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University of Louisiana at New Orleans

Tulane University
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Former names
Medical College of Louisiana (1834–1847),
University of Louisiana (1847–1884)
Motto Non Sibi Sed Suis (Latin)
Motto in English
Not for oneself, but for one's own
Type Private
Established 1834
Endowment $1.171 billion (2016)
President Michael Fitts
Academic staff
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°W / 29.935344; -90.122687Coordinates: 29°56′07″N 90°07′22″W / 29.935344°N 90.122687°W / 29.935344; -90.122687
Campus Urban, 110 acres (0.45 km2)
Newspaper The Tulane Hullabaloo
Colors Olive Green & Sky Blue
         
Athletics NCAA Division IFBS
The American
Sports 16 varsity teams
Nickname Green Wave
Mascot Riptide the Pelican
Affiliations AAU
ORAU
URA
NAICU
SURA
Website tulane.edu
Tulane Shield and wordmark
Tulane University
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Gibson Quadrangle
Tulane University is located in Louisiana
Tulane University
Tulane University is located in the US
Tulane University
Location St. Charles Ave., S. Claiborne, Broadway, and Calhoun Sts., New Orleans, Louisiana
Area 45 acres (18.2 ha)
Built 1834
Architectural style Renaissance, Romanesque, Modern
NRHP Reference # 78001433
Added to NRHP March 24, 1978
University rankings
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.


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