NEW ORLEANS (February 22, 2021) – Dillard University’s student population for spring 2021 is 1,115 students, down 8.2 percent from fall 2020 and 5.5 percent from spring 2020, according to preliminary student enrollment data. As has been typical, three of four of all DU students identify as female – 864 […]
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Census 2020: Make sure you are counted
NEW ORLEANS (April 20, 2020) – With the 2020 Census under way, it is very important that everyone ensures they are counted, especially children, college students and people of color, according to a local official. Orleans Parish School Board Member Ethan Ashley said, “When kids are not counted, and oftentimes […]
Student population dips this spring by 3.8%
NEW ORLEANS (February 14, 2020) – Dillard University’s student population for spring 2020 is 1,180 students, down 3.8 percent from fall 2018 and 4.8 percent from spring 2019, according to preliminary student enrollment data. The data, provided by Jacques Detiege, director of assessment and analysis for the Office of Institutional […]
DU student population up 2.5%, but proportion of males down
Dillard’s student population increased 2.5 percent this fall, to 1,292, or 31 more students, according to census data released by Dr. Willie Kirkland, director of the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness. In comparison, DU enrollment was 1,261 last fall. The female-male ratio is 72 percent to 28 percent, up […]