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Tulane University of Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana is a private campus in New Orleans proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,957

family income
under $30k

$22,974

$30–48k

$26,839

$48–75k

$36,543

$75–110k

$58,219

over $110k

Average net price

$39,9492023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Tulane University of Louisiana rose from $24,617 (2008) to $39,949 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,617
2009	$19,783
2010	$28,462
2011	$30,778
2012	$32,220
2013	$34,740
2014	$32,475
2015	$32,946
2016	$34,238
2017	$35,132
2018	$37,841
2019	$39,749
2020	$42,217
2021	$45,582
2022	$43,939
2023	$39,949

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$87,0042024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Tulane University of Louisiana rose from $50,030 (2009) to $87,004 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$50,030
2010	$52,240
2011	$53,860
2012	$56,484
2013	$58,904
2014	$61,055
2015	$62,856
2016	$64,926
2017	$66,896
2018	$69,517
2019	$73,112
2020	$75,628
2021	$78,326
2022	$80,932
2023	$83,761
2024	$87,004

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$25,390
2001	$26,886
2002	$28,310
2003	$29,810
2004	$31,210
2005	$33,346
2006	$34,896
2007	$36,610
2008	$38,664
2013	$46,930
2014	$48,305
2015	$49,638
2016	$51,010
2017	$52,960
2018	$54,820
2019	$56,800
2020	$58,852
2021	$60,814
2022	$62,844
2023	$65,538

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $68,678 before grants and other attendance costs. At Tulane University of Louisiana, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 7,767 undergrads, Tulane University of Louisiana is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

86.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Tulane University of Louisiana within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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86.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Tulane University of Louisiana has held near 69.8% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2004 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	74.1%
1992 cohort	72.1%
1993 cohort	72.3%
1994 cohort	70.3%
1995 cohort	77%
1996 cohort	73%
1997 cohort	73.8%
1998 cohort	73.2%
1999 cohort	72.6%
2000 cohort	71.4%
2001 cohort	76.3%
2002 cohort	74.4%
2003 cohort	73.4%
2004 cohort	69.8%
2006 cohort	75.3%
2007 cohort	76%
2008 cohort	82.9%
2009 cohort	83.2%
2010 cohort	83.3%
2011 cohort	83.4%
2012 cohort	85.4%
2013 cohort	86.2%
2014 cohort	85.8%
2015 cohort	86%
2016 cohort	87.4%
2017 cohort	88.9%
2018 cohort	86.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,601	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,375	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,500	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,848	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,886	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,375	$4,969
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,913	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,500	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,250	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$6,873
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,000	$8,303
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,292	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,022	$10,138
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,370	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,250	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,500	$10,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$50,220

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$56,725

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$63,268

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Tulane University of Louisiana admitted 4,559 of 32,609 applicants in Fall 2024. The 14% rate describes that application pool.

14%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $65,538 tuition · 2023–24 7,767 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1400–15201600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Tulane University of Louisiana received 32,609 applications and admitted 4,559 (14%), with 1,838 enrolling.

Tulane University of Louisiana reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Tulane University of Louisiana’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 700–750 and Math was 700–770 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1400–1520 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	700	725	750
SAT Math	700	740	770
ACT Composite	31	32	34

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

14%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Tulane University of Louisiana's admission rate fell from 61.1% to 14%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	61.1%
Fall 2002	56.2%
Fall 2003	55.3%
Fall 2004	49.6%
Fall 2005	45.1%
Fall 2006	37.7%
Fall 2007	44.4%
Fall 2008	27%
Fall 2009	26.5%
Fall 2010	26%
Fall 2011	24.9%
Fall 2012	27.3%
Fall 2013	26.4%
Fall 2014	28%
Fall 2015	30.5%
Fall 2016	25.5%
Fall 2017	21.5%
Fall 2018	17.3%
Fall 2019	12.9%
Fall 2020	11.1%
Fall 2021	9.6%
Fall 2022	11.5%
Fall 2023	14.6%
Fall 2024	14%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1400–1520Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1240	1410
Fall 2002	1223	1403
Fall 2003	1240	1420
Fall 2004	1240	1420
Fall 2005	1290	1410
Fall 2006	1220	1425
Fall 2007	1190	1370
Fall 2008	1260	1420
Fall 2009	1240	1400
Fall 2010	1230	1400
Fall 2011	1240	1410
Fall 2012	1250	1430
Fall 2013	1240	1400
Fall 2014	1230	1410
Fall 2015	1240	1410
Fall 2016	1240	1410
Fall 2017	1330	1490
Fall 2018	1350	1490
Fall 2019	1360	1520
Fall 2020	1340	1500
Fall 2021	1360	1510
Fall 2022	1370	1510
Fall 2023	1390	1510
Fall 2024	1400	1520

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

31–34Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	28	32
Fall 2004	28	32
Fall 2005	29	33
Fall 2006	27	31
Fall 2007	27	31
Fall 2008	28	31
Fall 2009	28	31
Fall 2010	29	32
Fall 2011	29	32
Fall 2012	29	32
Fall 2013	29	32
Fall 2014	29	32
Fall 2015	29	32
Fall 2016	29	32
Fall 2017	30	33
Fall 2018	30	33
Fall 2019	31	33
Fall 2020	30	33
Fall 2021	30	33
Fall 2022	31	33
Fall 2023	31	33
Fall 2024	31	34

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

7,767Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Tulane University of Louisiana rose from 6,491 (Fall 2006) to 7,767 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	7,660
Fall 2003	7,830
Fall 2004	7,952
Fall 2006	6,491
Fall 2007	6,387
Fall 2008	6,692
Fall 2009	7,160
Fall 2010	7,754
Fall 2011	8,271
Fall 2012	8,357
Fall 2013	8,290
Fall 2014	7,892
Fall 2015	7,841
Fall 2016	7,924
Fall 2017	7,871
Fall 2018	7,920
Fall 2019	7,980
Fall 2020	8,537
Fall 2021	8,515
Fall 2022	7,870
Fall 2023	7,759
Fall 2024	7,767

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

93%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Tulane University of Louisiana has held near 93% from Fall 2006 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	86%
Fall 2003 cohort	88%
Fall 2006 cohort	87%
Fall 2007 cohort	88%
Fall 2008 cohort	91%
Fall 2009 cohort	90%
Fall 2010 cohort	90%
Fall 2011 cohort	89%
Fall 2012 cohort	90%
Fall 2013 cohort	92%
Fall 2014 cohort	92%
Fall 2015 cohort	92%
Fall 2016 cohort	93%
Fall 2017 cohort	94%
Fall 2018 cohort	93%
Fall 2019 cohort	92%
Fall 2020 cohort	94%
Fall 2021 cohort	93%
Fall 2022 cohort	94%
Fall 2023 cohort	93%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Tulane University of Louisiana

9.8% of Tulane University of Louisiana's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Tulane University of Louisiana as a primarily residential campus of 7,767 undergraduates — and 92.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Tulane University of Louisiana's SAT section-percentile sums are 1400–1520 — their midpoint is above the LA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Tulane University of Louisiana's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Tulane University of Louisiana compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Tulane University of Louisiana14%

Louisiana median77.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Tulane University of Louisiana$68,678

Louisiana median$10,272

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Tulane University of Louisiana's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Tulane University of Louisiana$63,268

Louisiana median$47,477

National median$53,781

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Tulane University of Louisiana, Louisiana and national reference values
Metric & basis	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	14%	77.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$68,678	$10,272	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$63,268	$47,477	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Tulane University of Louisiana, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Tulane University of Louisiana federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 25 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Finance and Financial Management Services	$129,850
Computer Science	$118,931
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$112,914
Marketing	$98,503
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$95,966
Economics	$79,957
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$79,925
International Relations and National Security Studies	$77,300
Communication and Media Studies	$76,945
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$71,325
Political Science and Government	$71,160
Computer Programming	$67,047
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	$64,914
Psychology, General	$60,260
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$58,507
English Language and Literature, General	$57,752
Anthropology	$56,847
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$52,535
Social Sciences, General	$51,290
Sociology	$50,847
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$48,464
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$47,791
Biology, General	$47,777
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$47,709
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$40,169

These 25 fields listed for Tulane University of Louisiana measure earnings after completion. The $63,268 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 43 additional Tulane University of Louisiana fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Tulane University of Louisiana report?

Tulane University of Louisiana's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1400–1520 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Tulane University of Louisiana's acceptance rate?

14% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,559 admitted from 32,609 applicants.

How much does Tulane University of Louisiana cost?

At Tulane University of Louisiana, tuition is $68,678. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Tulane University of Louisiana report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $63,268. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Louisiana

University of Louisiana at Lafayette — 87% admitted
Southern University at New Orleans — 78.9% admitted
Southern University and A & M College — 35.1% admitted
Southeastern Louisiana University — 99.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.