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Tulane University



6823 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70118
Tulane University, founded in 1834, is one of the foremost independent national research universities in the United States. Its admission criteria place it among the most highly selective universities in the nation. The schools and colleges in Tulane University offer undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in the liberal arts and sciences, architecture, business, engineering, law, social work, medicine, and public health and tropical medicine. Tulane University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, a select group of the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada with "pre-eminent programs of graduate and professional education and scholarly research." Tulane also is ranked by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a university with "very high research activity." Of more than 4,300 higher educational institutions rated by the foundation, Tulane University remains in a prestigious category that includes only two percent of universities nationwide.

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Tulane University is one of the country's leading private research universities. Founded in 1834 in New Orleans, this Louisiana College offers degrees in architecture, business, law, liberal arts, medicine, public health and tropical medicine, the sciences and engineering, and social work. The motto of Tulane University is Non Sibi Sed Suis, translated as "not for one's self, but for one's own." The mid-50% range of SAT scores for students admitted for fall 2010 was 1880-2140, and for the ACT, it was 28-32. The average financial aid package awarded to 2009-2010 entering first-year students at Tulane University with financial need was $33,083. The uptown campus at Tulane University includes 110 acres and 80 buildings, housing the majority of its schools and colleges. Tulane students are wonderful citizens of campus and the community; in conjunction with Tulane's Center for Public Service, Tulane students complete 2-3 credits of public service as part of the curriculum required for graduation.

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