Former names
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Medical College of Louisiana (1834–1847), University of Louisiana (1847–1884) |
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Motto | Non Sibi Sed Suis (Latin) |
Motto in English
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Not for oneself, but for one's own |
Type | Private |
Established | 1834 |
Endowment | $1.171 billion (2016) |
President | Michael Fitts |
Academic staff
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1,180 |
Students | 13,449 |
Undergraduates | 8,339 |
Postgraduates | 5,110 |
Location |
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. 29°56′07″N 90°07′22″W / 29.935344°N 90.122687°WCoordinates: 29°56′07″N 90°07′22″W / 29.935344°N 90.122687°W |
Campus | Urban, 110 acres (0.45 km2) |
Newspaper | The Tulane Hullabaloo |
Colors | Olive Green & Sky Blue |
Athletics |
NCAA Division I – FBS The American |
Sports | 16 varsity teams |
Nickname | Green Wave |
Mascot | Riptide the Pelican |
Affiliations |
AAU ORAU URA NAICU SURA |
Website | tulane.edu |
Tulane University
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Gibson Quadrangle
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Location | St. Charles Ave., S. Claiborne, Broadway, and Calhoun Sts., New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Area | 45 acres (18.2 ha) |
Built | 1834 |
Architectural style | Renaissance, Romanesque, Modern |
NRHP Reference # | 78001433 |
Added to NRHP | March 24, 1978 |
University rankings | |
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National | |
ARWU | NR |
Forbes | 129 |
U.S. News & World Report | 39 |
Washington Monthly | 203 |
Global | |
ARWU | NR |
QS | 501-550 |
Times | 251-300 |
U.S. News & World Report | 442 |
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is generally considered the top university and the most selective institution of higher education in the state of Louisiana. From a nationwide perspective, U.S. News & World Report categorizes Tulane as "most selective," which is the highest degree of selectivity the magazine offers. The school is known to attract a geographically diverse student body, with 85% of undergraduate students coming from over 300 miles away.
The school was founded as a public medical college in 1834, and became a comprehensive university in 1847. The institution was privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1884. Tulane is the 9th oldest private university in the Association of American Universities, which consists of major research universities in the United States and Canada. The Tulane University Law School and Tulane University Medical School are considered the 12th oldest and 15th oldest law and medical schools, respectively, in the United States.
Alumni include prominent entrepreneurs, founders, and inventors in technology, medical devices, entertainment, retail, mass media, fashion, and public policy; the President of Costa Rica; U.S. State governors; Federal judges (including a Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court); U.S. Senators; U.S. Members of Congress (including a Speaker of the House); heads of Federal agencies; two Surgeon Generals of the United States; U.S. diplomats; at least 23 undergraduate Marshall scholars (which ranks Tulane 18th among all universities and colleges); at least 18 Rhodes scholars; at least 12 Truman scholars; 155 Fulbright scholars; prominent screenwriters; Emmy-award winners; Pulitzer-prize-winning authors; chief executive officers; major law firm partners; university presidents; and living billionaires, including Ricardo Salinas Pliego and David Filo. At least two Nobel laureates have been affiliated with the University.