Overview
Tulane is a private nonsectarian university offering a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional courses of study for men and women. The University’s history dates from 1834, when a group of New Orleans doctors founded the Medical College of Louisiana, the first medical school in the Deep South and Southwest. In 1847, the newly chartered University of Louisiana in New Orleans added a Law Department and, three years later, a Collegiate Department, forerunner of the College of Arts and Sciences. Graduate work was first offered in 1883. In 1884, the University was organized under its present form of administration and renamed for Paul Tulane, a wealthy New Orleans merchant who endowed it generously.

Tulane enrolls 10,700 full-time and 2,500 part-time students each year. Of these, 1,300 are registered in the Graduate School. In recent years, graduate students have come to Tulane from approximately 300 colleges and universities in the United States as well as other countries.

The Location and Community
Tulane’s eleven colleges and schools, with the exception of the medical divisions, are located on 100 acres in a residential area of New Orleans. New Orleans’ mild climate, numerous parks, and proximity to the Gulf Coast provide opportunities for a wide variety of outdoor activities. The city’s numerous art galleries and museums offer regularly scheduled exhibits throughout the year. New Orleans is famous for its French Quarter, Mardi Gras, Creole cuisine, and jazz.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The Graduate School offers research-oriented programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy and professionally oriented programs leading to the degrees of Master of Fine Arts and Master of Liberal Arts.

The Master of Arts degree is offered in the fields of anthropology, art history, civic and cultural management, classical studies, economics, English, French, history, Latin American studies, music, philosophy, policy economics, political science, Portuguese, sociology, and Spanish.

The Master of Science degree is available in the fields of biochemistry, biomedical engineering, biostatistics, cell and molecular biology, chemical and biomolecular engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, computer science, earth and environmental sciences, ecology and evolutionary biology, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, epidemiology, human genetics, international development, mathematics, mechanical engineering, microbiology and immunology, molecular and cellular biology, neuroscience, parasitology, pharmacology, physics, physiology, psychology, statistics, structural and cellular biology, and water resources planning and management.

The Master of Fine Arts degree is available in the fields of art, music, and theater.

The Master of Liberal Arts program is offered by Tulane’s University College in cooperation with the Graduate School. To enroll in the program, the student must first apply to University College for admission.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree is offered in the fields of anthropology, biochemistry, biology, biomedical engineering, biostatistics, business administration, chemical and biomolecular engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, computer science, earth and environmental sciences, economics, electrical engineering, English, epidemiology, French, historical preservation, history, human genetics, international development, international health and development, Latin American studies, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, microbiology and immunology, molecular and cellular biology, neuroscience, parasitology, pharmacology, philosophy, physics, physiology, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, Spanish and Portuguese, structural and cellular biology, and water resources planning and management. Special interdisciplinary programs also lead to the Ph.D. These are formal ad hoc interdepartmental programs, consisting of work taken in two or more departments, one of which has a doctoral program. To determine the feasibility of a program, an applicant should consult with the appropriate faculty member before making formal application.

Facilities & Resources
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, the University’s general library, houses nearly 2 million print volumes, more than 8,000 current serials, nearly a million government documents, hundreds of thousands of microforms, plus sound and video recordings. The facilities of the University are well equipped for instruction and original research. In addition to the medical laboratories in the Medical Center complex, students have access to research facilities at the Tulane National Primate Research Center, the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane/Xavier Universities, the Tulane Cancer Center, and the Center for Gene Therapy. Tulane’s research and teaching centers include the Middle American Research Institute, the Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies, the Deep South Regional Humanities Center, the Murphy Institute of Political Economy, the Newcomb College Center for Research on Women, the Southern Center of the National Institute for Global Environmental Change, the Center for Computational Science, and the Amistad Research Center.

Expenses and Aid
Full-time tuition and fees are $19,473 per semester. Tuition on a part-time basis is $1,953 per credit hour plus fees.

Financial Aid:
Financial assistance for graduate students is awarded primarily on the basis of academic merit and is available in the forms of part-time teaching or research assistantships, scholarships, fellowships, or combinations of these awards. The University offers financial assistance to qualified students through long-term loans, emergency loans, and a deferred-payment plan for tuition.

Housing/Living Expenses:
A limited amount of housing is available for graduate students. Most graduate students live off campus, where costs vary greatly depending on the type of accommodation.

How to Apply / Application
For those requesting financial aid, the application deadline is February 1. The general deadlines for applying are December 1 for the spring semester and May 1 for the summer session. For application materials or to apply online, prospective students should go to the Graduate School Web site. The Graduate School does not consider any student for admission until all of the following documents plus the $45 application fee have been received: a completed application form, three completed recommendation forms, official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work, and official results of the GRE, taken within the last five years.

Tulane University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity institution; consequently, its policy of nondiscrimination includes recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion of the most qualified students and faculty and staff members regardless of an individual’s race, sex, color, religion, nation/ethnic origin, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, handicap, or veteran status. Tulane University does not discriminate in its provision of services and benefits and in its treatment of students, patients, and employees.

International Students
International applicants for admission must present satisfactory evidence of competence in English by submitting an acceptable score on the TOEFL exam (a minimum of 600 on the paper-based exam or 260 on the computer-based exam).

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