Tulane offers its students endless opportunities while providing a singular experience found nowhere else in the world. These are just some of the characteristics defining our unique institution:
- Ranked by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a university with 鈥渧ery high research activity;鈥 of about 4,000 higher educational institutions rated by the foundation, Tulane remains in a prestigious category that includes fewer than 4% of universities nationwide
- 1 of only 31 private institutions with membership in both the Association of American Universities (AAU), all with the above designation by the Carnegie Foundation
- Ranked by the U.S. News and World Report as #73 Best National University and #2 for Service Learning.
- Rated #1 by The Princeton Review for Best College City
- Motto: "Non sibi, sed suis," translates to 鈥淣ot for oneself, but for one鈥檚 own鈥
- Mission Statement: "Tulane鈥檚 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"
Students
- Approximately 8,500 full-time undergraduates come from 50 states and over 75 countries
- 75% of students come to Tulane from over 500 miles away
- Approximately 5,000 graduate and professional students across 9 schools
- 80 Posse students on campus, with 2 cohorts per year
Academics
- Over 75 different majors within 5 undergraduate schools
- Nearly 30 libraries & research centers containing 4.6 million books and physical items
- 85+ (Tulane Interdisciplinary Experience Seminar) topics available
- Over 200+ in over 50 countries
- Average class size of 21 students; 94% of classes smaller than 50 students
- 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio
- 96% of full-time faculty hold a terminal degree in their field
Campus Life
- 4 miles away from the Central Business District and French Quarter
- Across the street from historic Audubon Park
- Over 550,000 community service hours logged by the Tulane community in an average year
- 16 NCAA Division I teams,, 1 non-NCAA varsity team, 32 club sports, and 13 intramural sports
- Over 290 student-led
- 25 fraternities and sororities, including 4 Divine Nine organizations
- 156,000 square-foot Reily Student Recreation Center
- 13 residence halls for undergraduates
- 16 campus eateries
- 165,000 living alumni
- Over 60 active Tulane alumni chapters that span the globe
- 100,000 job postings at Tulane鈥檚