# Tulane University

> Tulane University is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, founded in 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana to fight cholera and yellow fever. Now one of 71 members of the Association of American Universities, it enrolls roughly 14,000-15,000 students across schools spanning medicine, public health and tropical medicine, law, architecture, business, science and engineering, social work and liberal arts. Known for a deep service ethic - it became the first major U.S. research university to require public service for graduation after Hurricane Katrina - Tulane pairs high-level research with a distinctive New Orleans culture.

- **Founded:** 1834
- **Headquarters:** New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- **Founders:** Founded by seven New Orleans physicians (Medical College of Louisiana) (Founders, 1834), Paul Tulane (Benefactor / namesake (1884 endowment)), Josephine Louise Newcomb (Benefactor (Newcomb College, 1886))
- **Team size:** ~7,700 employees (faculty and staff)
- **Products:** Undergraduate education, School of Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Law School, Research enterprise
- **Notable:** Founded 1834; New Orleans' oldest university and one of the oldest medical schools in the South., Member of the Association of American Universities (one of 71)., Home to the oldest school of public health in the U.S. and the only U.S. school of tropical medicine.

## Products & services

- **Undergraduate education** — Bachelor's programs across the School of Liberal Arts, School of Science and Engineering, A. B. Freeman School of Business, School of Architecture, and School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
- **School of Medicine** — Founded 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana; one of the oldest medical schools in the U.S. South.
- **School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine** — The oldest school of public health in the United States and the only U.S. school of tropical medicine.
- **Law School** — Established 1847; notable for teaching both common law and Louisiana's civil law tradition.
- **Research enterprise** — AAU-member research across tropical medicine, public health, biomedical science, coastal and environmental science, and the social sciences.
- **Public service graduation requirement** — Center for Public Service mandates service-learning for undergraduates - the first such requirement at a major U.S. research university.

## Achievements

- Founded 1834; New Orleans' oldest university and one of the oldest medical schools in the South.
- Member of the Association of American Universities (one of 71).
- Home to the oldest school of public health in the U.S. and the only U.S. school of tropical medicine.
- First major U.S. research university to require public service for graduation (post-Katrina).
- Endowment grew to roughly $2 billion, doubling over a decade.
- Alumni include Nobel laureate Ferid Murad, Yahoo co-founder David Filo, and Netscape founder Jim Clark.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — School of Science and Engineering set to honor alumni at its 2026 SSE Awards Celebration on April 30, 2026.
- **2022-06** — Board of Tulane extended President Michael Fitts' contract, citing healthy finances and the most diverse incoming class in its history.

## Links

- Website: https://tulane.edu
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/tulane-university
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Tulane
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TulaneUniversity
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tulaneuniversity
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/TulaneU
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tulaneuniversity

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Last updated: 2026-06-10