Tulane University

Tulane University is a private school founded in 1834. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 7,295 (Fall 2023) on a 110-acre campus located in an urban area. The university operates on a semester-based academic calendar. Tulane University is ranked 63rd among national universities in the 2025 edition of Best Colleges. Its tuition and fees are $68,678.

Located in New Orleans, Tulane University is divided into an uptown main campus and a downtown campus, with the downtown campus being the center of the health sciences program. The university's law school has an outstanding reputation, and the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is the only professional school of its kind in the United States.

Students can participate in more than 200 student organizations on campus. More than 40% students participate in Tulane's 24 sororities and fraternities. Female students at Tulane have access to additional support through the Newcomb College Institute, which hosts symposiums, guest speakers and provides mentors for young women. Notable alumnae include former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), talk show host Jerry Springer and creator of the popular HBO show "Entourage" Douglas R. Ellin).