Tulane University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,538
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 14%
From Region 7%
Athletes 412 (5.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Hispanic 11%
Black 6%
Asian 5%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
A.B. Freeman School of Business 674 58% 73% 4% 3% 9% 8% $131,552 100 +1.91 98 97%
Finance 350 +13 71% 75% 3% 1% 7% 11% $151,396 97 +1.80 99 98% — — — —
Human Resources Management 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $100,039 94 +1.73 86 — — — — —
International Business 49 +24 53% 67% 2% 4% 16% 0% $114,838 88 +1.38 94 100% — — — —
Management 129 +79 59% 74% 3% 3% 9% 5% $104,018 91 +1.37 89 97% — — — —
Marketing 144 +22 28% 69% 6% 3% 12% 5% $114,110 99 +2.84 94 96% — — — —
Organizational Behavior Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $100,253 94 +1.75 86 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Architecture 85 55% 79% 0% 9% 6% 5% $99,816 95 +0.68 86 96%
Real Estate 33 +5 70% 73% 0% 15% 9% 3% $108,737 83 +0.55 91 — — — — —
Architecture 22 — 45% 82% 0% 9% 0% 5% $78,071 91 +1.15 56 96% — — — —
Sustainable Real Estate Development 30 — 47% 83% 0% 3% 7% 7% $105,951 67 +0.49 90 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Liberal Arts 765 29% 68% 4% 7% 10% 2% $75,272 58 +0.91 48 94%
Environmental Studies 24 +36 21% 50% 21% 4% 12% 0% $63,176 75 +0.57 17 92% — — — —
Exercise Science 17 +7 24% 47% 0% 41% 12% 0% $67,983 77 +0.72 29 — — — — —
Economics 64 +22 52% 69% 8% 5% 3% 11% $93,474 55 -0.17 80 95% — — — —
Political Economy 38 +7 34% 79% 5% 3% 11% 0% $85,251 35 -0.48 70 89% — — — —
African and African Diaspora Studies — +3 — — — — — — $63,842 69 +0.37 18 95% — — — —
Asian Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,842 69 +0.37 18 95% — — — —
Classical Studies 3 +6 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $74,445 94 +1.71 46 — — — — —
English 38 +12 16% 71% 11% 0% 3% 0% $66,000 95 +1.66 24 93% — — — —
French 2 +7 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,102 99 +2.15 64 97% — — — —
German 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,224 99 +2.16 64 — — — — —
History 25 +12 56% 88% 0% 0% 8% 0% $66,683 88 +0.95 25 87% — — — —
Italian 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,102 99 +2.15 64 97% — — — —
Jewish Studies 2 +8 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $60,386 56 +0.09 12 — — — — —
Korean Studies — — — — — — — — $63,842 69 +0.37 18 95% — — — —
Latin American Studies 6 +7 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $63,842 69 +0.37 18 95% — — — —
Linguistics 7 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,009 99 +2.05 62 — — — — —
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,514 88 +0.94 25 — — — — —
Philosophy 24 +20 58% 71% 4% 0% 12% 0% $55,936 38 -0.41 6 94% — — — —
Russian 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,941 99 +2.13 64 — — — — —
Spanish and Portuguese 5 +13 0% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $82,102 99 +2.15 64 97% — — — —
Women's Studies 5 +4 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $65,491 88 +1.13 22 — — — — —
Anthropology 26 +9 23% 38% 4% 12% 23% 0% $63,100 83 +0.56 17 95% — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $66,674 71 +0.45 25 — — — — —
Communication 146 +34 13% 76% 1% 5% 10% 3% $84,626 98 +2.12 69 98% — — — —
Digital Media Practices 17 +28 41% 59% 0% 12% 24% 0% $46,056 4 -1.48 2 92% — — — —
International Development 21 +5 10% 48% 10% 10% 14% 5% $93,474 96 +1.08 80 95% — — — —
International Relations 47 +11 32% 53% 0% 13% 15% 6% $82,189 80 +0.49 64 100% — — — —
Political Science 98 +29 36% 70% 3% 7% 10% 2% $85,251 87 +0.96 70 89% — — — —
Social Policy and Practice 10 — 30% 50% 0% 30% 10% 0% $62,476 97 +1.09 16 85% — — — —
Sociology 35 +29 17% 57% 9% 11% 9% 3% $66,523 91 +0.87 25 94% — — — —
Strategic Communication 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,543 34 -0.47 25 91% — — — —
Art History 8 +6 0% 62% 12% 0% 12% 12% $46,204 33 -0.44 2 94% — — — —
Communication Design 41 — 24% 83% 0% 0% 2% 0% $60,755 96 +1.49 13 — — — — —
Dance 7 +4 0% 57% 14% 0% 14% 0% $46,566 75 +0.47 2 — — — — —
Film Studies 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,738 61 +0.10 3 — — — — —
Music 12 +1 67% 75% 8% 8% 0% 0% $47,370 52 +0.07 2 — — — — —
Studio Art 7 +5 0% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $46,204 48 -0.07 2 94% — — — —
Theatre 3 +1 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $46,190 74 +0.42 2 — — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,536 80 +0.60 2 — — — — —
Legal Studies in Business 9 +1 44% 67% 0% 11% 11% 0% $81,209 99 +2.94 63 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Professional Advancement 38 50% 71% 3% 13% 5% 5% $70,503 46 +1.10 35 93%
Cybersecurity 6 — 100% 67% 17% 0% 0% 17% $91,269 43 -0.13 78 — — — — —
Liberal Arts — — — — — — — — $49,143 16 -0.78 3 95% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 14 — 0% 79% 0% 7% 0% 7% $63,155 95 +1.62 17 — — — — —
Digital Media Production 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,519 94 +1.68 61 100% — — — —
Homeland Security Studies 15 +16 67% 60% 0% 27% 13% 0% $67,054 86 +0.99 26 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 178 19% 66% 8% 8% 10% 2% $85,242 83 +1.87 70 94%
Health and Wellness 25 +11 64% 48% 0% 36% 8% 4% $55,960 12 -0.86 6 88% — — — —
Public Health 153 — 12% 69% 9% 4% 10% 2% $90,027 98 +2.31 77 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Science and Engineering 571 31% 65% 9% 5% 8% 6% $77,250 65 +0.74 53 96%
Biomedical Engineering 16 — 44% 50% 12% 12% 0% 6% $105,107 76 +0.55 89 96% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 15 — 40% 67% 7% 7% 0% 7% $100,978 31 -0.47 87 95% — — — —
Engineering Physics 23 — 70% 52% 4% 0% 22% 13% $99,518 58 +0.07 86 — — — — —
Computer Science 5 — 60% 0% 20% 20% 20% 20% $61,817 0 -1.85 14 96% — — — —
Information Technology 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $100,688 65 +0.12 87 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 50% 50% 25% 0% 0% 12% $71,597 56 +0.00 39 — — — — —
Earth and Environmental Sciences 5 — 40% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $71,310 82 +0.56 38 — — — — —
Mathematics 44 +6 70% 50% 2% 2% 7% 32% $84,947 60 -0.02 69 100% — — — —
Physics 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,635 66 +0.22 72 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 40% 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% $71,176 50 -0.03 37 — — — — —
Cell and Molecular Biology 70 +2 31% 59% 20% 4% 6% 6% $79,048 80 +0.67 58 100% — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 45 +1 31% 80% 0% 2% 7% 0% $77,243 98 +2.32 53 90% — — — —
Neuroscience 121 +6 31% 64% 12% 6% 9% 2% $75,342 80 +0.73 48 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,453 83 +0.85 22 — — — — —
Psychology 201 +17 13% 72% 5% 4% 9% 4% $69,716 88 +0.92 33 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,041
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 79%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 35.0% 809 57% 73% 4% 3% 9% 7% $125,434 96 +1.58 97 97% —
Social Sciences 26.1% 603 20% 67% 3% 7% 11% 3% $76,382 94 +1.10 51 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.4% 241 32% 65% 12% 5% 7% 2% $76,687 90 +1.00 52 96% —
Health Sciences 8.4% 195 19% 64% 7% 11% 10% 2% $83,738 74 +1.77 67 94% —
Humanities 5.4% 125 34% 76% 6% 1% 10% 0% $66,425 91 +1.04 25 92% —
Arts 4.8% 111 36% 78% 3% 5% 3% 2% $59,186 80 +0.85 10 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 63 62% 57% 6% 2% 5% 24% $82,330 56 +0.06 65 100% —
Engineering 2.3% 54 54% 56% 7% 6% 9% 9% $101,580 51 +0.06 87 96% —
Professional 2.3% 54 52% 74% 0% 11% 9% 4% $91,023 90 +1.03 78 92% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 26 23% 50% 19% 4% 12% 0% $63,351 63 +0.59 17 92% —
Computer Science 0.7% 16 75% 50% 12% 6% 6% 19% $85,009 11 -0.59 69 96% —
Education 0.6% 14 0% 79% 0% 7% 0% 7% $63,155 91 +1.62 17 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $159M #35 69% $1.1M 38 #70 270 84
Health Sciences $59.4M #77 42% $5.1M 11 #132 218 9
Physical Sciences & Math $18.1M #142 61% $0.2M 19 #135 124 19
Humanities & Social Sciences $15.7M #128 29% $0 83 #60 169 14
Engineering $9.3M #196 48% $0.1M 15 #152 78 2
Business & Economics $3.6M #123 62% $0 15 #90 21 4
Computer Science $2.1M #190 61% $0 6 #124 36 1
Agriculture & Food Science $0.7M #172 47% $0 — — — 2
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Total $268M #102 59% $6.4M 187 #116 916 135

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 125 $24.0M $22.7M $1.3M
Track & Field (combined) 52 $2.8M $1.7M $1.1M
Baseball 44 $4.1M $3.4M $637K
Basketball 16 $3.9M $5.6M -$1.7M
Sailing 10 $256K $116K $139K
Tennis 9 $1.9M $931K $920K
Total 233 $36.8M $34.5M $2.3M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 122 $2.8M $1.7M $1.1M
Sailing 51 $1.6M $747K $890K
Swimming & Diving 24 $3.6M $1.8M $1.7M
Volleyball 20 $3.4M $1.9M $1.5M
Beach Volleyball 18 $2.2M $964K $1.3M
Basketball 15 $3.7M $3.7M $40K
Bowling 9 $2.0M $740K $1.2M
Golf 9 $2.2M $963K $1.2M
Tennis 8 $2.6M $1.2M $1.4M
Total 179 $24.1M $13.7M $10.4M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 174 $5.5M $3.4M $2.1M
Football 125 $24.0M $22.7M $1.3M
Sailing 61 $1.9M $864K $1.0M
Baseball 44 $4.1M $3.4M $637K
Basketball 31 $7.6M $9.3M -$1.7M
Swimming & Diving 24 $3.6M $1.8M $1.7M
Volleyball 20 $3.4M $1.9M $1.5M
Beach Volleyball 18 $2.2M $964K $1.3M
Tennis 17 $4.4M $2.1M $2.3M
Bowling 9 $2.0M $740K $1.2M
Golf 9 $2.2M $963K $1.2M
Total 412 $66.2M $66.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 15.0%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 10
Regular Decision Jan 15
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 17% 11% 11%
Early Decision 92% 59% 35%
Unhooked Early Decision 85% 54% —

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 38%
SAT Range 1430 – 1500
SAT Math Range 710 – 760
SAT RW Range 710 – 750