(A guess which might be useful to some applicants, Tulane seems willing to accept a relatively modest GPA in exchange for relatively higher test scores. Accordingly, most (over half of) enrolled students at Tulane would not have had stats likely to lead to T20 acceptances, although naturally there is some overlap at Tulane’s higher end. Tulane’s test score ranges are also lower than the ranges published by T20s. T20 average high school GPAs for enrolled students tend to be north of 3.8, typically 3.9+, though not all of them publish that field in the Common Data Set anymore. Tulane’s class of 2023 average high school GPA of 3.56 is not on par with typical T20 selectivity. It depends on what you mean by “many.” Some, of course. What does the context show? That my belief that many Tulane students were accepted to T25 schools yet chose Tulane is false? Even if we remove UIUC’s College of Engineering, we will get a higher average GPA. There is no way that UIUC’s pool of applicants was better than Tulane’s, and even if it was, Tulane only selected 1/5 of the number of applicants that UIUC did. I mean, UIUC had the same number of applicants, accepted 56% of them, and UIUC’s class of 2024 had a higher average GPA than Tulane’s class of 2024. It is also interesting that they have 3.56 average GPA after selecting only 11% of the applicants. The disconnect between having mid 50% ACT and SAT scores in the 93rd-99th percentiles while having an average GPA of B+/A- is interesting. Hometown: Frisco, TX Cellular and Molecular Biology Class of 2026 Andrea C. Hometown: Belmont, MA Finance Class of 2024 Neha C. Their ACT mid 50% is 31-33, and 71% submitted ACT scores… Hometown: Natick, MA Environmental Studies Environmental Earth Science Minor: Spanish Class of 2024 Simona C. It’s hard to imagine that so many qualified applicants would forgo T25 schools for a non-elite option.įor context, consider the admission stats for Tulane’s most recent freshman class: SAT composite middle 50 percentiles, 1370-1480. Is Tulane really not elite? I thought many Tulane students were accepted to T25 schools yet chose Tulane for its balance of academic excellence and fun. In any case, I’d suggest focusing on the criteria that is important to you, not an arbitrary ranking on some website. Perhaps it’s a typo or involves some computation based on special groups or expected vs actual. I’m not sure where they get the 58% 8-year graduation rate from, which seems to be pulling down the ranking? Tulane’s actual graduation rate is quite a bit higher. Social Mobility – 375 (pulled down by 58% graduation rate) Note that admission selectivity is not considered, and they are likely focusing on different types of laurels than you are (earnings, % who get PhD, % who join service organizations, etc).ġ/3 – Social Mobility (graduation rate, Pell grant, affordability, earnings after college…)ġ/3 – Research (research spending, % of students get PhD, faulty awards/honors…)ġ/3 – Community and National Service (military service, peace corps, voting rate, …) For example, the Washington Monthly with the 343 ranking uses the following weightings. The admittance statistics show that admission is extremely competitive with highly laureled admittees, so why the low rankings?Īdmission selectivity and laureled admittees is only a small portion of the weightings in any of the above rankings. I’m a rising junior in HS if that matters. level, medical school, law school, the Peace Corps, and careers ranging from teaching, to publishing, to business.I’ve always been under the impression that Tulane is an elite institution, but these rankings seem to indicate otherwise. Our students find that exploring the past invites new perspectives on the modern world while opening doors to the future, and recent graduates have pursued advanced studies at the M.A. Our program focuses on developing skills in critical thinking, reading, and writing, and all majors complete independent research projects. In addition to courses taught in the ancient languages, we teach literature in translation history, art, and archaeology surveys and seminars and courses on topics as varied as mythology and religion, Roman law, ancient leadership, and gender in the ancient world. We offer major and minor tracks in Classical Studies, Latin, or Greek, and encourage all students to sample broadly among our offerings even while concentrating in a particular field. ![]() Classical Studies focuses on understanding the world of the ancient Mediterranean-including Greece, Rome, and surrounding cultures-by studying its languages, history, art, and archaeology.
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