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Tulane University is one of the nation'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

Enrollment 2009-10

  • Undergraduate: 7,210
  • Graduate and Professional: 4,701
  • Total: 11,911 — 6,278 females and 5,633 males

Enrollment Profiles and Undergraduate Admission

 

Tuition and Fees 2009-10

  • $40,584, Newcomb-Tulane College
  • $40,654, School of Law
  • $49,666, School of Medicine
  • $29,924, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
  • $1,307/credit hour (tuition only), A. B. Freeman School of Business graduate business program
  • $777/credit hour (tuition only), School of Social Work
  • $282/credit hour (tuition only), School of Continuing Studies

CLASS OF 2013

Tulane's class of 2013 is a diverse group, comprised of 1,500 students from
49 states, the District of Columbia and 13 foreign countries from Australia
to Serbia.

The class of 2013 also boasts impressive credentials, with the second
highest SAT/ACT scores in Tulane's history. Fifty-nine percent of incoming
first-year students were in the top 10 percent of their high school class
with the vast majority of the remainder in the top 20 percent.

 

Financial Aid

Average financial aid package awarded to 2008-09 entering first-year students with financial need: $32,565.

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.
  • The School of Continuing Studies has satellite campuses in Elmwood Business Park in Jefferson Parish, La., and in Biloxi, Miss.
  • The downtown Health Sciences campus has several divisions: School of Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane Medical Center, Technology Services, and Government Relations.
  • The northshore campus is home to 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

Athletics

 

Full-Time Personnel

  • Faculty:  approximately 1,100
  • Staff: approximately 2,850

Senior Administrators


  • Scott S. Cowen, president
  • Yvette M. Jones, executive vice president for university relations and development
  • Michael A. Bernstein, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost
  • Anthony P. Lorino, senior vice president for operations and chief financial officer
  • Benjamin P. Sachs, senior vice president and dean, School of Medicine
  • Charlie McMahon, vice president of information technology and chief technology officer
  • Victoria D. Johnson, general counsel
  • Anne P. Baños, vice president for administrative services
  • Richard P. Dickson. director of athletics

Board OF TULANE

  • James M. Lapeyre, Jr., chair
  • 36 active members
  • 32 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 2008.
  • According to U.S. News and World Report, Tulane University is among the top national universities in the United States. Tulane is ranked 50th among the best national universities, 41st 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 is highly ranked by numerous business publications. Entrepreneur magazine ranks the school 4th on its list of Top Graduate Programs for Entrepreneurs. Forbes magazine ranks it 44th overall and 28th among private universities; London’s Financial Times ranks its EMBA program 54th and its MBA program 73rd internationally and 46th nationally; U.S. News and World Report ranks its undergraduate program 42nd and its MBA program 48th; America Economia ranks its EMBA program 32nd internationally; and London’s Financial Times ranks the finance department of the A.B. Freeman School of Business 10th in the world.  
  • U.S. News and World Report ranked the School of Law 45th in the nation. The environmental law program is ranked 11th and the clinical training program is ranked 24th.
  • 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.
  • Tulane University ranked 35th overall and 18th among private universities in income received from technology transfer.

For more information about Tulane University:
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