Tulane University
6823 St. Charles Avenue, 218 Gibson HallNew Orleans, LA 70118
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1834
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: N/A
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $810,779,000
Admissions (2007)
Application Fee: $55
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $34,696
Room/Board: $8,667
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? - Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? - Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 3,036,256
Number of current serial subscriptions: 16,588
Number of microforms: 1,232,022
Number of audiovisuals: 84,600
Number of ebooks: 41,288
Other library facilities: Government Documents, Latin American Library, Maxwell Music Library, Special Collections, Hogan Jazz Archive, Louisiana Collection, Manuscripts Department.
Rare Books, Southeastern Architectural Archive, Tulane University Archives, Amistad Research Center (African American and Ethnic History and Culture), Architecture Library, Math Library, Vorhoff Library and Newcomb College Archives, Center for Research on Women, Rudolph Matas Medical Library, Turchin Library (A. B. Freeman School of Business), Tulane Law Library, Koch Library of Botany, Meade Natural History Collection, Tulane Regional Primate Research Center Library.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Koch Herbarium, Tulane Museum of Natural History, Newcomb Art Gallery, Amistad Research Center, Middle American Research Institute
Technology
Is a computer course required? - No
Is a computer required? - No
Number of available computers for all students: 506
Available internet access? - Yes
Available email accounts? - Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: 1,036
Is there a wireless network? - Yes
Where is wireless available? - in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 20,000
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? - Yes
Is there online registration? - Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: N/A
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 27%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? - Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: N/A
Housing available for all unmarried students? - Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? - No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (76%), women’s dorms (10%), apartments for married students, apartment for single students (14%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 20%
Doubles: 73%
Triples or Suites: 1%
Apartments: 6%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 14
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 50%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 110 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Kenner, Louisiana (11), Baton Rouge (88)
Nearest train station: New Orleans (4)
Nearest bus station: New Orleans (4)
Does public transportation serve campus? - Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? - No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 19%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? - Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: - 25%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? - No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? - Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Outreach Tulane -Community Service Day for Freshmen; Student Activities Expo; Homecoming/ Parent Family Weekend; Diversity Convocation; Martin Luther King Jr. Week for Peace; Black Arts Festival; WTUL Marathon; Newcomb Spring Arts; Rally for New Orleans Public Schools; Engineering Week; TGIMG- Thank Goodness its Mardi Gras; TUCP All-Nighter; Greek Week; Senior Week; International Food and Music Fest; University College Crawfish Boil; Wave Goodbye End-of-Year Party for the Graduating Class;