Dillard University
New Orleans, Louisiana · The dossier: identity, why-here, band, homecoming, deadlines — every fact from the Yard roster.
Dillard University
Photo: HBCU marching band — file photo: andscape.com
Why here — the dossier
- Est. 1930Founded in 1930 — 96 years of history.
- ConferenceCompetes in the HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC).
- Yard legendsAlumni on record: Garrett Morris, Beah Richards, Ellis Marsalis Jr.
Every highlight comes from the Yard roster — nothing invented.
Band spotlight
Dillard has never fielded a football team, so there is no marching band — and that is the honest shape of it. The university's signature ensemble is instead the Dillard University Concert Choir, founded in 1935 under Frederick Hall and directed since 1975 by S. Carver Davenport, the longest-serving choral director at any HBCU. The choir has sung for Presidents Gerald Ford and Barack Obama, and Davenport was music director of the 1990 Super Bowl halftime show. Dillard's music royalty also runs through its alumni: Harold Battiste, Alvin Batiste, and Ellis Marsalis Jr. all came up through the university.
From the Yard roster. No videos are shown — none verified official and rights-clean.
Deadlines are not yet published on the Yard for Dillard University.
We only post deadlines verified against the school’s own admissions pages — nothing guessed, nothing borrowed. Until then, go straight to the source:
File your FAFSA early — the free federal application lives at studentaid.gov. Filing early keeps every aid option open.
Head to head
Identity only: facts on this page come straight from the Yard roster. Missing fields are omitted, never invented. No logos or brand colors are shown — none verified on file. Letter chips are generic monograms, not school marks.