Twelve medical degrees were issued during the first Tulane Commencement held on April 5, 1836.

Tulane University’s Uptown campus was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Twelve Louisiana governors attended Tulane University.

After Hurricane Katrina, Tulane opened its doors to the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Orleans Ballet, and the New Orleans Opera, who all performed on campus.

The St. Charles Avenue streetcar passes Gibson Hall approximately 100 times each day.

Students can learn 26 different foreign languages at Tulane.

85% of undergraduate students travel from over 300 miles away to attend Tulane.

The diverse student body at Tulane represents all 50 states and more than 65 different countries.

The Hullabaloo, our student-run university newspaper, prints 4,000 copies each week.

Dr. Rudolph Matas invented more than 20 surgical procedures, including the Matas Operation for aneurysms, during his 42 years teaching at Tulane School of Medicine.