Dillard University
New Orleans, LA · private, nonprofit · 1,063 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Dillard University field?
Dillard University, in New Orleans, LA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the HBCU Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 14 players against 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Dillard University's men's tennis roster has grown over 3 years, from 6 players in 2022 to 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NAIA median of 11, by 27%, and about the same distance from the national median. Dillard University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 14 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 7, by 100%.
Dillard University's women's tennis roster has grown over 3 years, from 5 players in 2022 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 11% above the NAIA median of 9, and about the same distance from the national median. Dillard University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 100%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Dillard University fund its athletes?
Dillard University reported 181 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 101 men and 80 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,703,722, about $7,607 per male athlete and $11,693 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $4,214 for men's sports and $2,745 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $42 and $34 per athlete.
What is Dillard University like academically?
Dillard University is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 42% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1050.
The full cost of attendance is around $39,202 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,094 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
70% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
43% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $39,196, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Dillard University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Visual & Performing Arts, is 16% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Health Professions and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Biology, General (30 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (29 degrees)
- Psychology, General (17 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (15 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (13 degrees)
- Public Health (11 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (11 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (9 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (8 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (8 degrees)
What is Jefferson, LA like to live in?
Dillard University sits in Jefferson, a large city of about 9,984 people in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
The median household in Jefferson earns about $56,875, which is about the Louisiana median ($60,023) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Louisiana: a typical home is valued around $238,000, 14% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,104 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 45 against 39, with 21% aged 65 or over.
35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Louisiana average of 27%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Dillard University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Dillard University fields men's tennis (NAIA, HBCU Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, HBCU Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Dillard University?
- Dillard University is in New Orleans, LA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Dillard University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $39,202 a year, and an average net price of $22,094 after grants and scholarships.