Tulane University Facts

Tulane University is one of the country's leading educational and research institutions. Founded in 1834 in New Orleans, Tulane offers degrees in architecture, business, law, liberal arts, medicine, public health and tropical medicine, the sciences and engineering, and social work.

Motto
Non Sibi Sed Suis, translated as "not for one's self, but for one's own."

Founding Dates

1834, as Medical College of Louisiana

1847, Medical College merges with University of Louisiana

1884, Louisiana Legislature authorizes the Tulane Educational Fund to reorganize the University of Louisiana as a private institution and rename it Tulane University of Louisiana

Tulane History

Academic Divisions

Newcomb-Tulane College, James MacLaren, dean

A.B. Freeman School of Business, Angelo S. DeNisi, dean

School of Architecture, Scott Bernhard, interim dean

School of Continuing Studies, Richard A. Marksbury, dean

School of Law, Lawrence Ponoroff, dean

School of Liberal Arts, George L. Bernstein, dean

School of Medicine, Lee Hamm, interim dean

School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Pierre Buekens, dean

School of Science and Engineering, Nicholas J. Altiero, dean

School of Social Work, Ronald E. Marks, dean

Enrollment (as of October 2006)

Undergraduate: 6,533

Graduate and Professional: 4,073

Total: 10,606 (5,246 males and 5,360 females)

Enrollment Profiles and Undergraduate Admissions

Tuition and Fees

$34,896, Newcomb-Tulane College

$34,696, Law School

$42,666, School of Medicine

$25,866, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

$1,119/credit hour (tuition only), A.B. Freeman School of Business graduate business program

$672/credit hour (tuition only), School of Social Work

$255/credit hour (tuition only), School of Continuing Studies

Selectivity
The average SAT score for the 2006-2007 first-year class is 1306, which is 285 points above the national average.

Financial Aid
Average financial aid package awarded to 2006-2007 entering first-year students with financial need: $25,224

Financial Aid

Campuses

Tulane’s uptown campus includes 110 acres and 80 buildings, housing the majority of its schools and colleges.

The F. Edward Hebert Research Center, near Belle Chasse, La., provides research facilities in medicine and environmental, behavioral and computer sciences.

University College has satellite campuses in Elmwood Business Park in Jefferson Parish, La., and in Biloxi, Miss.

The Tulane University Health Sciences Center has four divisions: the School of Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, all in downtown New Orleans, and the Tulane National Primate Research Center in Covington, La.

The A.B. Freeman School of Business offers Executive and Professional MBA programs at its satellite campus in Houston, Texas.

Libraries

The main Howard-Tilton Memorial Library houses the Latin American Library and the Maxwell Music Library. The Rudolph Matas Library is located in the School of Medicine.

The Special Collections Division in Jones Hall includes the Hogan Jazz Archive, Southeastern Architectural Archive, University Archives, Rare Books and Manuscripts and the Louisiana Collection.

Other libraries include architecture, botany, business, law, mathematics, natural history, primate research, race relations and ethnic history and women’s studies.

Intercollegiate Athletics

NCAA Division I-Bowl

Member of Conference USA

Nickname: Green Wave

Mascot: Riptide, the pelican

Colors: Green and blue

Full-Time Personnel

Faculty: 1,132

Staff: 2,194

Senior Administrators

Scott S. Cowen, president

Yvette M. Jones, chief operating officer and senior vice president for external affairs

 Michael Bernstein, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost

Anthony P. Lorino, senior vice president for operations and chief financial officer

 Alan Miller, interim senior vice president for health sciences

Paul Barron, chief information officer

Victoria D. Johnson, general counsel

Anne P. Baños, chief of staff and vice president

Tulane Board

Philip Greer, chair

34 active members

31 emeritus members

Board of Tulane and Senior Administrators

Renewal Plan
View the complete Renewal Plan

Tulane Rankings

Tulane University was named by Kaplan/Newsweek's college guide as one of the 25 "Hot Schools" in the nation in 2007.

According to U.S. News and World Report, Tulane University is among the top 50 national universities in the United States. Tulane is ranked 50th among the best national universities, 48th in the magazine's "Great Schools/Great Prices" category and is also cited for its excellent service learning programs.

The A.B. Freeman School of Business has been highly ranked by Forbes magazine (44th overall and
28th among private universities); London’s Financial Times (EMBA program, 54th; MBA, 73rd internationally and 46th nationally); U.S. News and World Report (MBA, 45th); America Economia (EMBA program, 32nd internationally); and Entrepreneur magazine (13th in graduate programs for entrepreneurs). In addition, London’s Financial Times ranked the finance department of the A.B. Freeman School of Business sixth in the world.  

U.S. News and World Report ranked the School of Law 47th in the nation, with its environmental law program ranked fifth. The School of Law is also included on a list of schools that have the most racially diverse student bodies.

In its most recent report, the Gourman Report of Undergraduate and Professional Programs in American and International Universities ranked Tulane’s Latin American studies program second in the United States.

U.S. News and World Report ranked Tulane University's undergraduate biomedical/biomedical engineering program 14th in the nation.  

Tulane University ranked 27th overall and 11th among private universities in income received from technology transfer.

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Statistics based on September 2006 data.