University of New Orleans is a public institution that was founded in 1956. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 7,689, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 195 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of New Orleans's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, Tier 2.

The University of New Orleans (UNO) is situated on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain, about 20 minutes from the French Quarter of the Big Easy.