERSITY IN AMERICA

with a program in African American material culture

 

ONLY AMERICAN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING

with a membership in the Melton Foundation

 

ONLY HBCU AND LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY

with a full-time pre-law center

 

ONLY LOUISIANA COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY

with an urban water management certificate program

 

ONE OF EIGHT HBCUs

with a mock trial team


BLEU DEVIL PRIDE

 

Dillard University mascot Victor Bleu

 

Nickname

BLEU DEVILS

 

Colors

ROYAL BLUE AND WHITE

 

Mascot

VICTOR E. BLEU

 

Sports League

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (NAIA)

 

Sports Conference

GULF COAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (GCAC)

 

Sports

BASEBALL

MEN & WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

MEN & WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

SOFTBALL (SPRING '24)

MEN & WOMEN'S TENNIS

MEN & WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

COMPETITIVE CHEER

COMPETITIVE DANCE

 

Champions of Character Five-Star Bronze Medallion 2020-2021

 

DILLARD UNIVERSITY

2601 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, Louisiana 70122
504.283.8822

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