One’s impression of Tulane’s affordability really depends upon which other schools/comparables are in the consideration set. For my D last year, Tulane was far more affordable by way of their their merit offer (we did not qualify for need-based aid) than two OOS publics that offer little merit to OOS applicants but which had a significantly lower sticker price (UVA and William and Mary) as well as two other privates with lower sticker prices (Richmond and Denison) who offered less merit. Tulane wasn’t the least expensive of her options, as she had an in-state public as well as a couple of privates with lower stickers who offered similar merit. Tulane fell somewhere in the middle of price but was number one in overall fit. For us, that combination was a good value.