New Orleans, LA · Private · 7,767 undergraduates · urban
Tulane University of Louisiana
Highly selective
Tulane makes New Orleans part of the academic core rather than background scenery. Newcomb-Tulane College unifies undergraduates across schools, while TIDES and public-service requirements connect first-year learning, residence life, and community practice.
Institutional profile
Established Solid in student experience, and solid in academic standing.- Admission
- 14.6% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 76.2%
27,936 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$63,268 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Tulane apart
Public service in the Core
All undergraduates begin in Newcomb-Tulane College. The Core includes public-service requirements and TIDES, a required first-year interdisciplinary seminar.
TIDES first-year seminars
Residential Learning Communities place students on themed floors and connect them to an associated TIDES course.
New Orleans as curricular infrastructure
New Orleans is a curricular resource through community-engaged coursework and service learning, not simply a weekend destination.
The Tulane connection
Use the city through the curriculum
Tulane links classroom inquiry, first-year residence life, and public engagement through its common undergraduate structure.
Begin in Newcomb-Tulane
One undergraduate college supplies a shared foundation.
Join a first-year inquiry
A seminar builds a small intellectual cohort.
Connect learning to New Orleans
Community practice gives coursework a local application.
Can I get in?
14.6% admitted
The strongest case connects a field of interest to public service, first-year inquiry, and a serious reason to use New Orleans as part of the education.
Recent applicant pool
27,936About 15 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 14% submitted an SAT, and 31% submitted an ACT. Because SAT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Tulane, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Tulane weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
All undergraduates begin in Newcomb-Tulane College. The Core includes public-service requirements and TIDES, a required first-year interdisciplinary seminar.
Make the institutional fit specific
The strongest case connects a field of interest to public service, first-year inquiry, and a serious reason to use New Orleans as part of the education.
Use the application route carefully
Tulane offers Early Decision, Early Action, Early Decision II, and Regular Decision.
Give commitments a clear through-line
Activities and recommendations should show sustained contribution, not a collection of disconnected credentials.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Tulane offers Early Decision, Early Action, Early Decision II, and Regular Decision.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
ArchitectureAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Tulane University of Louisiana publishes five merit awards, the largest reaching full tuition or more. one require a separate scholarship application. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
Through one school within the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
Science; EngineeringIn the season card
These five awards, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Tulane
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read the outcomes panel alongside new orleans is a curricular resource through community-engaged coursework and service learning, not simply a weekend destination. Completion, borrowing, and field mix matter more than one university-wide earnings figure.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Finance and Financial Management Services
Admits separately
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Research and Experimental Psychology
Marketing
Admits separately
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Tulane beyond the classroom
New Orleans is a curricular resource through community-engaged coursework and service learning, not simply a weekend destination.
Public service in the Core
All undergraduates begin in Newcomb-Tulane College. The Core includes public-service requirements and TIDES, a required first-year interdisciplinary seminar.
The residential structure matters
Residential Learning Communities place students on themed floors and connect them to an associated TIDES course.
Dining follows the residential map
Campus dining is part of the daily social pattern; compare the meal-plan structure and nearby options against the routine you expect.
TIDES first-year seminars
New Orleans is a curricular resource through community-engaged coursework and service learning, not simply a weekend destination.
Use the institution beyond class
Student organizations, faculty programs, research, service, and campus events are most useful when they reinforce a clear academic or personal direction.
New Orleans as curricular infrastructure
The strongest social fit comes from understanding how housing, traditions, organizations, and the surrounding setting shape an ordinary week.