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New Orleans, LA, United States
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Tulane University is a private research university on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded in 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana and takes its present name from the merchant Paul Tulane, whose gift in 1884 reorganised the University of Louisiana as a private institution. Its motto is Non sibi sed suis ("Not for oneself but for one's own"), and it is one of the members of the Association of American Universities, an association of leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Tulane is also classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a university with "highest research activity".
The uptown campus covers 110 acres and 89 buildings and is home to Newcomb-Tulane College, the School of Architecture and Built Environment, the A. B. Freeman School of Business, the School of Liberal Arts, the School of Law, the School of Professional Advancement and the School of Science and Engineering. The downtown campus houses the School of Medicine, the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and the School of Social Work. The Tulane National Biomedical Research Center is on the North Shore campus in Covington, Louisiana.
All full-time undergraduates enter through Newcomb-Tulane College, the academic home for advising, honors and study abroad, and affiliate with one of five undergraduate schools after choosing a major, usually in the spring of the sophomore year. Students can combine majors across schools, and one third double major. Undergraduates choose from more than 70 majors and minors; about 8,200 full-time undergraduates are enrolled and classes average about 20 students. Graduate and professional programmes are run by the individual schools, including the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and the School of Professional Advancement offers part-time, full-time and online degrees and certificates for adults.
Tulane was the first private research university to adopt a public service requirement, which is built into the Core Curriculum through coursework and internships with community partners in New Orleans. Roughly 150 study abroad programmes in over 40 countries are available, and about 50% of students study abroad at some point in their four years. Twelve libraries make up the research network, led by Howard-Tilton Memorial Library with its Latin American Library and the Special Collections Division in Jones Hall.
First, second and third-year students live on campus with a meal plan unless they are from the New Orleans area and granted an exception. Housing includes co-ed residence halls such as Monroe Residence Hall, Sharp Residence Hall and Wall Residence Hall, residential learning communities and cluster housing. Tulane competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Conference as the Green Wave, with the pelican Riptide as mascot.
Over 1,335 international students from over 86 countries study at Tulane. The Office of International Students and Scholars provides programming, visa services and language and academic support, and Global New Orleans, a living and learning community in Monroe Hall, brings international and domestic first-year students together.
All first-year applicants are considered for partial merit scholarships through the Common Application. Scholarship amounts range from $1,000 to full tuition or full cost of attendance. Partial tuition scholarships of up to $32,000 per year need no separate application. Consideration for full-tuition awards requires the CSS Profile, the FAFSA (for U.S. citizens and eligible residents), supporting documents when requested and, if applicable, test scores; non-U.S. citizens also complete the Declaration & Certification of Finances. Named awards include:
Packages can include grants, need-based scholarships, loans and part-time employment, determined from the CSS Profile and FAFSA (Federal Title IV school code 002029); both are due by February 15 for full consideration. The No Loan Assistance (NOLA) Scholarship is for certain first-year fall entrants whose families have adjusted gross income under $75,000.
Tulane offers up to $30,000 in need-based aid to qualifying international students who have not already received that amount in merit scholarships; students reapply every year and are advised to apply by February 15. Global Scholarships may cover full tuition and fees or full cost of attendance, renewable for four years (five for the five-year Architecture programme); applicants in the top 20% academically are most competitive, Early Decision (November 1) or Early Action (November 10) is recommended, and the admission committee nominates candidates. International transfer students may receive up to $30,000 in need-based aid; transfer applicants also receive merit scholarships of up to $20,000 per year.
The 2026-2027 cost of attendance for first-year students living on campus includes student fees of $4,514, housing of $11,758 (weighted average), meals of $8,780 (minimum plan) and a $1,200 books allowance; costs typically increase 3-5% each year.
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View scholarships for Tulane University →Applications are made through the Common Application. Admitted students typically have A and B grades across grades 9 to 12, with an average recalculated unweighted GPA of 3.7 in English, mathematics, science, social studies and foreign language courses. Tulane does not require the SAT or ACT (test-optional) but considers scores that are submitted; admitted students who submit scores average 32-34 on the ACT and over 1450 on the SAT, and applicants above 1300 SAT or 28 ACT are encouraged to submit. Scores are recommended for academic merit scholarship consideration. A counselor recommendation (secondary school report) is required; teacher recommendations are not required. Roughly 15% of more than 30,000 first-year applicants are admitted in recent years.
About 175 transfer students join each year in the spring or fall. Applicants must have attended a regionally accredited college or university and be in good standing; admission favours a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (typically 3.5 or above is acted on favourably) with coursework in English composition, higher-level mathematics and ideally a foreign language. SAT or ACT scores are optional.
Each school administers its own graduate admission process; applicants contact the school directly or the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The School of Professional Advancement admits adult, part-time and online students separately.
The Howard-Tilton Memorial Library houses the Latin American Library and Media Services; Special Collections hold the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, the Southeastern Architectural Archive, University Archives, Rare Books and Manuscripts and the Louisiana Research Collection. Other libraries cover architecture, botany, business, law, mathematics, natural history, primate research, race relations and ethnic history, and women's studies. Residence halls have study lounges, kitchenettes, laundry facilities, air conditioning and internet.
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