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Tulane Admission

Getting Into Tulane

Admission to Tulane is highly competitive, and evaluators look for high levels of academic and extracurricular achievement. Below is a profile of the entering freshmen class of 2009.

Applications

Applied 39,928
Admitted 26%
Enrolled 1500

Academics

SAT, Middle 50%

Critical Reading 620-720
Math 630-710
Writing 630-720
Composite 1880-2150

ACT, Middle 50%

Composite 28-32

Class Rank

While evaluators do take GPAs into consideration when reading applications, It is hard to compare GPAs across schools. An 'A' at one school might not mean the same thing as an 'A' at another school. Therefore, we like to use class rank as a comparable statistic. In this incoming class, approximately 60% of the Freshmen were in the top 10% of their class, approximately 80% were in the top 20% of their class and 98% of the freshman were in the top half of their graduating class.

Demographics

Tulane's diverse student body enhances the overall educational experience. Each year, Tulane pulls students from all over the country, around the world, and from many different backgrounds.

Gender

Male 44%
Female 56%


Geographic Make-up

Geographic breakdown of the incoming class of 2008.

The incoming freshmen of 2009 are from 48 different states, and there are 33 students attending from 12 different countries other than the United States.

Ethnicity of Tulane Undergraduates

Caucasian 71.81%
Hispanic 4.78%
Mixed Race 7.21%
American Indian 1.42%
Asian 6.05%
African American 8.72%

High School Background

Students were admitted from 2,270 high schools throughout the world. The incoming freshman represent 931 different high schools.

Private or Parochial High School 37%
Public High School 63%