Tulane University of Louisiana

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Tulane University of Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana operates as a private nonprofit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 7,767 students of which 9,131 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Tulane University of Louisiana is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 14.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,448 and an ACT midpoint of 32. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $39,949, with published in-state tuition of $68,678 and a Pell grant recipient share of 9.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 87.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 92.5%. Graduates earn a median of $63,268 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,220 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 210300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.