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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
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,662
Full-time undergraduates: 6,624
Part-time undergraduates: 38
Total graduate students: 5,110
Full-time graduate students: 4,385
Part-time graduate students: 725
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 76%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
73.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
3.0% Nonresident Alien
5.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
76.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Nonresident Alien
4.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 110 acres
City or town school is located in: New Orleans
Population of city/town: 378,715
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campus in New Orleans.
Nearest major city: Baton Rouge
Distance of nearest major city: 88 miles
Population of nearest major city: 229,426
Online campus map: https://tulane.edu/
studentaffairs/
campus-map.cfm

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (95%)
  • women's dorms (5%)
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Wellness housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 45%
Percent of students who live off campus: 55%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus unless living with family in the greater New Orleans area.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 556
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections. Rare books. Latin American, architecture, math, and music libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, herbarium, museum of natural history, research center, Middle American research institute.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career fairs, externship program, networking receptions.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 60%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 12
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 9
Percent of men who join fraternities: 31%
Number of social sororities on campus: 12
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 6
Percent of women who join sororities: 51%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Tulane Hullabaloo
Total number of registered organizations: 250
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Episcopal & ELCA Campus Ministry, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Chabad Jewish Student Center, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Student Ministry, Muslim Student Association, Reformed University Fellowship, Hillel, Catholic Center, Wesley Foundation, Young Life College
Minority student organizations:
Asian American Students United, Indian Association of Tulane University, Generating Excellence Now & Tomorrow in Education, Men of Color, Queer Student Association, Student Women Embracing Equality, Black Student Union; African, Chinese, Muslim, and Vietnamese Student Associations
International student organizations:
International Society
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Amnesty International, Honor Board, USG Senate, Business & Law Society, Community Action Council, Student Government Association, Healthcare Management Student Leadership Association, Athletic Women's Association

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Troy Dannen,
Athletic Director
School colors: olive green and sky blue
School mascot: Green Wave
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA, American Athletic Conference (Division I)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingyes 
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 8%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 30%
Athletic facilities:
competition complex, fields, recreation center, football stadium; golf, tennis, and volleyball facilities
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, dodgeball, flag football, foul shooting, kickball, racquetball, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball
Club sports for men:
baseball, cricket, dodgeball, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, flag football, golf, ice hockey, judo, karate, lacrosse, martial arts, paintball, rugby, running, sailing, scuba diving, sky diving, soccer, softball, racquetball, swimming, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling
Club sports for women:
ballroom dance, cricket, dodgeball, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, flag football, golf, gymnastics, judo, karate, lacrosse, martial arts, paintball, racquetball, rowing, running, sailing, scuba diving, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Kenner, LA (11 miles)
Nearest other airport: Baton Rouge (88 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: New Orleans (4 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: New Orleans (4 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 52%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

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