Tulane University of Louisiana Business Programs

Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Tulane University of Louisiana Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Tulane is ranked #290 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. It is also ranked #1 out of 21 schools in Louisiana.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Tulane.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Most Popular International Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Most Popular Other Business & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#48	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#57	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#66	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#79	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#182	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Tulane has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#5	Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#8	Best International Business Schools	College Factual
#13	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#21	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#22	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#55	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Tulane University of Louisiana?

Contact details for Tulane are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698
Phone:	504-865-5000
Website:	tulane.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/TulaneU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/TulaneNews

How Do I Get Into Tulane?

You can apply to Tulane online at: https://admission.tulane.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Tulane

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Tulane?

With an acceptance rate of 11%, Tulane is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 12%, and the acceptance rate for women is 11%.

Average Test Scores

About 30% of students accepted to Tulane submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 650 and 730. Math scores were between 690 and 770.

Tulane received ACT scores from 68% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 32 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 32. Composite scores were between 30 and 33.

Can I Afford Tulane University of Louisiana?

The overall average net price of Tulane is $57,047. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Tulane, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $7,913 a year. That adds up to $31,652 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Tulane is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Tulane University of Louisiana Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,537 undergraduate students at Tulane, with 7,851 being full-time and 686 being part-time.

There are also 5,390 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,851 full-time undergraduates at Tulane, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tulane University of Louisiana students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	421
Black or African American	395
Hispanic or Latino	649
White	5,542
International Students	437
Other Races/Ethnicities	407

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Tulane University of Louisiana. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 92 countries are represented at Tulane. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Tulane University of Louisiana

In 2019-2020, 8,808 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Tulane has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Tulane

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Tulane University of Louisiana was 70.2%. This is the #443 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Tulane regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Tulane ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Tulane.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#25
Human Resource Management	#41

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Tulane University of Louisiana Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Finance	267	157	0	424
General Business Administration and Management	213	37	0	250
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	177	0	0	177
International Business/Trade/Commerce	60	116	0	176
General Economics	126	6	0	132
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	113	0	113
General Business/Commerce	0	87	5	92
Development Economics & International Development	47	0	3	50
Management Science	0	48	0	48
Business Management & Marketing	0	38	0	38
Real Estate Development	11	19	0	30
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	18	0	0	18
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	1	3	4
Real Estate	0	3	0	3
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	2	0	2
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	0
Other Marketing	0	0	0	0
Taxation	0	0	0	0
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	919	627	11	1,557

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By bsulldiesel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.