About Dillard University

Founded in 1869, Dillard University. is a Private college. Located in Louisiana, which is a city setting in Louisiana, the campus itself is Urban. The campus is home to 1,261 full time undergraduate students, and 0 full time graduate students.

The Dillard University Academic calendar runs on a Semester basis. In the school year the student to faculty ratio was 14:1. There are 71 full time instructional teachers. Degrees awarded at Dillard University include: Bachelor's Degree, Masters Degree, Post-master's certificate, Doctor's degree.

Quick Facts

Acceptance Rate39%
Application Deadline
Application Fee36
SAT Range820-1050
ACT Range18-21

Admissions at are considered More Selective, with ,11% of all applicants being admitted.

In the school year, of the students who applied to the school, only 6 of those who were admitted eventually ended up enrolling.

66% of incoming freshmen are in the top half of their high school class. 36% were in the top quarter, and 13% were in the top tenth. You can apply online.

STUDENT LIFE Reviews

We asked, and students answered these important questions about student life at Dillard University.

4%
“We”re apathetic”
8%
“We know about current events and vote”
71%
“We participate and encourage others to get involved”
17%
“There”s nothing we won”t protest”
4%
“We save it for the classroom”
21%
“Sometimes, but not often”
46%
“There”s usually intelligent conversation to be found”
29%
“All the time, including weekends”
0%
“I”m always terrified”
13%
“I only go out in groups”
46%
“I usually let someone know where I”m going”
42%
“I feel extremely safe”
11%
“We don”t play sports”
0%
“We play recreationally”
33%
“We bought the gear”
56%
“We live for the big game”
8%
“It”s not really our thing”
4%
“Occasinally we gallery crawl”
63%
“There are a variety of opportunities”
25%
“We”re a very artistic group”
0%
“Haven”t met them”
17%
“Available in class”
48%
“They keep regular office hours”
35%
“They”re always available”
4%
“No greek life, but other groups to join”
21%
“There is some involvement, but not a lot”
67%
“Plenty of people join a sorority or fraternity”
8%
“It”s everything. If you”re not greek, you”re a geek”
8%
“We”re not into drinking at all”
42%
“Maybe a little, but it”s not a big thing”
33%
“We only party on weekends”
17%
“There”s some drinking happening every night”
13%
“Never, we”re here to learn”
71%
“There might be people who do”
4%
“People are known to partake on weekends”
13%
“There”s a huge drug scene”
4%
“We”re apathetic”
8%
“We know about current events and vote”
71%
“We participate and encourage others to get involved”
17%
“There”s nothing we won”t protest”
4%
“We save it for the classroom”
21%
“Sometimes, but not often”
46%
“There”s usually intelligent conversation to be found”
29%
“All the time, including weekends”
0%
“I”m always terrified”
13%
“I only go out in groups”
46%
“I usually let someone know where I”m going”
42%
“I feel extremely safe”
11%
“We don”t play sports”
0%
“We play recreationally”
33%
“We bought the gear”
56%
“We live for the big game”
8%
“It”s not really our thing”
4%
“Occasinally we gallery crawl”
63%
“There are a variety of opportunities”
25%
“We”re a very artistic group”
0%
“Haven”t met them”
17%
“Available in class”
48%
“They keep regular office hours”
35%
“They”re always available”
4%
“No greek life, but other groups to join”
21%
“There is some involvement, but not a lot”
67%
“Plenty of people join a sorority or fraternity”
8%
“It”s everything. If you”re not greek, you”re a geek”
8%
“We”re not into drinking at all”
42%
“Maybe a little, but it”s not a big thing”
33%
“We only party on weekends”
17%
“There”s some drinking happening every night”
13%
“Never, we”re here to learn”
71%
“There might be people who do”
4%
“People are known to partake on weekends”
13%
“There”s a huge drug scene”
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  • How would you rate on-campus housing?

    55 Students rated on-campus housing 3.5 stars. 18 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate off-campus housing?

    43 Students rated off-campus housing 3.4 stars. 0 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate campus food?

    58 Students rated campus food 2.9 stars. 21 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate campus facilities?

    58 Students rated campus facilities 3.9 stars. 41 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate class size?

    58 Students rated class size 4.5 stars. 60 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate school activities?

    58 Students rated school activities 3.1 stars. 19 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate local services?

    58 Students rated local services 3.7 stars. 33 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate academics?

    58 Students rated academics 3.6 stars. 29 % gave the school a 5.0.

Dillard University REVIEWS

What's your overall opinion of Dillard University?

29 Students rated Dillard University

Jolene - 07/07/2023

Dillard University is an excellent small college, in my opinion. There is a family atmosphere and the locals are welcoming. Even though there are some drawbacks, including poor food and housing issues, academics and mental health services make up for it. Overall, Dillard is excellent if you're searching for a small, laid-back HBCU.

Mikayeia - 05/20/2022

As a first year freshman attending a HBCU, I can say it's definitely one for the book. The students and staff members are very welcoming and concerning. I came on campus not knowing anyone, now I know everyone. I love the basketball games located in dent, the student body really gives support. Although there are several perks of Dillard, one con is the student health center. The receptionist is quite rude but overall the health care is amazing. There are several groups you can join to get you involved as well as greek life.

Travionne - 06/07/2020

Dillard University isn't an overwhelmingly bad school. There's intimacy among students. Professors are involved, reachable, and willing to help, but there's an issue of insincerity during the recruitment of new students. I feel like the university puts on somewhat of a façade for prospective students. The university is advised to prospective students as what most of them expect from the college experience. Recruiters, in the form of Dillard staff and enrolled Dillard students, push the clubs and activities. They don’t lie when pushing these things, but they certainly don’t go into much detail about them. I quickly learned why. There are many clubs, which I initially found very appealing, but I came to find that many of them are duplicates of each other. The only factor that separates them is having different names. This fact is magnified when duplicate clubs sponsor the same event, and there’s no way to distinguish members of one club from members of the other at the event. In addition to the duplicate issue, many of Dillard University’s listed clubs are completely inactive. As for the activities, they begin to feel very repetitive if you participate frequently because the same ones are held on the same day at the same time each week. Because the root of the problem isn't necessarily the university itself, I believe the solution rests with the students of Dillard University. It’s up to us to advocate for the changes that we want to see and liven up our school. Doing this would allow recruiters to be less vague with prospective students and prevent new students from showing up and being disappointed year after year. I’d begin by removing all of the inactive clubs’ names from Dillard’s list of clubs and merging duplicate clubs under one name. To avoid merging, they’d have to demonstrate how they are fundamentally different from one another. Once the duplicates would be eliminated, the next step would be to have students propose new clubs based on their interests followed by a vote on which ones to form. I believe that this would effectively resolve the issue of insincerity as it relates to clubs and create a more appealing environment on campus for new and old students at Dillard University. Unfortunately, resolving the insincerity issue as it relates to activities isn't as easy. Again, the root of the problem is the students. Oftentimes, newly introduced activities just don’t have good turnouts, and that prevents new things to do around campus from being implemented regularly. To resolve this, organizers need to be more engaging when advertising new events and activities and use more methods of advertisement. If these changes can be mad, Dillard would be a much more genuine institution.

Chelsey - 01/07/2020

Dillard University is an illustrious school devoted to making sure students succeed academically, professionally, and socially through programs and extracurricular activities. Dillard University strives to ensure the excel of all students with the help of the faculty and staff. This university makes sure each and every one of their students is treated like family.

Dillard University FAQS

  1. What is the Acceptance Rate at Dillard University?

    The fall 2020 acceptance rate for Dillard University is 39%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020 , _____ students were offered admission. The number of males who applied was _____ vs the number of females which was _____.

  2. What should every freshman at your school know before they start?

    If I could go back in time and talk to myself about college as a high school senior what I would tell myself is to achieve all that I want out of life. Go to college to get a better education so that I can support my family and be a good role model for my future children. No one in my family considered going to college so why don't I start the trend and maybe I can be a role model for my little brother so that maybe he will want to go to college and achieve what he wants to be. I want to start my own security business and in order to do that I need a college education because a high school diploma is not going to take me far in life. So why not start right after high school and be the best that I can be.

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  3. What kind of person should attend this school?

    A person who is artsy, outgoing and social should attend Dillard because it is a school based around family. Everyone will speak to you, help you when you are down, perform with you and also help you study. A student attending Dillard should be prepared to break out of their shell.

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  4. Describe how your school looks to someone who's never seen it.

    Dillard teaches you to make a way out of no way, and with our professors you are going to find a way.

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  5. Describe your favorite campus traditions.

    My school is known for Liberal Arts which means that its students receive an education in any and everything. It doesn't matter if someone is a music major because they're going to learn as much science as the biology majors. Dillard prepares its students for the unexpected.

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  6. What's unique about your campus?

    What i consider the best thing about my school is that it is very family oriented. Everyone who attends Dillard University feels very welcomed and at home. The campus is fairly small so that gives it a rather homey feel. I really enjoy attending a school where it makes me feel as though i am at a home away from home.

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  7. What do you brag about most when you tell your friends about your school?

    That it is a awesome University

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  8. Describe the students at your school.

    Very goal oriented but not very focused.

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  9. What kind of person should not attend this school?

    Any individual that is close minded and not accepting of others life style choices.

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  10. What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

    I wish I had known that a lot of the promises that were made, were only used to get students on campus.

    Read all 7 answers

  11. Here's your chance: Say anything about your college!

    Dillard is very small, smaller than I wanted in a university, but it works. My school really attempts to take the students interest seriously. The traditions that Dillard was founded on is still being instilled today. The educators take our success seriously and present us with numerous opportunities to make she we get ahead in life.

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  12. What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?

    Freshman week registration is the worst. If your not fully prepared then everything is hectic. Everything about that week is hectic. There's so much running around that you do that it becomes exhausting and irritating. Other than that, everything about the school is fine.

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  13. What's the most frustrating thing about your school?

    The most frustrating part of my schooling is that I do not have a form of trasnportation and would like to have one so that I can have a way to explore the city more, i feel that it will help me understand my professors and the natives more as well as teach me a new city, because I was born and raised in Minnesota.

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Student Body

Students

73%

female

27%

male

1,261

Total Undergrad Enrollment

N/A

Total Grad Students

45%

Out-Of-State

55%

In-State

N/A

International

Organizations

40

Student Organizations

4

Fraternities

3

Sororities

Housing

Yes

On-Campus Housing

51%

of students living on campus

Student Diversity

% American Indian/Alaskan Native
N/A
% Asian/Pacific Islander
N/A
% Black or African-American
89%
% Hispanic/Latino
N/A
% White or Caucasian
1%

TUITION & AID

All students must apply yearly for financial aid. This process starts with the FAFSA. Though financial aid deadlines vary by school, it is a good idea to apply as soon as possible. For the upcoming school year, you can apply as early as October 1 for the FAFSA. Additional school aid will be dependent on the FAFSA results.

100% of students attending Dillard University receive some sort of financial aid. 96% were awarded federal grants. While 89% received federal loans. Many students do also need to apply for additional private student loans.

Cost Out of State

$17,070

Tuition and fees(Out of state)

$1,220

Books and Supplies

$9,873

Room and Board

28,163

Total On Campus

Actual Cost By Income Level(W/Financial Aid)

Family Income
Cost
$0 - $30K
$18,365
$30 - $48K
$18,832
$48 - $75K
$19,813
$75 - $110K
$20,398
$110K & UP
$13,306

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