Tulane University is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school is known for its programs in public health, tropical medicine, and maritime law.
The university was founded as a public medical college in 1834 and became a full-fledged university in 1847. Originally located on a plantation in uptown New Orleans, the university moved to its current campus in Uptown New Orleans (also known as Mid-City or University) in 1925.
TU offers undergraduate degrees through its School of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS), School of Architecture & Urban Design (A&UD), School of Science & Engineering (SSE), and Freeman School of Business; as well as graduate degrees through its Schools of Public Health & Tropical Medicine; Architecture, Construction & Planning; Law; Engineering; Business Administration; Medicine and Public Health; Communications; Education; Social Work; Literature & Languages; Music; and Arts Management.
The school’s sports teams are nicknamed the Green Wave. In addition to athletics, students can participate in clubs such as the Student Government Association or the Tulane Drama Club.
Tulane is currently ranked as one of the top 25 research universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. It has produced three Nobel Prize winners; seven Pulitzer Prize winners; five MacArthur Fellows; and several presidents of other leading universities.
