Enrollment: 6749
Average SAT: 635
Average ACT: 29
Most Popular Majors: Business/Commerce, General,Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General,Psychology, General,
Regular Application Deadline: 01/15
Student Faculty Ratio: 9:1

Undergraduate Receiving Need-Based Financial Aid: 78
Average Freshman Total Need-Based Gift Aid: $22,465.00

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School Says - General Information
Founded in 1834 in New Orleans, Tulane is one of the most respected universities in the country, known worldwide for its teaching and research. It is consistently ranked among the top 50 universities in the nation and is one of only four private research institutions in the South that is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, an organization of the top research institutions in the United States and Canada. Tulane was named by Kaplan/Newsweek's college guide as one of the nine "Hot Schools" in the nation in 2002 and its Latin American Studies program is ranked second in the country by the Gourman Report of Undergraduate and Professional Programs. With research and educational partnerships that span the globe and top-ranked programs in both undergraduate and professional schools, Tulane has the intimacy of a small liberal arts college and the resources of a major research institution located in one of the world's greatest cities.

School Says - Student Body
Much of the learning that takes place in college happens when students pursue interests outside of class. Such learning plays an important role in the Tulane experience. With more than 200 student organizations on campus, including student government; pre-professional and multicultural organizations; media groups; performance; service and education organizations; honor societies; fraternities and sororities; club and intramural sports and military; and religious and political organizations, every student has opportunities to join, lead, expand horizons, make friends and have fun. Campus programming brings concerts, lectures, and special events year-round to Tulane. Students also enjoy supporting Tulane's athletics teams, known as the GreenWave, who play at the highest level (Division I-A) of the NCAA. First-year students also have the opportunity to take part in the Tulane Interdisciplinary Experiences or TIDES program, a unique opportunity to get to know some of the university's most distinguished faculty and their fellow students both as scholars and friends. Students select a TIDE program from a list that includes themes such as politics, religion, the arts, women's studies, popular culture and more.

School Says - Academics
The 9 schools and colleges of Tulane University offer undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in architecture, business, engineering, law, liberal arts and sciences, medicine, public health and tropical medicine and social work. Tulane's academic programs are considered among the best in the country. At Tulane, traditional classroom instruction is enhanced by experiential, hands-on learning. Examples of this include a myriad of service learning programs that give students real-life experience in their chosen field, internships for students during the summer or school year, and cutting-edge research opportunities with professors. For example of service learning, a psychology student might be assigned service learning hours at a local mental health facility or an English major assigned as a tutor at an adult literacy program. Other hands-on opportunities include the archaeological excavations sponsored through Tulane's Latin American program and the award-winning Burkenroad Reports through which business majors produce stock analyses used by investors across the country.

School Says - Admissions
Tulane enrolls 6,488 undergraduates (48 percent males and 52 percent females) from all 50 states and many foreign countries. A higher percentage of Tulane students travel farther to school than students of any other college or university in the nation. More than 75 percent of entering Tulane freshmen come from more than 500 miles away, making the student body geographically, socially and academically diverse. An additional 4,073 students are enrolled in the university's graduate programs and professional schools. Admission to Tulane is highly competitive with evaluators looking for high levels of achievement in all areas of student life, including leadership and community involvement. The average SAT score for the 2006-2007 entering freshmen class was 1300, which is 274 points above the national average Each year approximately 63 percent of enrolling freshmen rank in the top 10 percent of their high school class; more than 75 percent rank in the top 25 percent and 95 percent rank in the top half of their class. Candidates for admission are expected to present strong high school programs of study consisting of 18 or more academic courses taken over the four-year period. The following minimum preparation is recommended for each subject area. English: Four years with extensive work in reading and writing Mathematics: Three years (students entering scientific fields should have four years including advanced algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and calculus) Foreign Language: At least two years, preferably three, of a classical or modern language Science: At least two years of a laboratory science (biology, chemistry, or physics); students entering scientific fields should have at least four years Social Studies: At least two years with an emphasis on history Application Deadlines for Admission to Tulane are: Early Action (Nonbinding): By September: Take TOEFL, SAT I, or ACT no later than September if applying for Early Action. October 1: Submit CSS PROFILE Registration to College Scholarship Service. November 1: Application deadline. Submit CSS PROFILE application packet to College Scholarship Service. December 15: Last day for notification of admission. All Deans' Honor Scholarship projects must be submitted. January 15: Community Service Scholarship applications due. February 1: Submit FAFSA to federal processor. February 20: Deans' Honor Scholarship winners announced. April 15: Last day for notification of financial aid decision. May 1: Enrollment commitment deposit due for Early Action candidates. Deadline for accepting financial aid offers. Regular Decision Take SAT or ACT no later than December if applying for Regular Decision. By December 15: Applicants for Deans' Honors Scholarships must submit application materials and projects. January 1: Submit CSS PROFILE Registration to College Scholarship Service. January 15: Regular Decision application deadline (if not applying for Deans' Honor Scholarship). Community Service Scholarship application due. By February 1: Submit CSS PROFILE Application packet to College Scholarship Service. Submit FAFSA to Federal Processor. February 20: Deans' Honor Scholarship winners announced. April 1: Last day for notification of admission decision. April 15: Last day for notification of financial aid decision. May 1: Enrollment commitment deposit due for Regular Decision candidates. Deadline for accepting financial aid offers.

School Says - Campus Life
Tulane's 110-acre campus is located in the heart of New Orleans' beautiful and historic Uptown neighborhood on oak-lined St. Charles Avenue, home to the country's oldest streetcar line. Tulane's campus combines old and new styles of architecture interspersed among live oaks, azaleas, magnolias and the occasional banana tree or bamboo grove. Tulane's semi-tropical location makes outdoor classes and activities possible almost year-round.

School Says - Cost Aid
$36,610, undergraduate schools, A.B. Freeman School of Business, and Law School $47,234, School of Medicine (tuition only, first year) $832/credit hour (tuition only), School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine $263/credit hour (tuition only), School of Continuing Studies $8,690 Room and BoardStudents should not hesitate to apply for financial assistance to attend Tulane. Between Tulane-funded grants, scholarships and other sources, more than $111 million is available to subsidize undergraduate education at Tulane each year. The average need-based financial aid package given to 2006-2007 entering freshman was $29,417. Financial aid packages are typically composed of grants and need-based scholarships, loans and part-time student employment. Merit, ROTC and athletic scholarships are also available. High-performing Louisiana students may also qualify for special awards. Approximately 75% of incoming freshmen for the fall of 2007 received some form of need or merit based aid.

Students Say - Academics
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina sent Tulane students on a forced semester in exile. For most schools, this move would have been a death sentence. Tulane, however, is not most schools; it is uniquely Tulane, "the ultimate work-hard, play-hard school" whose strong academics and laid-back approach make it the place where all the "cool smart kids" go, a place that inspires the type of student devotion rarely found at schools that lack powerhouse sports programs. Student after student praises the school's recovery efforts, observing that "Tulane's administration brought us through Katrina and is helping New Orleans through this time as well," and that "in post-Katrina New Orleans, the professors who have returned are the ones who really want to be here and really have a desire to help students learn." Katrina has actually strengthened students' allegiance to the school; as one put it, "This is the most amazing, out-of-this-world place to be-a college experience that no other school could top. And we know it because we experienced other schools during [the] Hurricane Katrina [hiatus]." The Tulane academic experience is distinguished by small classes, mostly "10 to 20 students," "one of the best study abroad programs in the country," and, of course, New Orleans, the "best city in the country," which allows Tulane to offer "a one-of-a-kind out-of-classroom experience." Standout programs include premed, business, economics, architecture, and exercise and sports science.

Students Say - Campus Life
Tulane students love New Orleans-and love to explore it-a city full of "art galleries and museums," "amazing" shopping on Magazine Street, "family-owned restaurants in the uptown area," "touristy" places in the French Quarter, and "a lot [of] different bars near campus." The city also boasts Audubon Park, "a really fun place to get exercise or spend some time," and, of course, an "unparalleled music scene." None of this, however, stops "about 30 percent of the campus" from getting involved in Greek life, or "most students" from getting involved "in at least two student organizations." In addition, "community service [and] volunteer work," always "very popular at Tulane," have become "especially popular post-Katrina." Those concerned about safety-New Orleans has traditionally had one of the higher crime rates in the nation-should note that "Tulane is located in a major city, but not in downtown New Orleans." By all accounts, campus security does "an excellent job of making sure campus is secure, and students have the opportunity to be escorted anywhere." As an added bonus, "The weather is nice-you can wear flip flops year round."

Students Say - Student Body
The typical Tulane student "is serious about academics, but isn't holed up in the library all the time." Similar to students at other big-city schools, Tulane undergrads tend to be "self-reliant, motivated, [and] forward-looking." They point out that the school is "one of the most geographically diverse schools in the country," observing that "75 percent of the students come from more than 500 miles away.…In my 8-person suite, there are two girls from Boston, one from New York, one from Texas, one from Baton Rouge, one from Florida, and I'm from Chicago. It's great!" Diversity is further represented in the "tons of very large, very active, very vocal groups on campus for every minority, including ethnicities, political beliefs, religious beliefs, and sexual orientations. Everyone here manages to find [a] niche." A strong Jewish Studies program helps Tulane draw one of the largest Jewish student populations in the South; about 25 percent of the student body is Jewish.

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