Is Tulane test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1460 and hold it if it's under.

What is Tulane's acceptance rate?

14% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 4,559 of 32,609 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 24%, from 26,257 in 2015 to 32,609 in 2024, and Tulane's admit rate went from 30% to 14%.

What ACT score do you need for Tulane?

27% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 32–34, with a median of 33. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1430–1500 works out to about 32–34.

Why might Tulane's SAT range look high?

Only 11% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

What GPA do you need for Tulane?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.67 high school GPA, and 53% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Tulane?

58% of early decision applicants were admitted (1,209 of 2,077), against 14% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Tulane?

64 of the 3,158 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 2.0%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Tulane? (Middle 50%: 1430–1500)

First-year students at Tulane who sent an SAT scored 1430–1500, with a median of 1460 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Tulane admits 14% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Tulane

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1430–1500, median 1460

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Tulane by the numbers

Admit rate: 14%
Middle 50% SAT: 1430–1500
Median SAT: 1460
About on the ACT: 32–34
Sent an SAT: 11%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Tulane admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Tulane admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 24%, from 26,257 in 2015 to 32,609 in 2024, and Tulane's admit rate went from 30% to 14%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	32,609	4,559	14%
2023	27,936	4,077	15%
2022	31,615	3,621	11%
2021	45,525	4,385	10%
2020	43,892	4,877	11%
2019	42,185	5,431	13%
2018	38,816	6,725	17%
2017	35,622	7,657	21%
2016	32,006	8,162	26%
2015	26,257	8,008	30%

In fall 2024, 1,838 of the 4,559 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Tulane

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1380Far reachHold
1380–1450ReachHold
1460 and upReachSend

1250135014501550

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Tulane SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	710	730	760
SAT Reading and Writing	710	730	750
SAT total	1430	1460	1500
ACT composite	32	33	34

Of enrolled first-year students, 11% sent an SAT and 27% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.67; 100% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 53%; of new students who reported a rank

Tulane early decision and waitlist

Early decision

1,209 of 2,077 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision58%
All applicants14%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

5,842 applicants were offered a spot, 3,158 took it, and 64 were admitted from it.

2.0%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Tulane cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $39,949; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 86%
Median earnings: $63,268; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 10,063

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

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Sources

Tulane Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Tulane admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Tulane website
Tulane University of Louisiana

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1430–1500, and the median was 1460. At 1460 or higher you're above half of them. Tulane admits 14% of applicants, so a top score keeps you in the running but doesn't decide it.

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