by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at University of New Orleans can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
Just what financial aid solutions can UNO provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep reading to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from University of New Orleans.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
For incoming first-year students at University of New Orleans, 90% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid approximately 731 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 88% | $10,771 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 60% | $3,973 |
| Federal Pell grants | 57% | $6,132 |
| State/local grants | 72% | $4,775 |
| Federal student loans | 30% | $5,156 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at UNO, some 59% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $9,760 (across roughly 3237 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 59% | $9,760 |
| Federal Pell grants | 39% | $5,620 |
| Federal student loans | 28% | $6,485 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $11,047.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $10,149 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,417 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,579 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $12,384 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $11,147 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try UNO’s NPC: www.uno.edu/financial-aid/cost-of-education/net-price-calculator.
The middle student in the debt distribution at UNO owes $11,000 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $11,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $18,750 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $198.78/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at UNO.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $5,250 |
| 75th percentile | $19,892 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,000 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,500 |
| Middle income | $12,025 |
| High income | $11,000 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $11,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $11,318 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $9,500 |
| Independent students | $12,856 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at UNO.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at UNO:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 37363 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $772,162,965 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 85 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $536,659 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $6,314 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Total DoD amount | $5,500 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,833 |
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