More than 32,000 students completed applications for admission to Tulane this year, and just over 4,500 were admitted. On average, admitted students had a 3.79 GPA (recalculated & unweighted), a 1490 SAT, and a 33 ACT. The majority of applicants and admitted students did not submit a test score for consideration.
Below, you’ll find a profile of our most recent entering first-year class, which includes students from over 1,100 different schools, 49 states and territories, and 55 countries.
Academics
Average (recalculated & unweighted) GPA: 3.70
Average ACT: 32*
ACT Middle 50%: 31-34*
Average SAT: 1444*
SAT Middle 50%: 1410-1500*
*Roughly 40% of enrolled first-year students provided a test score.
Geography
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
African American or Black: 6%
- Including non-US citizens and those reporting additional identities: 9%
Asian: 5%
- Including non-US citizens and those reporting additional identities: 11%
Hispanic or Latino/a/x: 12%
- Including non-US citizens and those reporting additional identities: 14%
Indigenous/Native American: <1%
- Including non-US citizens and those reporting additional identities: 1%
Two or more races: 5%
- Including non-US citizens and those reporting additional identities: 6%
Non-US Citizens: 6%
Gender & Sexual Identity
Legal Sex
- Female: 63%
- Male: 37%
Gender Identity
- Female: 62%
- Male: 38%
- Nonbinary and other: <1%
LGBTQ+: 12%
Socioeconomic Status
First-Generation College Students: 14%
Federal Pell Grant Recipients from Low-Income Backgrounds: 17%
