Herzing University-New Orleans
Private Community College in Metairie, LA. Six-year graduation rate 20%. Median 10-year earnings $36,909.
Students who entered Herzing University-New Orleans reach a median of $36,909 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Completion is the weak point: 20% graduate within six years. Median debt at graduation is $21,500, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 20% — below national average
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 92% of applicants are accepted. With 50 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 70% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A six-year graduation rate of 20% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention is weak: only 50% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. The 14:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 360 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $21,269 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $20,759 at $0–30k against $22,797 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 97% receive grants worth $7,336 on average. Most students borrow — 84% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 25 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $20,759 |
| $30–48k | $22,206 |
| $48–75k | $23,145 |
| $75–110k | $22,797 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 301 of these 360 students, totalling $2,554,608 — an average of $8,487 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Jefferson Parish) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)