- More than 80% of our full-time instructional faculty hold a doctorate or terminal degree in their field.
- UNO is the only public research university in New Orleans.
- The University has the only School of the Arts—encompassing music, film, theatre, visual arts and arts administration—in metro New Orleans.
- The University has the only civil engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering programs in greater New Orleans.
- HRT majors have a job placement rate of 99% upon graduation.
- UNO drives business in the metropolitan region of New Orleans with an annual economic impact of nearly half a billion dollars.
- UNO has been ranked Top 50 in the Nation for Social Mobility by U.S. News & World Report
- Accounting majors consistently have higher pass rates on their first CPA exam than the national average.
- In 2016, UNO alumni had the highest average early career salaries out of all Louisiana university graduates.
- For six straight years, UNO made U.S. News & World Report’s least debt list, which highlights the national universities where students graduate with the lowest average debt loads.
- The Brookings Institution ranked UNO third in the nation for providing equal access to higher education for students from all income levels.
- The Boysie Bollinger School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering is the only one in the region and one of the few in the entire nation.
- UNO students, faculty and alumni annually perform on more stages at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival than any other university.
- The Research & Technology Park boasts over 30 private and public companies committed to working with the UNO community.
- UNO has partnerships with nationally recognized companies such as LM Wind Power and NASA.
- UNO is the most ethnically diverse college in Louisiana, according to College Factual.
- The UNO MBA program was ranked Top MBA program three years in a row by CityBusiness Reader Rankings.