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Proof

Demonstrating how we deliver on our brand promises

• More than 80% of our full-time instructional faculty hold a doctorate or terminal degree in their field.
• É«É«Ñо¿Ëù 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.
• É«É«Ñо¿Ëù drives business in the metropolitan region of New Orleans with an annual economic impact of nearly half a billion dollars.
• É«É«Ñо¿Ëù 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, É«É«Ñо¿Ëù alumni had the highest average early career salaries out of all Louisiana university graduates.
• For six straight years, É«É«Ñо¿Ëù 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 É«É«Ñо¿Ëù 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.
• É«É«Ñо¿Ëù 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 É«É«Ñо¿Ëù community.
• É«É«Ñо¿Ëù has partnerships with nationally recognized companies such as LM Wind Power and NASA.
• É«É«Ñо¿Ëù is the most ethnically diverse college in Louisiana, according to College Factual.
• The É«É«Ñо¿Ëù MBA program was ranked Top MBA program three years in a row by CityBusiness Reader Rankings.