Delgado Community College

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#6143 / #1621
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Louisiana, U.S.

Delgado Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1621
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$4,422
Graduation rate
21%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
11,668

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About Delgado Community College

According to Wikipedia, Delgado Community College is a public community college in Louisiana, with campuses throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area. Its current campuses are in New Orleans and in Jefferson Parish. The original City Park Campus is located in the Navarre neighborhood adjacent to New Orleans City Park.

Delgado Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
50%21%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Delgado Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$4,422
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$11,664
30K - 48K$10,975
48K - 75K$11,598
75K - 110K$14,659
110K+$18,058

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Delgado Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Delgado Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $37,973 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Delgado Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
18,08418,084

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Delgado Community College?

Delgado Community College is located at 615 City Park Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119.

How Safe is Delgado Community College?

Delgado Community College reported fewer than 0.1 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large commuter two-year campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Delgado Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. New Orleans has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Delgado Community College Known For?

Delgado Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Delgado Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Delgado Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Business
#4724
World Rank
#4725
Historical Rank
#1277
USA Rank

Delgado Community College ranks #1277 in the U.S. and #4724 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Computer Science
#6276
World Rank
#6286
Historical Rank
#1524
USA Rank

Delgado Community College ranks #1524 in the U.S. and #6276 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Education
#6949
World Rank
#6951
Historical Rank
#1815
USA Rank

Delgado Community College ranks #1815 in the U.S. and #6949 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Criminal Justice
#3723
World Rank
#3726
Historical Rank
#1899
USA Rank

Delgado Community College ranks #1899 in the U.S. and #3723 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Medical
#6604
World Rank
#6605
Historical Rank
#1913
USA Rank

Delgado Community College ranks #1913 in the U.S. and #6604 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Nursing
#5204
World Rank
#5204
Historical Rank
#2065
USA Rank

Delgado Community College ranks #2065 in the U.S. and #5204 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees

Who Are Delgado Community College's Most Influential Alumni?

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