DILLARD UNIVERSITY
2601 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, Louisiana 70122
504.283.8822
WHO WE ARE
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
#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
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#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
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
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
DILLARD UNIVERSITY
2601 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, Louisiana 70122
504.283.8822