Tulane University of Louisiana | Data USA (2024)

Tulane University of Louisiana is a higher education institution located in Orleans Parish, LA. In 2022, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Tulane University of Louisiana were General Psychology (251 degrees awarded), General Finance (249 degrees), and (179 degrees).

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Tulane University of Louisiana was $58,666. The cost of tuition at Tulane University of Louisiana is $28,516 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Doctoral Universities ($30,150).

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In 2022 Tulane University of Louisiana had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $50,263. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Tulane University of Louisiana grew by 11.6%.

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Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

The average yearly cost of room and board at Tulane University of Louisiana was of $16,778 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 3.26% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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66% of undergraduate students at Tulane University of Louisiana received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a decline of 10.8% with respect to 2021, when 74% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Tulane University of Louisiana was 1.36%, which represents 25 out of the 1840 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Tulane University of Louisiana was 11.5% (3,621 admissions from 31,615 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 9.63%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants declined by 30.6%, while admissions declined by 17.4%.

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16% of enrolled first-time students at Tulane University of Louisiana in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

The total enrollment at Tulane University of Louisiana in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 14,027 students. The full-time enrollment at Tulane University of Louisiana is 11,475 and the part-time enrollment is 2,552. This means that 81.8% of students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana are enrolled full-time compared with N/A% at similar Doctoral Universities.

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Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Tulane University of Louisiana was 93%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (84%), Tulane University of Louisiana had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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The enrolled student population at Tulane University of Louisiana is 59.7% White, 8.84% Black or African American, 8.79% Hispanic or Latino, 5.55% Asian, 3.66% Two or More Races, 0.207% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0998% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 47.5% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.58% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 439 students (3.13%) did not report their race.

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The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Tulane University of Louisiana is General Psychology (251 degrees awarded), followed by General Finance (249 degrees) and (179 degrees).

In 2022, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Tulane University of Louisiana was General Psychology with 251 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Tulane University of Louisiana according to their major.

In 2022, 1,853 degrees were awarded to men at Tulane University of Louisiana, which is 0.603 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (3,073).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Tulane University of Louisiana by degrees awarded.

In 2022, 77% of students graduating from Tulane University of Louisiana completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 86% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 86% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Doctoral Universities Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Tulane University of Louisiana is Male and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Doctoral Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 8.38% of graduates (136 students) did not report their race.

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The most common race/ethnicity at Tulane University of Louisiana is white (3,093 degrees awarded). There were 8.12 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (381 degrees).

1.99% of degree recipients (98 students) did not report their race.

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Tulane University of Louisiana is white female (1,993 degrees awarded). There were 1.81 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (1100 degrees).

This line chart shows how the endowment at Tulane University of Louisiana (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

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In 2022, Tulane University of Louisiana paid a median of $554M in salaries, which represents 44.2% of their overall expenditure ($1.25B) and a 5.41% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 5.13% growth between 2020 and 2021, and a 8.84% growth between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Doctoral Universities is 246M (41.5% of overall expenditures).

In 2022, Tulane University of Louisiana paid a total of $105M to 899 employees working as instructors, which represents 19% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $73.7M (30%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Tulane University of Louisiana were Assistant professor with 245 employees, Professor with 220 employees, and Lecturer with 215 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Tulane University of Louisiana were Management with 817 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 361 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 207 employees.

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Tulane University of Louisiana was Male Professor with 150 employees, Male Assistant professor with 127 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 118 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Tulane University of Louisiana.