Tulane University of Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana is a private nonprofit college in New Orleans, LA. Its average net price is $40,693 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$23,823
$30,001 to $48,000$27,524
$48,001 to $75,000$27,708
$75,001 to $110,000$30,737
$110,001 and up$59,766
$71,998Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$71,998Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$40,693Average Net Price
$19,726Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,400Books and Supplies
$2,784Other Expenses
13.6%Students on Pell Grants
40.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

14.0%Acceptance Rate
700 to 750SAT Reading, Middle Half
700 to 770SAT Math, Middle Half
31 to 34ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$63,049
8 years after entry$65,850
10 years after entry$68,226
86.9%Graduation Rate
92.5%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

New Orleans, LALocation
Large citySetting
7,767Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Architectural Sciences and Technology$58,941 National median for this major n=2,238Not published
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,281 Small program - rough guide n=94$19,551 Small program - rough guide n=99
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$31,495 Small program - rough guide n=32$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=43
Chemical Engineering$80,826 National median for this major n=8,603Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$40,061 National median for this major n=902Not published
Communications$50,714 Small program - rough guide n=87$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=53
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Programming$63,496 National median for this major n=1,924Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263$21,250 Small program - rough guide n=36
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$55,174 Small program - rough guide n=88$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=64
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
English Language and Literature, General$39,704 Small program - rough guide n=40$20,474 Small program - rough guide n=36
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$80,282 n=123$19,788 n=129
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,801 Small program - rough guide n=73$19,500 n=101
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$52,393 National median for this major n=796Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$60,670 Small program - rough guide n=33$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=37
International Relations and National Security Studies$44,152 Small program - rough guide n=41$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=45
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$66,646 Small program - rough guide n=68$18,500 Small program - rough guide n=67
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Medieval and Renaissance Studies$26,921 National median for this major n=35Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$31,819 Small program - rough guide n=76$22,089 Small program - rough guide n=87
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$46,176 Small program - rough guide n=83$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=85
Psychology$37,461 Small program - rough guide n=78Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Real Estate Development$65,984 National median for this major n=130Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840$18,775 n=121
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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