Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana · Also known as Tulane University · Website
$63,268
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$63,268
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Tulane University of Louisiana is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New Orleans, Louisiana with 7,767 undergraduates and 5,118 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $39,949 a year (tuition and fees $68,678). It admits 14% of applicants and 86% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $63,268 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$39,949
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$68,678
US median $11,837
Admission rate
14%
US median 78%
Completion rate
86%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$63,268
Rank 618 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $39,949
- Tuition and fees
- $68,678
- Cost of attendance
- $87,004
- Students with a need-based grant
- 9.8%
- Students with federal loans
- 21%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,126
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,041
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,149
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,207
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $56,667
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $49,638 in 2015-16 to $68,678 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1,448
- SAT reading, middle
- 710
- SAT math, middle
- 725
- ACT, middle
- 32
- Undergraduates
- 7,767
- Graduate students
- 5,118
- Part-time students
- 5.2%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 86%
- Retention rate
- 93%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 231
- Endowment
- $2.3B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 618 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $39,949 | $14,810 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $68,678 | $9,181 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 14% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 86% | 57% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 93% | 71% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $13,136 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,220 | $27,631 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $63,268 | $32,992 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
231 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 288 | $21,250 | $77,806 | $129,850 | $83,343 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 223 | $73,344 | $76,946 | $122,230 | $124,807 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 213 | $149,237 | $76,230 | Withheld | $107,773 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 203 | $19,250 | $61,089 | $95,966 | $68,257 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 194 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 176 | $322,603 | $65,766 | Withheld | $112,460 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 174 | $19,375 | $61,413 | $98,503 | $69,303 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 161 | $19,500 | $39,085 | $71,325 | $68,245 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 160 | $69,307 | $46,565 | $55,716 | $65,123 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 145 | $23,082 | $33,428 | $76,945 | $56,359 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 139 | $19,500 | $41,265 | $71,160 | $63,293 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 118 | $19,500 | $22,270 | $48,464 | $62,451 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $19,500 | $46,386 | $79,957 | $82,686 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 110 | Withheld | $78,010 | $113,672 | $125,988 |
| Applied MathematicsMaster's | Master's | 107 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $116,060 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 105 | Withheld | $61,763 | Withheld | $81,651 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 79 | $34,319 | $98,216 | $100,322 | $101,855 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 79 | $87,279 | $58,719 | $81,964 | $82,751 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's | Master's | 69 | $80,203 | $107,341 | $120,904 | $110,694 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $20,000 | $30,318 | $57,752 | $48,590 |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $21,500 | $55,509 | Withheld | $73,201 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $12,000 | Withheld | $50,847 | $52,657 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $14,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $66,697 |
| Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyMaster's | Master's | 55 | $47,044 | Withheld | Withheld | $84,750 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $20,000 | $47,956 | $77,300 | $66,596 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Louisiana on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Tulane University of Louisiana cost?
$39,949 a year is the average net price at Tulane University of Louisiana after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $68,678, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $87,004. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,126 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Tulane University of Louisiana?
14% of applicants are admitted to Tulane University of Louisiana. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,448 and the middle ACT score is 32. The median admission rate of colleges in Louisiana is 78%.
How much do Tulane University of Louisiana graduates earn?
$63,268 a year is the median pay of former Tulane University of Louisiana students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,220 after 6 years). That ranks 618 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is International Business (Master's) at $154,405.
How much student debt do Tulane University of Louisiana graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Tulane University of Louisiana graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 21% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Tulane University of Louisiana?
86% of first-time, full-time students at Tulane University of Louisiana finish within 6 years. 93% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Tulane University of Louisiana?
Finance and Financial Management Services (288 bachelor's graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (223 master's graduates), Law (213 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 231 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.