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Tulane University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Location New Orleans, LA

Population 900,000

Website https://tulane.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,759

Men / Women 38% / 62%

White 56%

Black 13%

Hispanic 11%

Asian 5%

International 5%

Mixed 4%

Native American 0%

From State 14%

From Region 7%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 35%

Humanities & Social Sciences 31%

Life & Natural Sciences 12%

Health Sciences 9%

Arts 6%

Engineering 3%

Physical Sciences & Math 2%

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 (8% 🥵) muggy

Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)

Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 15%

Yield (Unbound) 19%

Early Action Oct 15

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 15

Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$236M	#75
Humanities & Social Sciences	$12M	#121
Engineering, Computing & Math	$14M	#187

Graduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences	309	#69
Life & Natural Sciences	241	#109
Engineering, Computing & Math	25	#151

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 41%

SAT Range 1420 – 1500

SAT Math Range 700 – 770

SAT RW Range 700 – 750

ACT Range 31 – 34

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
A.B. Freeman School of Business	604	58% / 42%	13%	$101,586		95%
Finance	304 +7	67% / 33%	19%	$109,495	95	96%
International Business	56 +23	48% / 52%	0%	$80,488	70	100%
Management	109 +93	63% / 37%	8%	$105,134	93	94%
Marketing	135 +21	36% / 64%	11%	$89,664	83	93%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Architecture	81	47% / 53%	11%	$81,996		93%
Real Estate	23 +7	65% / 35%	9%	$90,454	83	—
Architecture	35 —	43% / 57%	14%	$71,413	50	93%
Sustainable Real Estate Development	23 —	35% / 65%	9%	$89,645	83	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Liberal Arts	651	32% / 68%	2%	$62,115		93%
Environmental Studies	29 +29	31% / 69%	0%	$75,038	59	97%
Exercise Science	13 +1	31% / 69%	0%	$58,797	15	—
Economics	55 +21	56% / 44%	7%	$89,211	82	95%
Political Economy	30 +3	37% / 63%	0%	$68,622	42	96%
African and African Diaspora Studies	2 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$48,738	4	96%
Anthropology	23 +5	43% / 57%	4%	$40,361	2	83%
Asian Studies	1 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$48,738	4	96%
Classical Studies	4 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$59,549	17	—
Communication	— —	—	—	$49,333	4	—
Communication	104 +25	19% / 81%	4%	$55,703	10	89%
Digital Media Practices	8 +25	62% / 38%	0%	$39,366	1	100%
English	29 +16	31% / 69%	0%	$58,614	15	97%
French	2 +8	0% / 100%	0%	$60,762	20	91%
History	26 +12	46% / 54%	0%	$60,172	18	93%
International Development	14 +4	29% / 71%	0%	$89,211	82	95%
International Relations	47 +6	40% / 60%	0%	$64,455	30	92%
Jewish Studies	3 +1	33% / 67%	0%	$52,073	6	—
Korean Studies	— —	—	—	$48,887	4	—
Latin American Studies	3 +4	33% / 67%	0%	$48,738	4	96%
Legal Studies in Business	8 —	0% / 100%	0%	$57,567	13	—
Linguistics	7 +4	14% / 86%	14%	$60,301	19	—
Philosophy	25 +10	48% / 52%	4%	$53,219	7	94%
Political Science	87 +21	32% / 68%	0%	$68,622	42	96%
Russian	1 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$60,700	20	—
Social Policy and Practice	8 —	12% / 88%	0%	$41,397	2	85%
Sociology	31 +19	3% / 97%	0%	$69,636	45	93%
Spanish and Portuguese	5 +14	0% / 100%	0%	$60,762	20	91%
Strategic Communication	5 —	0% / 100%	0%	$57,337	13	97%
Art History	7 +6	29% / 71%	0%	$43,430	2	94%
Communication Design	40 +4	28% / 72%	5%	$50,982	5	—
Dance	1 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$41,883	2	—
Film Studies	5 +3	60% / 40%	0%	$45,745	3	—
Music	13 +3	77% / 23%	0%	$43,334	2	—
Studio Art	12 +2	17% / 83%	0%	$43,430	2	94%
Theatre	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$40,520	2	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Professional Advancement	43	33% / 67%	2%	$57,104		93%
Cybersecurity	5 —	40% / 60%	20%	$82,609	74	—
Homeland Security Studies	13 +6	62% / 38%	0%	$59,296	16	92%
Liberal Arts	5 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$45,212	2	95%
Early Childhood Education	15 —	0% / 100%	0%	$51,623	6	—
Digital Media Production	5 —	80% / 20%	0%	$54,243	8	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine	166	19% / 81%	2%	$71,915		96%
Health and Wellness	16 +7	62% / 38%	6%	$59,116	16	93%
Public Health	150 —	15% / 85%	2%	$73,281	55	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Science and Engineering	477	35% / 65%	5%	$67,571		98%
Biomedical Engineering	21 —	57% / 43%	5%	$109,205	95	100%
Chemical Engineering	15 —	47% / 53%	7%	$96,174	88	95%
Engineering Physics	19 —	63% / 37%	5%	$99,170	90	—
Computer Science	5 —	80% / 20%	0%	$58,406	14	96%
Chemistry	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$65,922	34	—
Earth and Environmental Sciences	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$63,996	29	—
Mathematics	28 +3	57% / 43%	29%	$81,078	71	100%
Physics	4 +1	100% / 0%	25%	$78,110	66	—
Biochemistry	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	$69,176	44	—
Cell and Molecular Biology	55 +7	35% / 65%	2%	$70,503	48	100%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	29 +3	38% / 62%	3%	$46,821	3	96%
Environmental Science	9 —	44% / 56%	0%	$58,921	16	—
Neuroscience	109 +2	32% / 68%	3%	$69,033	43	97%
Psychology	172 +26	20% / 80%	5%	$56,427	11	—