Dillard University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Dillard University is a private, historically black, liberal arts institute located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It was founded in the year 1869. The campus spreads across 55 acres of land near Gentilly Boulevard.

Students of Dillard University are offered bachelor and undergraduate degree programs through the following academic divisions:

• Division of Business
• Division of Educational & Psychological Studies
• Division of Humanities
• Division of Natural Sciences and Public Health
• Division of Nursing
• Division of Social Sciences

Dillard University's students are members of various clubs and organizations such as Alpha Phi Omega, American Chemical Society, Art Club, Chemistry Club, Phi Gamma Nu National Business Fraternity, Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, and KB Clark Psychology Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in science, media, music, and medicine.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Selective admissions.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Dillard is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 851 in 2009-2010 (885 full-time equivalent).

About 25% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 75% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 92% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Dillard provides on-campus housing for 803 of its 885 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 4 male students received the aid (men were 40% of those receiving aid) and 6 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 60% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (24 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (7 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering Physics

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Youth Services/Administration

LIBERAL ARTS (33 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Economics
• English Composition
• History
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (21 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICINE (26 awarded)

• Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
• Public Health

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (10 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (25 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology