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Tulane University Common Data Set 2025-26
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Acceptance rate
14.5%
4,763 of 32,942
Early decision rate
58.2%
Non-ED pool: 11.5%
SAT middle 50%
1430–1500
ACT middle 50%
32–34
Who got into Tulane University: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 59Waitlisted 54Rejected 52Preview
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GPA and SAT of 165 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 32,942 |
| AdmittedC1 | 4,763 |
| EnrolledC1 | 1,858 |
| YieldC1 | 39% |
| Early decisionC21 | 1,209 of 2,077 (58.2%) |
| Early actionC22 | Offered, counts not reported |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | 5,842 |
| Accepted a placeC2 | 3,158 |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 64 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | 2% |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 11% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 27% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 710–750 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 710–760 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | 3.67 |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | 11.5% |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | 34.1% |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | 31.1% |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | 23.3% |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | $67,592 |
| Required feesG1 | $4,406 |
| Food and housingG1 | $19,630 |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | 72.9% |
| Average % of need metH2 | 94.3% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $70,044 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $64,125 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankVery important
- Academic GPAVery important
- Standardized test scoresImportant
- Application essayImportant
- Recommendation(s)Important
- InterviewNot considered
- Extracurricular activitiesVery important
- Talent/abilityConsidered
- Character/personal qualitiesImportant
- First generationImportant
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyConsidered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
- Volunteer workVery important
- Work experienceConsidered
- Level of applicant's interestImportant
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 6,839 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 93% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 86.9% |
Notes on this filing
- Admissions totals (C1) are not printed; summed male, female and unknown counts (applied 32,942; admitted 4,763; enrolled 1,858), which match the residency breakdown.
- C2: waitlist block has three unlabeled-in-print counts mapped by position: offered 5,842, accepted a place 3,158, admitted from waitlist 64.
- C21: early decision applied 2,077 and admitted 1,209 printed; C22 early action offered (nonbinding) but its applicant and admit counts are not printed.
- C8A checkbox places SAT/ACT as 'not required for admission, but considered if submitted'; C8F clarification is blank. The C8G 'AP' placement entry is included in the policy phrase.
- B4-B11: no 4-year graduation rate is printed, so grad_rate_4yr is null. The 6-year rate (86.90%) is from the Fall 2019 cohort, line H.
- C11: pct_below_3_50 is the sum of printed bands below 3.50 (15.65+6.15+1.19+0.27+0.05+0), giving 23.31; the filing's bands total 99.99% due to rounding.
- C7 factor mapping: 'Academic GPA' is in the Very Important column; 'Standardized test scores' is Important.
- H2 pct_with_need_awarded_aid computed as line d (665) divided by line c (667), students awarded aid among those determined to have need; this is a derived value and the filing does not print it.
- H2 pct_need_fully_met computed as line h (485) divided by line d (665), per instructions; the filing prints only counts.
- G1: private institution, so in-state and out-of-state tuition are null. room_and_board uses the food and housing figure ($19,630).
Source: Tulane University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.