New Orleans, Louisiana · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Tulane University of Louisiana is a private nonprofit four-year institution in New Orleans, Louisiana. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 13,310 students in fall 2024, including 8,192 undergraduates and 5,118 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Tulane University of Louisiana offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 176 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Finance, Business Administration and Management, and Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. It awarded 4,625 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 34 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
93% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Key figures
13,310
Students enrolled
93%
First-year retention
4,625
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
176
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 176
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
93%
Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,311
Master's degrees
1,330
Doctoral degrees (research)
212
Professional doctorates
377
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
141
Postbaccalaureate certificates
16
Post-master's certificates
238
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
13,310
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,192
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,118
Full-time, fall 2024
79%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,128
Undergraduates, 2024-25
10,063
Graduate students, 2024-25
6,065
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
62%
Men
38%
White
55%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
34
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
14%
Students taking some online courses
21%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
American Athletic Conference
President
Michael A. Fitts
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit