Tulane University of Louisiana Student Population

How many students at Tulane?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Tulane University of Louisiana has a total enrollment of 13,310 students, including 8,192 undergraduate and 5,118 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,094 male students (38.3%) and 8,216 female students (61.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,467 White students (56.1%) and 1,455 Black students (10.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 8,192 undergraduate students (61.5%) and 5,118 graduate students (38.5%).
• Class Delivery: 2,064 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,306 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity) - which average 19,644 - Tulane's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,094 male (38.27%) and 8,216 female (61.73%) students are attending Tulane University of Louisiana. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 62.00.

By class level, 8,192 (61.55%) are undergraduate students and 5,118 (38.45%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.27% are male and 61.73% are female, while among graduate students, 38.28% are male and 61.72% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,467 White, 1,455 Black, and 787 Asian students out of a total of 13,310 are attending at Tulane University of Louisiana. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Tulane University of Louisiana is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Tulane has 140 students under 18 years old and 37 students over 65 years old. There are 9,189 students under 25 years old, and 4,120 students over 25 years old out of 13,310 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 140 students are younger than 18 and 11 students are older than 65. Tulane has 7,769 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 422 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,420 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,698 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Tulane University of Louisiana, 2,064 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,306 students are enrolled in some online courses.

885 students who live in Louisiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,179 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 8,192 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 153 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.87%.