Tulane University Description:
Admissions Data (2008):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 27%
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 630 / 720
- SAT Math: 630 / 700
- SAT Writing: 630 / 720
- ACT Composite: 28 / 31
- ACT English: 28 / 32
- ACT Math: 26 / 31
Enrollment (2008):
- Total Enrollment: 10,737 (6,692 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 46% Male / 54% Female
- 78% Full-time
Costs (2008 - 09):
- Tuition and Fees: $38,664
- Books: $1,200 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $9,230
- Other Expenses: $936
- Total Cost: $50,030
Tulane University Financial Aid (2007 - 08):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 75%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 71%
- Loans: 37%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $23,627
- Loans: $6,295
Most Popular Majors:
Transfer, Retention and Graduation Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 88%
- Transfer Out Rate: 15%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 59%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 74%
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Tulane University Mission Statement:
"Tulane's purpose is to create, communicate, and conserve knowledge in order to enrich the capacity of individuals, organizations and communities to think, to learn, and to act and lead with integrity and wisdom.
Tulane pursues this mission by cultivating an environment that focuses on learning and the generation of new knowledge; by expecting and rewarding teaching and research of extraordinarily high quality and impact; and by fostering community-building initiatives as well as scientific, cultural and social understanding that integrate with and strengthen learning and research. This mission is pursued in the context of the unique qualities of our location in New Orleans and our continual aspiration to be a truly distinctive international university."
