Tulane University

Name: Tulane University Common Data Set 2017-18
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2017-18

The 2017-18 Common Data Set for Tulane University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. This archive discovered the file on Apr 18, 2026. The school did not send Last-Modified and the file has no embedded date. Subscribe via RSS.

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The numbers, as published

§ This report176numbers from this report.

General Information

4 TABLES

Respondent Information

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://tulane.edu/oair/common_data_set.cfm

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Enrollment And Persistence

3 TABLES

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	97	274	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	136	435	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	74	270	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	1397	4916	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	5	11	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	102	328	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	6	10	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	73	248	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	15	79	Not reported
Total	1905	6571	0

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	57
Bachelor's degrees	1753
Postbachelor's certificates	40
Master's degrees	1495
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	378
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	0	Not reported
Did not persist	2013	Not reported
Final cohort	2013	13
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	150	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	14015	21607	Not reported	35,622
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units4

Mathematics3

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab3

Foreign language3

Social studies3

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	19	Not reported
ACT	Not reported	Not reported

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	670	740	Not reported
SAT math	660	750	Not reported
ACT composite	30	33	Not reported
ACT math	27	32	Not reported
ACT English	31	35	Not reported
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7423.8

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4918.0

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2412.4

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.997.0

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.7

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.1

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.56

Admission Policies

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

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 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	509	640	Not reported	1149
Admitted	129	176	Not reported	305
Enrolled	44	50	Not reported	94

Other fields

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes

Application for Admission

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot 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: Month11

Fall Notification Date: Month6

Spring Notification Date: Month11

Fall Rolling AdmissionX

Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day1

Spring Closing Date: Day1

Fall Notification Date: Day1

Spring Notification Date: Day1

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:60

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)88%

Percent of males who join fraternities31%

Percent of females who join sororities55%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing98%

Percent who live off campus or commute2%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)77%

Percent of males who join fraternities29%

Percent of females who join sororities50%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing48%

Percent who live off campus or commute52%

Percent of students age 25 and older9%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students22

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)25

Annual Expenses

2 TABLES

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	50780	50780
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

Credits per Term

Minimum2

Financial Aid

6 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2016-2017 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$3,203,430

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$64,178,342

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$251,364

Total Scholarships/Grants$69,134,938

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$14,801,412

Federal Work-Study$3,847,679

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$290,068

Total Self-Help$18,939,159

Parent Loans$531,038

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,494,936

Athletic Awards$3,295,444

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$71,478,781

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$391,834

Total Scholarships/Grants$76,026,507

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$13,448,374

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,086,096

Total Self-Help$14,534,470

Parent Loans$7,764,260

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$2,976,170

Athletic Awards$9,433,527

Aid to Nonresidents

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:172

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):3

If yes, starting date (Day):15

Institutional Aid

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:CDS-H Page 23 Common Data Set 2017-2018

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio8

based on ____ students6,550

and ____ faculty830

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	1.43%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	2.22%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.86%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	1.75%	5.59%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	21.05%	2.11%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	0.34%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	3.54%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	2.17%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	36.84%	0.86%
English	Not reported	Not reported	3.31%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.51%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	9.18%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.25%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	1.03%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.97%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	7.19%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	1.75%	1.03%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	7.02%	15.57%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	2.97%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	5.26%	10.27%
Business/marketing	Not reported	26.32%	26.41%
History	Not reported	Not reported	1.20%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	100.00%	100.00%

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