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The University of New Orleans is a public research university located on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana. UNO is celebrated for naval architecture and marine engineering, hotel and tourism administration, and jazz studies.
UNO operates the renowned School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (one of only a handful in North America), the Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, and the Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA (minimum 2.5) and standardized test scores or test-optional requirements. Graduate engineering and science programs require an accredited bachelor's degree with 3.0 GPA and discipline-specific prerequisites.
One of only five ABET-accredited naval architecture programs in the United States, utilizing an on-campus 125-foot towing tank to design offshore vessels, high-speed patrol craft, and submarines.
Advanced engineering curriculum in hydrodynamics, wave-structure interactions, computational fluid dynamics, and coastal hurricane surge barrier design.
Estuarine science fellowship evaluating coastal wetland restoration, lake water clarity modeling, and fisheries responses to Mississippi River spillway openings.
Executive hospitality degree based in the epicenter of American tourism, teaching destination branding, convention sales management, and hospitality revenue analytics.
UNO's premier merit recognition for incoming first-year students who have demonstrated top scholastic achievement, community involvement, and leadership.
Hands-on hydrodynamics internship running model hulls through the towing tank carriage to determine wave resistance, wake profiles, and propulsion efficiency.
President and Cognitive Psychologist
Office of the President
Dr. Kathy Johnson assumed the presidency of the University of New Orleans in 2023, championing student retention, research grant growth, and urban economic deve...
View researcher profile ↗Chair and Associate Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Dr. Brandon M. Taravella is an expert in biomimetic underwater propulsion, uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs), and computational fluid dynamics of submarine hu...
View researcher profile ↗Director of the Pontchartrain Institute and Professor of Earth Sciences
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, PIES
Dr. Mark Kulp conducts research on coastal stratigraphy, deltaic sedimentology, subsidence monitoring in the Mississippi River delta, and coastal barrier island...
View researcher profile ↗OpenField is an independent research platform not officially affiliated with University of New Orleans. Information reflects public documentation reviewed on 2026-10-16. Students must verify application deadlines, fee structures, and prerequisite details directly with official university admissions departments before applying.
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