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Tulane University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location New Orleans, LA
Population 900,000
Website https://tulane.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,759
Men / Women 38% / 62%
White 56%
Black 13%
Hispanic 11%
Asian 5%
International 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 35%
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Life & Natural Sciences 21%
Arts 6%
Engineering, Computing & Math 5%
Education 1%
Professional 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $68,678
Est. Cost of Attendance $87,004
10-Year ROI $47,000
ROI Percentile 7th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 8%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Early Action Oct 15
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 15
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $236M #76
Humanities & Social Sciences $12M #122
Engineering, Computing & Math $14M #189
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 309 #70
Life & Natural Sciences 241 #123
Engineering, Computing & Math 25 #152

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 1,400 – 1,520
ACT Range 31 – 34

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
A.B. Freeman School of Business 604 58% / 42% 13% $126,482
Finance 304 +7 67% / 33% 19% $139,917
International Business 56 +23 48% / 52% 0% —
Management 109 +93 63% / 37% 8% $119,470
Marketing 135 +21 36% / 64% 11% $101,891
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Architecture 81 47% / 53% 11% $80,481
Real Estate 23 +7 65% / 35% 9% —
Architecture 35 — 43% / 57% 14% $80,481
Sustainable Real Estate Development 23 — 35% / 65% 9% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Liberal Arts 651 32% / 68% 2% $73,103
Environmental Studies 29 +29 31% / 69% 0% $85,270
Exercise Science 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% —
Economics 55 +21 56% / 44% 7% $101,376
Political Economy 30 +3 37% / 63% 0% $77,980
African and African Diaspora Studies 2 +4 0% / 100% 0% $55,384
Anthropology 23 +5 43% / 57% 4% $45,865
Asian Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $55,384
Classical Studies 4 +3 0% / 100% 0% —
Communication
Communication 104 +25 19% / 81% 4% $63,299
Digital Media Practices 8 +25 62% / 38% 0% —
English 29 +16 31% / 69% 0% $66,607
French 2 +8 0% / 100% 0% $69,048
History 26 +12 46% / 54% 0% $68,377
International Development 14 +4 29% / 71% 0% $101,376
International Relations 47 +6 40% / 60% 0% $73,244
Jewish Studies 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% —
Korean Studies
Latin American Studies 3 +4 33% / 67% 0% $55,384
Legal Studies in Business 8 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Linguistics 7 +4 14% / 86% 14% —
Philosophy 25 +10 48% / 52% 4% $60,476
Political Science 87 +21 32% / 68% 0% $77,980
Russian 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% —
Social Policy and Practice 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $47,042
Sociology 31 +19 3% / 97% 0% $79,132
Spanish and Portuguese 5 +14 0% / 100% 0% $69,048
Strategic Communication 5 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Art History 7 +6 29% / 71% 0% $49,352
Communication Design 40 +4 28% / 72% 5% —
Dance 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% —
Film Studies 5 +3 60% / 40% 0% —
Music 13 +3 77% / 23% 0% —
Studio Art 12 +2 17% / 83% 0% $49,352
Theatre 3 — 33% / 67% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Professional Advancement 33 24% / 76% 0% $64,257
Homeland Security Studies 13 +6 62% / 38% 0% $67,382
Liberal Arts 5 +4 0% / 100% 0% $56,134
Early Childhood Education 15 — 0% / 100% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 166 19% / 81% 2% $76,540
Health and Wellness 16 +7 62% / 38% 6% $67,177
Public Health 150 — 15% / 85% 2% $77,539
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Science and Engineering 487 35% / 65% 6% $85,936
Biomedical Engineering 21 — 57% / 43% 5% $124,097
Chemical Engineering 15 — 47% / 53% 7% $109,289
Computer Science 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $66,370
Engineering Physics 19 — 63% / 37% 5% —
Mathematics 28 +3 57% / 43% 29% —
Physics 4 +1 100% / 0% 25% —
Biochemistry 6 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Cell and Molecular Biology 55 +7 35% / 65% 2% $83,827
Chemistry 3 — 67% / 33% 0% —
Earth and Environmental Sciences 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 29 +3 38% / 62% 3% —
Environmental Science 9 — 44% / 56% 0% —
Neuroscience 109 +2 32% / 68% 3% $78,447
Psychology 172 +26 20% / 80% 5% —
Digital Media Production 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $61,640
Cybersecurity 5 — 40% / 60% 20% —

Rankings

Academics

Syllabus Week Lasts All Semester Grade Hyperinflation
GPA Paradise

College Costs

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Fun and Games

Party til You Drop (Out) Party Schools
Legendary

Prestige

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Moving to a Warmer Climate

My Tribe

Call Your Mother! Most Jewish
I'm Jewish, You're Jewish, Everyone's Jewish

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Evolving
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Lab Partners
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time Public Health
Epidemiology Elite

Business & Economics

It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors

Humanities & Social Sciences

Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Grassroots

Arts

Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Blueprint Masters