Tulane University Of Louisiana

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Campus Location

6823 Saint Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118-5698
USA
Main Tel: (504) 865-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Tulane University Of Louisiana Highlights

Where Tulane University Of Louisiana stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in law, religion and philosophy, business and management, medical adminstration, architecture and planning, medicine, and science.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
Selective admissions.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
High male/female ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
On-campus hospital
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,020	77
Master	1,124	66
First-professional degree	415	2
Doctorale	155	42
Associate	37	11
Postbaccalaureate certificate	22	7

Students

The student enrollment at Tulane University Of Louisiana was 10,125 in 2007 (9,116 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 62% of enrolled students, graduate students are 25%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 13%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 36,610
Room	$ 5,140
Board	$ 3,800
Books and supplies	$ 900
Other	$ 900

Financial Aid: Tulane University Of Louisiana participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Tulane University Of Louisiana:

School	Location	Enrollment
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	19,682
University of Rochester	Rochester, NY	9,334
Yeshiva University	New York, NY	6,358
University of San Diego	San Diego, CA	7,504
Dickinson College	Carlisle, PA	2,381
Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA	20,682
Chapman University	Orange, CA	6,022
Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, PA	2,503
Lewis & Clark College	Portland, OR	3,562
Wheaton College	Wheaton, IL	2,895

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		772
Without tenure; tenure not available		224

Housing and Meals

Tulane University Of Louisiana provides on-campus housing for 3,400 of its 9,116 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Tulane University Of Louisiana Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Tulane University Of Louisiana is in the Conference USA for major sports.

Tulane University Of Louisiana offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 28 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 18 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Tulane University Of Louisiana Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	45%
Women	44%
All	44%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	600-690
Math	590-680
Writing	600-690

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (120 awarded)

Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Architecture and Related Services

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (884 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business/Commerce
Finance
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Information Systems and Services
Management Information Systems
Management Science
Marketing
Marketing/Marketing Management
Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (113 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (19 awarded)

Dance
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (8 awarded)

Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (204 awarded)

Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Science
Engineering
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (76 awarded)

Social Work

FINE ARTS (68 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (332 awarded)

Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (747 awarded)

African Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
Anthropology
Asian Studies/Civilization
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Economics
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
General Studies
German Language and Literature
History
International Relations and Affairs
Italian Language and Literature
Latin American Studies
Latin Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Linguistics
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Portuguese Language and Literature
Russian Language and Literature
Russian Studies
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (29 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics
Statistics

MEDIA (92 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (103 awarded)

Environmental Health
Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICINE (417 awarded)

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
Medicine (MD)
Neuroscience
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
Public Health

MUSIC (8 awarded)

Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (27 awarded)

Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Nutrition Sciences

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (56 awarded)

Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (315 awarded)

Anatomy
Animal Genetics
Animal Physiology
Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences
Biostatistics
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Chemistry
Epidemiology
Geology/Earth Science
Immunology
Parasitology
Pharmacology
Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (155 awarded)

Psychology