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Tulane University

Tulane University
6823 St. Charles Avenue, 210 Gibson Hall
New Orleans, LA 70118

Official telephone: (504) 865-5000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 873-9283
Fax number: (504) 865-6740
Website: tulane.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Michael Goodman,
Associate Vice President of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 504 865-5723
800 335-3210 (toll free)
504 862-8750 (fax)
finaid@tulane.edu
FAFSA number: 002029
CSS/PROFILE number: 6832

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $47,130; $47,130 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $3,880
Book fees: $1,200
Combined room and board expenses: $13,844

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 15
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoFebruary 15

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
58% of first-year students
46% of full-time undergraduates
34% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
61% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
99% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
71% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
37% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
17% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
60% of first-year students
58% of full-time undergraduates
33% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
97% for first-year students
95% for full-time undergraduates
86% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$43,543 for first-year students
$43,183 for full-time undergraduates
$18,844 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$31,465 for first-year students
$31,397 for full-time undergraduates
$7,618 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,868 for first-year students
$8,135 for full-time undergraduates
$8,896 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,522 for first-year students
$5,309 for full-time undergraduates
$4,930 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
33% of first-year students
36% of full-time undergraduates
8% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$26,196 for first-year students
$23,847 for full-time undergraduates
$1,107 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$42,315 for first-year students
$44,657 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 42%
Average student debt upon graduation: $32,040
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • Guaranteed tuition if all four years are paid in advance.
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
  • leadership, music, and drama scholarships/grants.

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