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:
- 1,500 incoming freshman; check out the freshman profile
- "Non sibi, sed suis," or “Not for one’s self, but for one’s own” - the motto Tulane has been guided by for over 170 years
- 5,500 undergraduates from 50 states and several foreign countries
- Over 75 different majors across 5 undergraduate schools: Architecture, Business, Liberal Arts, Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and Science and Engineering.
- 9+ libraries and 20 research centers with 2,200,000 books and 14,000 periodicals
- 3,300 different classes offered
- 60+ TIDES topics available
- 80+ study abroad programs in 40+ countries
- 22 students in an average undergraduate class
- 8 to 1 student faculty ratio
- 75 percent full-time faculty teaching undergraduate courses
- 97 percent of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or equivalent
- 75 percent of students come to Tulane from over 500 miles away
- Over 200 student-led clubs and organizations
- 15 fraternities and 10 sororities
- Division I sports, 39 active clubs sports, and several intramurals
- 150,000 square foot Reily Recreation Center
- Over 25 million dollars spent annually on new construction
- 8+ residence halls to house all freshman and sophomores
- 13 places on campus to grab a bite to eat
- Notable on-campus speakers, including political leaders, renown authors, entrepreneurs and musicians
- Only 4 miles away from the Central Business District and French Quarter
- Steps away from the beautiful Audubon Park
- 68,880 community service hours logged by Tulane Undergraduates each year
- 37 Tulane alumni chapters nationwide participating in externships
- 10,000+ internships available
- 100,000+ job listings posted at Tulane’s Career Services Center
- 45 percent of graduates directly pursue employment after graduation, 40 percent attend graduate or professional school, and 15 percent volunteer or pursue military service
- 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.
