1. General Information

1.1 School Information

School Address
Name of College/University Tulane University
Admission Office Mailing Address Tulane University, 210 Gibson Hall
City/State/Zip New Orleans, LA 70118
Admission Fax Number 504-862-8715
Main Phone Number 504-865-5000
WWW Home Page Address http://tulane.edu
Academic year calendar
Semester X
Quarter
Trimester
4-1-4
Continuous
Differs by program (describe):
Other (describe):
Does your institution use applicants’ test scores for academic advising ?
Yes No
X

1.2 Application Fee and Date

Application Fee
YES NO
Does your institution have an application fee?
Amount of application fee
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
Application Date†
REA EA ED 1 ED 2 RD Transfer
Day of Acceptance
Day of Notification
Day of Reply
† REA : Regular early action.
EA : Early action.
ED1 : Early decision 1.
ED2 : Early decision 2.
RD : Regular decision.
Date of Submmiting the Test Score
Date
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term 15-Jan
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall- term admission 15-Jan
Date of Financial Aid for First-Year/Freshman Students
Deadline for filling required financial aid forms
Students notified on or about (date)
Student must reply by (date)
or within _______ weeks of notification

2. Academics

2.1 Freshman Profile

2.2 Admission and Yield Rate in Last 5 Years

2.2.1 Number of Applications and Squeeze Ratio

2.3 GPA Distribution

Average High School GPA
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time,first-year (freshman) students 3.55 3.5464 3.51 3.49 3.49

2.4 SAT and ACT Policies

General Admission Policies
Require Recommend Require for Some Consider if Submitted Not Used
SAT or ACT x
ACT only
SAT only
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only
ACT Policies
ACT with Writing Component required
ACT with Writing component recommended x
ACT with or without Writin gcomponent accepted
SAT or ACT Writing Component Policies
SAT essay ACT essay
For admission
For placement
For advising
In place of an application essay
As a validity check on the application essay
No college policy as of now
Not using essay component x x

2.5 SAT in Last 5 Years

2.6 ACT in Last 5 Years

3.School Dynamics

3.1 Admission Importance

3.2 Academic Offerings and Policies

Special study options
Accelerated program x
Cooperative education program
Cross-registration x
Distance learning x
Double major x
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL) x
Exchange student program (domestic) x
External degree program
Honors Program x
Independent study x
Internships x
Liberal arts/career combination x
Student-designed major x
Study abroad x
Teacher certification program x
Weekend college
Other (specify):
Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:
Arts/fine arts x
Computer literacy
English (including composition) x
Foreign languages x
History
Humanities x
Mathematics x
Philosophy
Sciences (biological or physical) x
Social science x
Other (describe): x

3.3 Degrees Conferred

Number of degrees awarded
Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Bachelor 1083 1296 1575 1689 1712
Post-Bachelor 60 40 39 49 40
Master 1288 1247 1380 1527 1526
Post-Master 0 0 0 0 0
Doctoral degrees–research/scholarship 102 99 120 129 110
Doctoral degrees – professional practice 418 417 446 422 413

3.4 Freshmen Size and Class Size

3.5 Student to Faculty Ratio

4.Tuition

5. Financial Aid

5.1 Types of Aid Available

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans x
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans x
Direct PLUS Loans x
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Federal Perkins Loans x
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds
Other (specify):
Scholarships and Grants NEED-BASED:
Federal Pell x
SEOG x
State scholarships/grants x
Private scholarships x
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds x
United Negro College Fund
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Other (specify):

5.2 Total Scholarships/Grants in Last 5 Years

5.3 Average Need Based Financial Aid

5.4 Financial Aid Statistics

5.5 Merit/Athletic (Non-need-based) Scholarship

Institutional Non-need-based Athletic Scholarships and Grants
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number of students who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant 44 43 188 37 52
Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded 35265 33521 35510 33361 34973

5.6 Percentage of Class Borrowed the Four Types of Loans

Percentage
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
the percentage of the class who borrowed at any time through any loan programs† 47% 48% NA% 43% 45%
the percentage of the class who borrowed at any time through federal loan programs† † 45% 47% NA% 43% 44%
† Institutional, state, Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, private loans that were certified by your institution, etc.; exclude parent loans. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.).
† †Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans. NOTE: exclude all institutional, state, private alternative loans and parent loans.

5.7 Average Financial Aid Package

Average financial aid package†
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
The average financial aid package 34341 36574 32387 31890 32424
† Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans).

5.8 Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid: 127 120 134 132 107
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: 19096 18584 18815 19401 19965
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: 2425137 2230115 2521166 2560962 2136233

6.Demographics

6.1 Gender Breakdown

6.2 Racial Breakdown

7.Transfer

7.1 Transfer Requirement

Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
Required of All Recommended of All Recommended of Some Required of Some Not Required
High school transcript x
College transcript(s) x
Essay or personal statement x
Interview x
Standardized test scores x
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) x

7.2 Transfer Statistics in Last 5 Years

TRANSFER ADMISSION
Men Applicants Men Admitted Women Applicants Women Admitted Admission Rate_Men Admission Rate_Women Overall Admission Rate
2011 868 156 1260 217 18.0% 17.22% 17.5%
2012 999 141 1504 208 14.1% 13.83% 13.9%
2013 607 107 868 126 17.6% 14.52% 15.8%
2014 494 107 799 159 21.7% 19.90% 20.6%
2015 553 140 894 207 25.3% 23.15% 24.0%

7.3 Transfer Credit Policies

Transfer Credit Policies
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 0
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 0

8.Student Life

8.1 Out of State and Housing

Percent who are from out of state†
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
First-time, first-year (freshman) students 0.87 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.87
Undergraduates 0.69 0.7 0.71 0.73 0.74
† Exclude international/nonresident aliens from the numerator and denominator.
Percent In or Out of Campus†
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or - affiliated housing 0.96 0.98 0.98 0.99 0.98
Percent who live off campus or commute 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02
† Data of first-time, first-year (freshman) students.

8.2 Instructional Faculty Size

8.3 Degrees Conferred by Majors

8.4 Activities Offered

Identify those programs available at your institution.
Campus Ministries x
Choral groups x
Concert band x
Dance x
Drama/theater x
International Student Organization x
Jazz band x
Literary magazine x
Marching band x
Model UN
Music ensembles x
Musical theater x
Opera
Pep band x
Radio station x
Student government x
Student newspaper x
Student-run film society x
Symphony orchestra x
Television station x
Yearbook x

8.5 Student Athletes

9. References / More Information

[1] Tulane University Office of Assessment and Institutional Research http://www2.tulane.edu/oair/common_data_set.cfm

[2] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION College Scorecard Data https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data