College Reviews: Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

Total undergrad enrollment: 7,210

Ranked #51 in National Universities (US News)

45% male, 55% female

Application deadline - Jan. 15

Early action deadline - Nov. 1

Acceptance rate: 26.5%

Early action acceptance rate: 32.7%

Range SAT Critical Reading: 600-690
Range SAT Math: 590-680
Range SAT Writing: 600-690
Range ACT Composite: 27-31

Required standardized tests: either SAT or ACT

Admissions interview: neither required/recommended

SAT subject tests: recommended
Common App

Tuition and fees: $41,884

Room and board: $9,824

16% in fraternities, 28% in sororities

Most popular majors: architecture and related services; biological and biomedical sciences, business, psychology, and social sciences

Average freshman retention rate: 88.7%

NCAA I

Academics

Strong academics, laid-back approach
Small classes
One of the best study abroad programs in the country
Tulane Honors program - 700 students (Tulane Scholars), accelerated courses taught by top professors, opportunity to design major and spend junior year abroad
Emphasis on undergraduate opportunities
School of Science and Engineering: five divisions: biological sciences and engineering; chemical sciences and engineering; physical and material sciences; earth and environmental sciences; and mathematics and computational science
Study abroad options, including one-semester programs to locations such as Japan to study sociology and culture, Mexico city for language, and London to study liberal arts
Tulane/Newcomb Junior Year Abroad program - student is fully immersed in language and culture of a country
Freshmen with high SATs can place out of some classes
Awards hundreds of merit scholarships, averaging $19,450
Student-faculty ratio - 8:1
65% of classes have fewer than 20 students

Student Life

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