Tulane University SAT Scores, ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, and Admissions Requirements
Tulane is test-optional, but the students who submit scores are aiming high: the middle ACT range is 31 to 34, with SAT scores at 1410 to 1500. Your clearest testing target is the top half of that range, around a 33+ ACT or 1460+ SAT, before deciding whether to submit.
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Tulane University facts and stats
Tulane University enrolls 7,283 undergraduates in an urban campus setting. Tulane has a 93% freshman retention rate, well above the national average of roughly 70%. Its 6-year graduation rate is 86%, and the student-to-faculty ratio is 7.3:1.
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How do your scores compare at Tulane?
Key Tulane University application dates
Key dates
Regular Decision
January 15
Early Action
November 15
Early Decision
November 1
Priority Deadline
November 1
Financial Aid Priority
February 15
Test dates
August 22, 2026
Registration deadline: August 7, 2026
September 12, 2026
Registration deadline: August 28, 2026
October 3, 2026
Registration deadline: September 18, 2026
September 19, 2026
Registration deadline: August 14, 2026
October 17, 2026
Registration deadline: September 11, 2026
December 12, 2026
Registration deadline: November 6, 2026
If you choose to submit scores to test-optional Tulane, take your first SAT or ACT by spring of junior year and use summer retakes to create superscoring opportunities. For the November 1 Early Decision deadline, the September ACT or October SAT is usually the last fall retake that can arrive in time.
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What you'll actually pay
Tulane’s tuition and fees are $68,678, with 36% of students receiving aid. Merit scholarships are available, with an average merit award of $21,264. Submit the FAFSA by the February 15 priority deadline to be considered for financial aid.
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Tulane’s listed cost of attendance is about $87,568, including $68,678 in tuition and fees plus $18,890 for room and board. About 36% of students receive aid, with an average aid package of $65,722. Merit awards average $21,264, and the Dr. Iwao and Mrs. Adrienne Shiraki Scholarship Fund lists a 3.00+ GPA threshold. Graduates leave with an average debt of $28,055.
⬡ LangSmith3879d34a-b9a2-45cb-ae6a-67e39deb3766Student life at Tulane University
56% of undergrads live on campus
Freshman housing: Guaranteed
Fraternities and sororities are active on campus. 32% of men join fraternities, and 53% of women join sororities.
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Georgetown University
Washington, DCAcceptance rate: 12.9%
SAT: 1400–1540
ACT: 31–35
Emory University
Atlanta, GAAcceptance rate: 10.3%
SAT: 1480–1540
ACT: 32–35
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FLAcceptance rate: 18.9%
SAT: 1340–1450
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Rice University
Houston, TXAcceptance rate: 8%
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ACT: 34–35
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