Tulane University of Louisiana
Common Data Set 2020-21
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Acceptance Rate
11.1%
Applications
43,892
Admitted
4,877
Enrolled
1,801
SAT Composite 25th
1,360
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$63,268
10 yrs after enrollment
86%
6-year completion
$39,949
sticker minus grants
$20,500
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
502fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Shawn
Last Name:Potter
Title:Director of Institutional Research
Office:Office of Assessment and Institutional Research
Address Line 1:200 Broadway Street, Suite 108
Zipcode70,118
Phone:504-247-1237
Email Address:spotter@tulane.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://tulane.edu/oair/common_data_set.cfm
City:New Orleans
StateLA
Name of College/University:Tulane University
Street Address Line 1:6823 St. Charles Avenue
CityNew Orleans
StateLA
Zip70,118
Main Phone Number (Area Code)504
Main Phone Number:865-5000
WWW Home Page Address:https://tulane.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):504
Admissions Phone Number:865-5731
Admissions Email Address:undergrad.admission@tulane.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://admission.tulane.edu/apply
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
CertificateX
Bachelor'sX
Postbachelor's certificateX
Master'sX
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX
Doctoral degree – professional practiceX
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
5 TABLESTotal academic units4
Mathematics3
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab3
Foreign language3
Social studies3
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class87.6
Percent in top half of high school graduating class96.5
Percent who had GPA of 4.08.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9924.9
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7427.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4920.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2412.3
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.996.5
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.6
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.55
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Amount of housing deposit:250
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESMust a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.50
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Closing Date: Month2
Spring Closing Date: Month10
Fall Notification Date: Month4
Spring Notification Date: Month12
Spring Rolling AdmissionX
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Spring Closing Date: Day15
Fall Notification Date: Day15
Spring Notification Date: Day1
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:60
American Council on Education (ACE)Yes
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Yes
Number12
Unit Typecredit
Number12
Unit Typecredit
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:https://sopa.tulane.edu/content/veterans-active-duty-military-benefits
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programX
Cross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
English as a Second Language (ESL)X
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Arts/fine artsX
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Other (describe):X
Describe:##
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)89%
Percent of males who join fraternities21%
Percent of females who join sororities58%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing90%
Percent who live off campus or commute10%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)82%
Percent of males who join fraternities19%
Percent of females who join sororities50%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing42%
Percent who live off campus or commute58%
Percent of students age 25 and older5%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Coed residence hallsX
Apartments for married studentsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Fraternity/sorority housingX
Theme housingX
Wellness housingX
Annual Expenses
5 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://tulane.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx
If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:3/1/2021
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
14 TABLESAcademic Year2020-2021 estimated
Federal$3,643,118
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,404,014
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$77,003,412
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$636,485
Total Scholarships/Grants$82,687,029
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$9,753,279
Federal Work-Study$4,615,516
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$337,935
Total Self-Help$14,706,730
Parent Loans$1,432,716
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,598,564
Athletic Awards$4,087,306
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$3,983,373
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$74,482,075
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$3,660,273
Total Scholarships/Grants$82,125,721
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$15,170,567
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,130,000
Total Self-Help$16,300,567
Parent Loans$13,099,132
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$3,466,634
Athletic Awards$10,362,488
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,688
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:138
CSS ProfileX
FAFSAX
Noncustodial ProfileX
Business/Farm SupplementX
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month2
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day15
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X
If yes, starting date (Month):12
If yes, starting date (Day):12
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AcademicsX
AthleticsX
LeadershipX
Music/dramaX
State/district residencyX
AcademicsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Certain Louisiana fall 2021 first-time full-time freshmen whose financial aid applications show less than $100,000 in family federal adjusted gross income and who meet other requirements will be packaged with non-loan aid of at least their standard financial aid cost of attendance less their institutional methodology expected family contribution. Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes X No
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio8
based on ____ students7,667
and ____ faculty907