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Tulane University of Louisiana Overview

Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Tulane University of Louisiana Known For?

2,648 Undergraduate Awards
$57,047 Avg Cost After Aid
11% Acceptance Rate
  • Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Tulane since the student to facuty ratio is 8 to 1.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Tulane.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 68% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Tulane bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $63,268 a year. That's about 55% more than their peers at other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Tulane to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Tulane University of Louisiana?

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Contact details for Tulane are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698
Phone: 504-865-5000
Website: tulane.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TulaneU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TulaneNews

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How Do I Get Into Tulane?

You can apply to Tulane online at: https://admission.tulane.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Tulane

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Tulane?

11% Acceptance Rate
68% Of Accepted Are Women
16% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 11%, Tulane is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 10%, and the acceptance rate for women is 12%.

Average Test Scores

About 16% of students accepted to Tulane submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 680 and 750. Math scores were between 690 and 760.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Tulane University of Louisiana  ( 680 to 750 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Tulane University of Louisiana  ( 690 to 760 )
200
800
Tulane received ACT scores from 34% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 32 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 0. Composite scores were between 31 and 33.

ACT English Scores for Tulane University of Louisiana  ( 32 to 35 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Tulane University of Louisiana  ( 31 to 33 )
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36

Can I Afford Tulane University of Louisiana?

$57,047 Net Price
29% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Tulane is $57,047. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Tulane, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $8,283 a year. That adds up to $33,132 over four years for those students.

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Tulane University of Louisiana Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,851 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,537 undergraduate students at Tulane, with 7,851 being full-time and 686 being part-time.

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There are also 5,390 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,851 full-time undergraduates at Tulane, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tulane University of Louisiana students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 421
Black or African American 395
Hispanic or Latino 649
White 5,542
International Students 437
Other Races/Ethnicities 407

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Tulane University of Louisiana. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 92 countries are represented at Tulane. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Tulane University of Louisiana Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Finance & Financial Management 288 0 69 0 357
Other Health Professions 161 0 105 0 266
Business Administration & Management 203 0 24 0 227
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 223 3 226
Child Development & Psychology 194 0 12 9 215
Law 0 0 0 213 213
Social Work 0 0 160 46 206
Medicine 0 0 0 176 176
Marketing 174 0 0 0 174
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 118 0 22 8 148
Communication & Media Studies 145 0 0 0 145
Political Science & Government 139 0 0 3 142
Economics 115 0 6 1 122
General Business/Commerce 0 0 110 1 111
Applied Mathematics 0 0 107 0 107
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 57 0 43 2 102
Public Health 0 0 79 12 91
International Business 67 0 17 0 84
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 79 0 79
General Biology 43 0 9 24 76
General English Literature 67 0 8 0 75
Sociology 64 0 0 2 66
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 55 0 55
Computer Science 52 0 1 2 55
Philosophy 47 0 3 5 55
International Relations & National Security 55 0 0 0 55
History 44 0 6 1 51
Biomedical Engineering 28 0 16 6 50
Anthropology 35 0 7 6 48
Architectural Sciences & Technology 23 0 24 0 47
Health Sciences & Services 31 2 11 0 44
Other Homeland Security 24 1 16 0 41
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 36 4 40
Natural Resources Conservation 40 0 0 0 40
Real Estate Development 27 0 10 0 37
Design & Applied Arts 36 0 0 0 36
Fine & Studio Arts 28 0 7 0 35
Mathematics 29 0 1 3 33
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 26 6 0 0 32
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 7 0 24 0 31
Romance Languages 28 0 2 1 31
Health & Physical Education 5 0 26 0 31
Liberal Arts General Studies 14 0 14 1 29
Area Studies 14 0 6 6 26
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 24 0 24
Chemical Engineering 14 0 4 5 23
Legal Research 0 0 22 1 23
General Architecture 21 0 0 0 21
Information Technology 6 0 14 0 20
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 18 0 18
Engineering Physics 18 0 0 0 18
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 10 0 4 3 17
Nutrition Science 0 0 17 0 17
Historic Preservation 0 0 16 0 16
Geological & Earth Sciences 8 0 7 1 16
Other Social Sciences 16 0 0 0 16
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 15 0 15
General Social Sciences 15 0 0 0 15
Music 10 0 5 0 15
Computer Information Systems 4 0 10 0 14
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 14 0 0 14
Chemistry 10 0 0 4 14
General Psychology 14 0 0 0 14
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 12 0 12
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 10 0 0 1 11
Other Public Administration 0 0 11 0 11
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 8 1 9
Genetics 0 0 9 0 9
Teacher Education Grade Specific 9 0 0 0 9
Physics 2 0 2 5 9
Homeland Security 0 0 9 0 9
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 8 0 0 0 8
Drama & Theater Arts 8 0 0 0 8
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 8 0 0 0 8
Classical Languages & Literature 5 0 2 0 7
Dance 7 0 0 0 7
Computer Programming 6 0 0 0 6
Legal Support Services 0 6 0 0 6
Public Administration 0 0 6 0 6
Materials Engineering 0 0 2 3 5
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 5 0 5
Communication & Journalism (Other) 3 0 0 0 3
Public Relations & Advertising 3 0 0 0 3
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 3 0 3
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 2 0 0 0 2
Medical Science 0 0 2 0 2
Statistics 0 0 2 0 2
Religious Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Hospitality Management 0 0 1 0 1
Real Estate 0 0 1 0 1
Educational Administration 0 0 1 0 1
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 1 0 1
Gerontology 0 0 0 1 1
Medieval Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 1 0 1
Urban Studies 0 0 0 1 1
Architecture (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Zoology 0 0 0 0 0
Accounting 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0
Taxation 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Computational Science 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,648 29 1,572 561 4,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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