Financial Aid

Financial aid packages are typically composed of grants, need-based scholarships, loans and part-time student employment. All families are strongly encouraged to apply for need-based financial aid, which requires that both the FAFSA and CSS Profile forms be submitted.

Need-based financial aid is determined by demonstrated need and based on the information provided on the CSS Profile and the FAFSA application. Merit-based aid is awarded by the admission office and based on the strength of the student's application for admission.

To apply for need-based financial aid, you must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Profile report from the College Scholarship Service. For more information, click here to visit the Office of Financial Aid website.

Financial Aid Form Codes

• Federal Title IV School Code for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): 002029
• College Scholarship Service (CSS) PROFILE Form Code: 6832

Links below provide detailed information on our need-based scholarships and grants:

• Tulane Need-Based Scholarship
• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
• NOLA (No-Loan Assistance) Scholarship

No-Loan Assistance for Middle-Income Families

Tulane is committed to making a world-class education accessible to all students who qualify to attend, regardless of family income. For incoming freshmen in the fall of 2012, we are offering “no loan” tuition to those students whose families have adjusted gross incomes less than $75,000 per year and who complete the two required financial aid application forms (FAFSA and CSS Profile) by the suggested deadlines, (February 15th). For qualifying students, Tulane ensures that the cost of tuition, fees and transportation will be met with a combination of Tulane scholarship, the family’s institutional expected family contribution (EFC), and certain federal grants and/or ROTC scholarship. Because Tulane’s student body is unique, in that over 75% of its students travel over 500 miles from home to attend, budgeted travel costs to and from the university will also be factored into the no-loan need-based aid awards.

See our section on Merit Aid for details on other scholarships and aid.