Tulane University
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Student-Faculty Ratio		8:1
Full-Time Student Population		9,081
Part-Time Student Population		2,356
Full-Time Instructional Faculty		585
Part-Time Instructional Faculty		612
Total FT Faculty		1,072
Faculty with Terminal Degree		97%
Average Faculty Salary		$87,050
Full-Time Retention Rate		91%
Transfer-Out Rate		15%
Graduation Rate		74%
Programs/Majors Offered		94
Average Course Load		15 credits
Academic/Career Counseling?		Yes
Remedial Services?		No
Class Sizes		Fewer than 20 Students: 65% 20 to 49 Students: 29% 50 or More Students: 6%

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Academics at Tulane have been on the upswing in their post-Katrina days. Since the storm, the school has implemented a renewal plan to improve its academics: an addition of a public service graduation requirement to help incorporate the classroom with the rebuilding of New Orleans, and the Tulane Interdisciplinary Experience Seminars (TIDES) for freshmen, which is designed to help students integrate into college life in small, interesting seminars. Tulane’s efforts have paid off—the University is consistently ranked amongst the nation’s top universities. With each progressive year, the freshman class at Tulane continues to raise the academic bar.

Like any university of Tulane’s size, some classes are going to be large. However, aside from introductory core classes and some science classes, most classes at Tulane are small and don’t exceed 25 students. Classes get even smaller in honors sections where enrollment is capped at 12 students to promote more teacher-student interaction. Most professors are incredibly accessible and encourage students to attend office hours, e-mail them with questions, and participate in activities outside of class. A majority of professors are extremely engaging, intelligent, and passionate about their subjects, and while there are the occasional apathetic graduate students, most teachers sincerely care about their classes. Keeping up with your classes and work and getting to know your professors will definitely help you succeed in academics at Tulane.

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not a wide range of choices but everything (besides math and science classes where some teachers speak with an accent or talk to the board or don't care) is A+

Jan 14, 2012

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Sociology

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Professors at Tulane

The professors at Tulane are very good. Many of them are available for office hours and will gladly arrange extra hours for students in need. They are engaging and truly care about the well being of their students

Dec 08, 2011

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Public Health

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Tulane

I love it here! don't know why anyone would go anywhere else

Dec 06, 2011

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Instructional Programs		Occupational: No Academic: Yes Continuing Professional: Yes Recreational/Avocational: No Adult Basic Remedial: No Secondary (High School): No
Special Credit Opportunities		Advanced Placement (AP) Credits: Yes Dual Credit: No Life Experience Credits: No
AP Test Score Requirements		May receive advanced placement and credit for scores of 4 or 5.
IB Test Score Requirements		Credit or advanced placement will be awarded for scores of 5 or greater on a higher test level. (No credit or placement will be awarded for the subsidiary tests.)
Undergraduate Schools/Divisions		Freeman School of Business School of Architecture School of Liberal Arts School of Public Health School of Science and Engineering
Degrees Awarded		Associate degree Bachelor's degree Doctorate - Professional practice Doctorate - Research/scholarship Master's degree Post-bachelor's certificate
Most Popular Majors		Business/Commerce, General: 2% Finance, General: 5% Law: 4% Medicine: 3%
Special Study Options		Distance learning opportunities Study abroad Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Best Places to Study		Howard-Tilton Library, fourth floors, Latin American Studies James Lounge in the LBC PJ’s on Willow Z’otz on Oak Street
Did You Know?		In 1886, Josephine Louise Newcomb founded Newcomb College, the first degree-granting women’s college in the nation, to be established as a coordinate division of a university. Nearly 40,000 applicants have applied to be apart of Tulane’s 1,400-member fall 2009 freshman class.

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