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Tulane University of Louisiana

:round_pushpin: New Orleans, LA • 4-year Private • Acceptance Rate 14%

Tulane University of Louisiana is a private university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tulane University enrolls 15,026 students.

Quick Facts
Total Enrollment 15,026
Campus Setting city
Admission rate 14%
Tuition and fees
In State $65,538
Out-of-State $65,538
Paying For College

See The Official 2025-2026 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.

Admissions

For information about applying to Tulane University, see the school’s admission page and online application.

Test 25th percentile score Median score 75th percentile score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 700 725 750
SAT Math 700 740 770
ACT Composite 31 32 34
ACT English 31 34 35
ACT Math 27 30 33
Consideration Required Not required but considered Not considered
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Secondary school rank :white_check_mark:
Secondary school record :white_check_mark:
Completion of college-preparatory program :white_check_mark:
Recommendations :white_check_mark:
Formal demonstration of competencies :white_check_mark:
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English Proficiency Test :white_check_mark:
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) :white_check_mark:
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Application type Deadline
Early Decision Nov 1

Tuition & Fees

Visit the financial aid office’s website to learn more about the cost of attending Tulane University.

Cost Breakdown In State Out-of-State
Tuition $61,306 $61,306
Fees $4,232 $4,232
Room and Board $18,088 $18,088
Books $1,200 $1,200
Total (Before Financial Aid): $84,826 $84,826

Majors

Major Bachelors Masters Doctorate
Finance, General 311 63
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 150 101 0
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 198 17 6
Law 219
Business Administration and Management, General 202 7 0
Social Work 134 51
Medicine 178
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 156 0
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 129
Neuroscience 111 12 4
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 111 8
Political Science and Government, General 108 1 0
International Business/Trade/Commerce 79 18
Business/Commerce, General 0 84 1
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 76 2 6
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 62 12 2
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 65
English Language and Literature, General 45 16 0
Environmental Studies 58 0
Financial Mathematics 57
Computer Science 49 0 6
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 32 15 7
International Relations and Affairs 53
Sociology, General 50 2
Management Science 51
History, General 38 4 3
Design and Visual Communications, General 44
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 23 20
Real Estate Development 30 12
Anthropology, General 28 4 8
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 33
Epidemiology 36 2
Infectious Disease and Global Health 38
Philosophy 35 1 1
Mathematics, General 31 0 4
Architecture 35 0
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 21 9 3
Political Economy 33
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other 19 13
Health and Wellness, General 23 5
Environmental Health 0 22 4
Biomedical Sciences, General 0 24
Biochemistry 6 17 0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 9 14
Spanish Language and Literature 19 3 1
Music, General 16 7
Anatomy 22
Fine/Studio Arts, General 14 7
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 13 8 0
Sports Studies 21
Public Health, General 0 19 0
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 19
Social Sciences, Other 18
Development Economics and International Development 18 0 0
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 5 13
Chemistry, General 3 4 10
Linguistics 11 2 3
Psychology, General 16 0 0
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 15
Chemical Engineering 15 0 0
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 14
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 5 9
Pharmacology 14 0
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 13 1
Physiology, General 13
Microbiology and Immunology 11
Nutrition Sciences 11
Geology/Earth Science, General 2 6 3
Latin American Studies 7 3 1
Computer and Information Sciences, General 5 5
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 10
French Language and Literature 10 0 0
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other 9
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 9
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 7 2 0
Legal Studies 8
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 8
Biostatistics 7 1
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 8
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General 7 1
Social Sciences, General 8
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 8 0 0
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General 7
Medical/Health Humanities 7
Physics, General 5 0 2
Public Administration, Other 7
Human/Medical Genetics 6
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 6
Economics, General 0 6 0
African Studies 6
Dance, General 5 1
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 0 5
Materials Engineering 3 2
Computer Programming, Specific Applications 5
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other 5
French Studies 2 2
Applied Mathematics, General 4
Jewish/Judaic Studies 4
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other 0 3 0
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 3 0
Public Health, Other 1 2
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 3
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law 2
Latin Language and Literature 2
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 2
Russian Language and Literature 2
Securities Services Administration/Management 2
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 2 0
Behavioral Aspects of Health 0 2
Asian Studies/Civilization 2
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence 2
Statistics, General 2
Urban Studies/Affairs 1
Medical Informatics 1
Italian Language and Literature 1
Water Resources Engineering 1
Gerontology 1
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 1
German Language and Literature 1
Medical Science/Scientist 1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1

Data source: IPEDS as of the January 6, 2026 release

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Going to put this here from another post, and spread the love you all!
Remember also students who didn’t get in, or who are considering Tulane: there is the IDT (interdivisional transfer) from the Tulane School of Professional Advancement to NTC with fulfilling the 6 core requirements:
Foreign Language
Math
Science
English (English 1010 compulsory)
Social Science
Humanities
With a C (or C-) or better
At least two (2) semesters in SoPA (School of Professional Advancement)
At least 18 Tulane credits
Upon completion of such, you will require a deans letter of approval from SoPA, just like going from NTC to SoPA, and you will have completed IDT to becoming a full fledged Tulanian!
Google: Tulane interdivisional transfer, it’ll show up under the School of Professional Advancement.
Perfect way to circumvent the normal freshman undergraduate route if you have a year or three of a break from school, and last I saw, you need a 2.0 GPA to get in, send in your transcripts (if you have any), have a high school diploma or GED, and be in good standing where you were previously if you were someone else previously. Not necessarily the 1-3 years break from school. Also, you don’t need to break from school, all you have to do is go into the SoPA and work on the transfer process.
They only know what you tell them. :wink:
This is the link to the proof: General Policies | tulane
and its TOTALLY okay to circumvent the normal admission route, AND you don’t need to take a gap year or anything!
Good luck everyone, especially if you’re financially hurting, SoPA may be the PERFECT way to start!
Good luck!

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Posting this here instead of one of the decision threads. Tulane recently released the '24-'25 CDS.

Application/Acceptance/Admit data. While the % admitted through ED did decrease it was predominantly due to an increase in the number of applications through that channel. They still selected approximately the same number of applicants through that mode. The idea that the “new admissions director is going to drive a change to more acceptance through EA/RD rounds” seems to be proving false. There is a very slight shift towards EA/RD but they are still filling better than 60% of their spots through ED. The pure number of EA/RD acceptances increased YoY but the % selecting Tulane after acceptance has declined

Total applicants dip significantly from '21 to '22 due to the school previously counting incomplete applicants in the data (don’t draw too much conclusion from that). '24 to '25 though they did see a 17% increase in applications.

EA/RD Acceptance rate remains at 11%. Although the school does not give data specific to these rounds the general sense is that RD is low single digits.

Freshman Starting Year
'24-'25 '23-'24 '22-'23 '21-'22 '20-'21 '19-'20 '18-'19
Total Applicants 32,603 27,936 31,615 45,525 43,892 42,185 38,816
Admitted 4,558 4,077 3,621 4,385 4,877 5,431 6,724
Enrolled 1,838 1,867 1,843 2,027 1,801 1,821 1,909
ED Applied 1,946 1,752 1,853 3,853 3,976 2,163 1,659
ED Accepted 1,156 1,193 1,258 1,209 922 720 535
ED % Admitted 59% 68% 68% 31% 23% 33% 32%
EA/RD Applications 30,657 26,184 29,762 41,672 39,916 40,022 37,157
EA/RD Accepted 3,402 2,884 2,363 3,176 3,955 4,711 6,189
EA/RD Acceptance 11% 11% 8% 8% 10% 12% 17%
EA/RD Enrolled 682 674 585 818 879 1,101 1,374
Enroll % of Admitted 20% 23% 25% 26% 22% 23% 22%

The gender split of Tulane often comes up as a discussion item with enrollment being almost 2:1 F:M. The table below would imply (to me) that the school doesn’t give any extra weighting to Males in an effort to shift this ratio.

Applicants (%) '24-'25 '23-'24 '22-'23 '21-'22 '20-'21 '19-'20 '18-'19
Male 38% 37% 35% 34% 37% 37% 38%
Female 62% 63% 65% 66% 63% 63% 62%
Admits
Male 40% 34% 32% 34% 39% 37% 36%
Female 60% 66% 68% 66% 61% 63% 64%
Enrolled
Male 37% 36% 34% 36% 41% 40% 38%
Female 63% 64% 66% 64% 59% 60% 62%

Test Submissions and Reported 50%. Prior to COVID Tulane was test required and since has remained test optional. The number of applicants choosing to send test scores has been on a steady decline. The reported 50% for SAT has steadily increased. ACT mid-50% has only shifted up a single point - which surprised me.

Submitting Test Scores '24-'25 '23-'24 '22-'23 '21-'22 '20-'21 '19-'20 '18-'19
SAT 13% 14% 16% 15% 30% 26% 23%
ACT 28% 31% 34% 41% 68% 72% 77%
SAT Mid-50 1410-1500 1400-1490 1400-1500 1380-1490 1360-1470 1370-1480 1350-1490
ACT Mid-50 31-34 31-33 31-33 30-33 30-33 31-33 30-33

For anyone that wants to explore the information contained in the CDS’s further:

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