Tulane changed how its scholarships work starting with the high school class of 2026, and the change is a big one. There used to be a separate scholarship application with its own December deadline. That is gone. Now every applicant is considered for the full-tuition awards automatically, but only if the financial aid paperwork is in on time. Tulane expects the FAFSA and the CSS Profile from families chasing merit money, not just from families applying for need-based aid. Skip those forms because you assume you will not qualify for need, and you can quietly remove your student from consideration for a four-year full-tuition scholarship.
Grossman & Cohen and Stamps (full cost); Dean's Honor, Paul Tulane, Louisiana Excellence (full tuition)
Honors College
Honors Program Available
Financial Aid Forms
FAFSA & CSS Profile
🚨 Easy-to-Miss “Gotchas” at Tulane (Read This First)
The scholarship deadline is the financial aid deadline. Tulane does not run a separate scholarship date anymore. Your merit deadline is whenever the CSS Profile and FAFSA are due for your admission plan: Nov 15 for Early Decision I, Dec 15 for Early Action, Jan 15 for Early Decision II, Feb 15 for Regular Decision.
You must file aid forms even if you expect zero need. Tulane says plainly that it expects the FAFSA and CSS Profile in order to consider a student for merit scholarships up to full tuition. This is unusual and it costs families real money every year.
The big awards do not stack, and they cancel ROTC. Tulane states that the Dean’s Honor Scholarship and Paul Tulane Award cannot be combined with any other Tulane merit scholarship, an ROTC scholarship, a faculty or staff tuition waiver, or Tuition Exchange. A partial athletic scholarship is allowed, and need-based aid is still possible.
Full tuition is not the full bill. Tuition and fees run about $75,136. Housing and meals add roughly $20,538 on top. A full-tuition award still leaves around $20,000 a year to cover.
Louisiana families have an earlier date. The Louisiana Excellence Award requires the Common Application by November 10. Apply Regular Decision and you have lost a four-year full-tuition award without ever seeing a form.
Tulane’s own pages disagree in one spot. The merit scholarships page says no separate application is required. The Tuition & Aid landing page still says the big awards “require separate applications.” The merit page is the more specific and more current of the two, but it is worth one email to admission to confirm for your student’s year.
FAQ
Is this college test-optional? Yes — Tulane University is test-optional.
What is the middle 50% ACT/SAT? ACT: 33; SAT: 1455.
Average net price? About $43,939/year after aid.
Does this school use waivers/reciprocity?
No — private school; same rate for all.
💰 Cost of Attendance at Tulane University 2026-2027
📅 2027–2028 Planning Note: The costs below reflect the most recently published figures (2026–2027). Universities typically finalize the next year’s rates in the spring, and we’ll update this page once official 2027–2028 numbers are released.
Planning tip: At large public universities, tuition, fees, and housing usually increase modestly each year (often in the 2–5% range). For early budgeting, families may want to plan for roughly $1,000–$1,500 more in-state or $2,000–$3,000 more out-of-state in total direct costs once new rates are published.
Category (2026–2027)
In-State
Out-of-State
Tuition & Mandatory Fees (2 semesters)
$75,136
$75,136
Housing & Meals (typical)
$20,538
$20,538
Total (Direct Costs)
$95,674
$95,674
Average Federal Net Price: $43,939 — this is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships (no loans), based on the most recent federal data. Your specific cost could be significantly lower or higher depending on your financial aid eligibility and merit scholarships. New to Net Price & SAI? Read our guide.
One Price for Everybody
Tulane is a private university, so there is no in-state discount and no out-of-state penalty. A student from Metairie and a student from Minneapolis see the same published price. What changes the number is aid, not geography. The one real exception is that Louisiana students have access to a set of scholarships and a no-loan commitment that out-of-state students do not, which we cover further down the page.
What Tulane Actually Bills You
For 2026-2027 Tulane publishes tuition of $70,622 and mandatory fees of $4,514, which is $75,136 before you have slept anywhere or eaten anything. Housing runs $11,758 on a weighted average of first-year options, and meals run $8,780 on the minimum required plan. That is $95,674 in direct, billed costs. Tulane’s full cost of attendance figure of $98,710 adds books, personal expenses, and loan fees, which are estimates rather than charges. Use $95,674 when you are looking at what shows up on the bill, and $98,710 when you are comparing aid offers, because that larger number is what caps how much aid a student can receive.
FAQ — Cost of Attendance at Tulane University
Why are the in-state and out-of-state columns identical?
Because Tulane is private. Private universities charge one rate regardless of where you live. The columns above are the same on purpose, not by mistake. If you are comparing Tulane against LSU or another public flagship, that is the number that will look shocking, and it is also the number that Tulane’s merit and need-based aid is built to knock down.
Is the average net price of about $43,939 realistic?
It is the federal average of what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, so it is real, but it is an average of very different outcomes. A student with a full-tuition award pays around $20,000. A student with a $15,000 partial award and no need pays close to $80,000. Half of the families in that average are on one side of it and half are on the other. Run the net price calculator with your own numbers before you let one figure set your expectations either way.
Does Tulane meet full financial need?
Tulane commits to meeting full institutionally calculated need without loans for Louisiana students who qualify under the Louisiana Promise. For everyone else, Tulane awards need-based aid but does not publish a meet-full-need pledge. The phrase to watch is “institutionally calculated,” which means Tulane’s math after reviewing the FAFSA, the CSS Profile, income, and assets, not what your household budget says you can afford.
Why does Tulane want the CSS Profile even for merit scholarships?
Tulane states that many of its scholarships are awarded on the basis of both need and merit together, so it expects both forms in order to consider a student for merit money up to full tuition. This trips up higher-income families who assume aid forms are pointless for them. At Tulane they are not optional if you want scholarship consideration.
How much will costs go up over four years?
Tulane’s own cost page says costs typically rise 3 to 5 percent a year, and that its need-based aid tries to keep pace with those increases. Merit scholarships that are stated as a flat dollar amount do not rise with tuition, so a $25,000 award covers a slightly smaller share of the bill each year. Awards defined as “full tuition” do track the increases, which is one of the quiet advantages of the bigger scholarships.
Can out-of-state students get a Louisiana rate or a tuition waiver?
No. There is no reciprocity path, no regional compact, and no residency workaround at a private university. Every dollar of savings at Tulane comes from scholarships or need-based aid.
What costs are not in the housing and meals figure?
A one-time $300 orientation fee for first-year students, health insurance if a student is not covered by a parent’s plan, laundry, a one-time technology fee for students in the School of Architecture and Built Environment, and lab fees for certain courses. Tulane lumps these into a $1,778 miscellaneous allowance, which is a reasonable planning number but not a guarantee.
November 10: Early Action application. Louisiana students must hit this date for the Louisiana Excellence Award.
November 15: Aid forms due for Early Decision I applicants. This is their scholarship deadline.
December 15: Aid forms due for Early Action applicants. For most families, this is the real scholarship deadline.
January 5: Stamps semifinalist supplements, for the small group invited.
January 15: Early Decision II application and aid forms together.
February 15: Aid forms due for Regular Decision, plus Legislative Scholars and Mayoral Scholars forms.
April 1: Final Legislative Scholars disclosure deadline, and the closing date for current-student awards.
April 15: Louisiana Promise no-loan qualification date.
Parent rule of thumb: at Tulane, the aid form date is the scholarship date. Put the December 15 CSS Profile and FAFSA deadline on the calendar in September and treat it as immovable.
Automatic Merit Scholarships — Tulane University
A word about the word “automatic.” Tulane does review every admitted first-year applicant for partial merit with no extra application, so in that sense it is automatic. But there is no published GPA and test score grid, and Tulane says outright that awards are made “based on the strength of the admission application within the context of a given year’s applicant pool.” Translation: the same student could get $18,000 one year and $28,000 the next depending on who else applied. Plan for the range, not for a number.
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One award, not a pile. Colleges apply your student's single best automatic award. Automatic scholarships almost never stack with each other, though some stack with housing, departmental, or outside money. The stacking notes on each card tell you which.
Automatic
Admission-Based Merit Scholarship
📅 Deadline: December 15 ✓ Renews (2.7 GPA, 4 yrs)
$1,000–$32,000/yr
✔ Stackable
Holistic / Status Based
✚
Stacking & Combining
Partial tuition merit may be combined with need-based aid and outside scholarships up to cost of attendance. Tulane’s larger full-tuition or special program scholarships generally replace lower partial merit rather than stacking on top of it.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: Tulane reviews every admitted applicant for partial merit, but there is no published GPA or test grid behind it. Treat it as holistic money that depends on how strong the admitted class is that year, not as a number you can calculate in advance. Tulane also expects the FAFSA and CSS Profile even for merit, which surprises a lot of families who assume aid forms are only for need-based help.
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Who Actually Wins
Admitted students with strong grades, rigorous coursework, and a compelling overall application. This is automatic review, not guaranteed automatic merit, so parents should not treat the $32,000 maximum as a predictable grid award.
Data last verified Sep 9, 2026.* GPA/test bands are estimates based on official selectivity and prior cohort profiles. "Who Actually Wins" insights are pulled from external peer-sourced data where students and parents have reported real-world award results. Because colleges can change funding thresholds and deadlines at any time, always verify these details with the institution before finalizing your application strategy.
Note: Tulane publishes a partial merit range of $1,000 to $32,000 per year, renewable for four years. Tulane superscores both the ACT and the SAT, and it is test-optional, so a student who did not test well can still be considered for the largest awards on the strength of grades, rigor, and the rest of the file.
Automatic Merit — FAQs (Tulane University)
Is there a GPA or test score that guarantees a specific award?
No, and this is the biggest difference between Tulane and the big public universities families often compare it against. Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi publish grids where a 32 ACT and a 3.5 GPA equal a known dollar amount. Tulane publishes a range and a review process. If your student needs a predictable number to make the math work, Tulane is not the school that provides one.
What does a competitive file actually look like?
For the top awards, Tulane says recent recipients typically had an ACT of 33 or higher, an SAT of 1500 or higher, or an unweighted core GPA of 3.7 or higher. That is the neighborhood for full tuition. Partial merit reaches well below that, but Tulane does not publish where the floor sits.
What counts in the GPA Tulane looks at?
Tulane’s own net price calculator page says the admission committee focuses on specific core courses in English, math, science, social studies, and world languages. Electives and weighted bumps matter less here than the grades in those five areas and how hard the courses were.
Do I really have to file the FAFSA and CSS Profile for merit?
Tulane says it expects both in order to give a student full consideration for scholarships up to full tuition. File them. The cost is an afternoon. The cost of skipping them can be tens of thousands of dollars.
Does Tulane superscore?
Yes, both the ACT and the SAT. Tulane is also test-optional, and it states specifically that test scores are not required to be considered for its signature full-tuition awards.
Are these awards renewable?
Most are renewable for four years, with a 2.70 cumulative GPA and continuous full-time enrollment in Newcomb-Tulane College. The full-tuition awards use a higher 3.00 renewal standard. Architecture students on the five-year professional track can renew for a fifth year.
Can partial merit stack with anything?
Partial merit can sit alongside need-based aid and outside scholarships, up to the cost of attendance. It cannot sit alongside a Tulane full-tuition award, because those replace it rather than adding to it.
This is where Tulane is unusually strong. Most private universities at this price point have one or two headline awards. Tulane runs two that cover the entire cost of attendance and several more that cover full tuition, and as of the high school class of 2026 none of them require a separate application. Everyone who completes the Common Application, the CSS Profile, and the FAFSA is in the pool. Students may optionally upload a supplement or creative project to the Green Wave Portal, with video and audio capped at three minutes.
✅ Can You Stack Scholarships at Tulane?
Short answer: mostly no, and the exclusions are stricter than at most schools. Read this table before you build a plan around combining awards.
Aid Type
Stacks with Tulane merit?
Parent Translation
Partial merit ($1,000–$32,000)
Base award
This is the starting point. A bigger award replaces it rather than adding to it.
Dean’s Honor / Paul Tulane
No, replaces
Tulane states these cannot combine with any other Tulane merit award, ROTC scholarship, faculty or staff tuition waiver, or Tuition Exchange.
Grossman & Cohen / Stamps
No, replaces
These cover the whole cost of attendance, so there is nothing left to stack onto. Other aid gets adjusted so the package does not exceed the cost of attendance.
ROTC scholarships
Not with the big two
This is the one that surprises people. A student takes the Tulane full-tuition path or the ROTC path, not both.
Partial athletic scholarship
Yes, explicitly
Tulane names this as the one merit combination it does allow with Dean’s Honor and Paul Tulane.
Need-based aid
Yes
A full-tuition recipient can still qualify for need-based help toward housing and meals. This is why the aid forms matter twice.
Outside scholarships
Usually
Fine until the total package hits the cost of attendance, at which point Tulane adjusts something.
The practical takeaway: at a school like Alabama you build a package by layering awards. At Tulane you are trying to land on the highest single rung of a ladder, then fill the housing and meals gap with need-based aid or outside money. Same goal, completely different strategy.
Full RideAutomatic
Grossman & Cohen Scholarship
📅 Deadline: December 15 ✓ Renews (3 GPA, 4 yrs)
Full Ride
full cost of attendance scholarship covering tuition, mandatory fees, housing, and meals
✘ Not stackable
👥 ~Awarded to a very small number of top candidates each year. winners/yrFunded by Dr. Elisabeth Cohen and Dr. Robert Grossman, a Tulane alumnus. Renewable for up to eight semesters, with a total value Tulane estimates at roughly $400,000.
✚
Stacking & Combining
Covers tuition, mandatory fees, housing, and meals, so it functions as a full ride. It replaces other Tulane merit rather than stacking, and outside or need-based aid may be adjusted so total aid does not exceed cost of attendance.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this is the biggest single award on Tulane's board and one of only two that cover the whole bill rather than just tuition. It is also new, so there is no track record yet on who wins it. Nothing to apply for, which cuts both ways: no extra work, and no extra chance to make a case.
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Who Actually Wins
A handful of students each year who sit at the very top of Tulane's applicant pool on academics and on what they have done outside the classroom. There is no application to work on, which means the regular admission file has to carry all the weight.
Full RideAutomatic
Tulane/Stamps Scholarship
📅 Deadline: January 5 ✓ Renews (3 GPA, 4 yrs)
Full Ride
full cost of attendance plus enrichment funding
✘ Not stackable
👥 ~Tulane's merit scholarships page says approximately 5 per year; Tulane's scholars programs page says 10. winners/yr
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Stacking & Combining
Full cost-of-attendance award that replaces other Tulane merit scholarships. Outside or need-based aid may be adjusted so the total package does not exceed cost of attendance.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this is Tulane’s rare true full-ride-style merit opportunity because it targets full cost of attendance and includes enrichment funding. Families should still understand that it is invitation-based and extremely selective.
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Who Actually Wins
A tiny cohort of students with exceptional academics, leadership, service, and personal character who rise to the top of Tulane’s national applicant pool and perform well in the finalist process.
Full TuitionAutomatic
Dean’s Honor Scholarship
📅 Deadline: December 15 · 📢 Results: Winners are notified at the same time they are offered admission. ✓ Renews (3 GPA, 4 yrs)
Full Tuition
full-tuition scholarship
✘ Not stackable
⚠ Extremely competitive Tulane merit scholarship that covers full tuition for four years (five in Architecture) but not room or board.
Holistic / Status Based
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Stacking & Combining
Tulane states that a Dean's Honor Scholarship cannot be combined with any other Tulane merit scholarship, an ROTC scholarship, a faculty or staff tuition waiver, or a Tuition Exchange Scholarship. It can be combined with a partial athletic scholarship, and recipients may still qualify for need-based aid.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this is a major full-tuition opportunity, but it is not a full ride. Families still need to plan for housing, meals, fees, travel, and personal costs unless other aid covers those pieces.
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Who Actually Wins
Most winners: Recent recipients have typically had an ACT of 33 or higher, an SAT of 1500 or higher, or an unweighted core GPA of 3.7 or higher. Test scores are not required. Tulane also looks at class rank, course rigor, and the strength of the whole application, so this is not a stats-only award.
Full TuitionAutomatic
Paul Tulane Award
📅 Deadline: December 15 ✓ Renews (3 GPA, 4 yrs)
Full Tuition
full-tuition scholarship
✘ Not stackable
⚠ Highly selective Tulane merit scholarship for outstanding freshmen that waives full tuition for four years but does not pay room or board
Holistic / Status Based
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Stacking & Combining
Tulane states that a Paul Tulane Award cannot be combined with any other Tulane merit scholarship, an ROTC scholarship, a faculty or staff tuition waiver, or a Tuition Exchange Scholarship. It can be combined with a partial athletic scholarship, and recipients may still qualify for need-based aid.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this covers full tuition, not the full bill. Housing, meals, fees, and travel are still on you. One wrinkle worth knowing: the Paul Tulane Award still has its own page on Tulane's financial aid site, but it is no longer listed on the current admission merit scholarships page, which names the Dean's Honor Scholarship, Stamps, Grossman and Cohen, and the service and artistic awards. Ask admission directly whether it is still being offered for your student's year.
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Who Actually Wins
A small number of students with exceptional academics, rigorous coursework, strong activities, and standout Paul Tulane essays. The writing matters here — this is not just an automatic reward for high stats.
Full TuitionAutomaticgeographic
Louisiana Excellence Award
📅 Deadline: November 10 ✓ Renews (3 GPA, 4 yrs)
Full Tuition
full-tuition scholarship
✘ Not stackable
⚠ Full‑tuition Tulane scholarship reserved for top students who live in Louisiana and graduate from a Louisiana high school
Holistic / Status Based
✚
Stacking & Combining
Four-year full-tuition award for Louisiana residents. It replaces lower partial Tulane merit rather than adding to it, and it may coordinate with need-based aid and outside scholarships within cost-of-attendance limits.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this is the single most important date on the page for a Louisiana family. The award has no separate application, but it does require the Common Application by November 10. Apply Regular Decision and you have taken yourself out of the running for a four-year full-tuition award without ever seeing a form.
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Who Actually Wins
Top Louisiana students with excellent academics, leadership, and a strong Tulane application. The key restriction is residency: this is specifically for students who live in Louisiana and graduate from a Louisiana high school.
Full TuitionApp Requiredgeographic
Legislative Scholars Program
📅 Deadline: April 1 · 📢 Results: Tulane receives nomination forms from legislators in mid-April and notifies awarded students in late April. ✓ Renews (3 GPA, 4 yrs)
Full Tuition
full-tuition scholarship
✘ Not stackable
⚠ Full-tuition award for admitted Louisiana students who are nominated by a state legislator.
Holistic / Status Based
✚
Stacking & Combining
Full-tuition award that replaces other Tulane institutional merit and coordinates with need-based aid and outside scholarships within cost-of-attendance limits.
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How to Apply
Be admitted to Newcomb-Tulane College as a full-time, degree-seeking Louisiana undergraduate, then access the Legislative Scholars Program Disclosure Form in your Green Wave Portal. Submit it by February 15 if possible and by April 1 at the latest. Currently enrolled Tulane students receive the form by email in mid-March.
Selection criteria: Selection based on legislative nomination and Tulane’s holistic academic and personal review.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this can be powerful for the right Louisiana family, but it is restricted and process-heavy. Students need to know early that the legislator nomination piece is part of the path.
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Who Actually Wins
Louisiana students who are admitted to Newcomb-Tulane College, file the disclosure form on time, and are then nominated by a Louisiana state legislator. The nomination step is the bottleneck, not the paperwork.
Full TuitionApp Requiredgeographicfinancial need
Mayoral Scholars Program
📅 Deadline: February 15 ✓ Renews (3 GPA, 4 yrs)
Full Tuition
full-tuition scholarship
✘ Not stackable
⚠ Full-tuition award limited to admitted students who live in Orleans Parish, graduate from an Orleans Parish high school, and demonstrate financial need.
Requires an offer of admission to Newcomb-Tulane College as a first-time, full-time freshman, residency in Orleans Parish, graduation from a high school within Orleans Parish, and demonstrated financial need based on the FAFSA and CSS Profile.
✚
Stacking & Combining
Full-tuition award that replaces other Tulane institutional merit and may coordinate with need-based aid or outside funding within cost-of-attendance limits.
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How to Apply
Be offered admission to Newcomb-Tulane College as a first-time, full-time freshman, complete the FAFSA and CSS Profile, then access and submit the Mayoral Scholars application form in your Green Wave Portal by February 15.
Selection criteria: Selection based on partnership nomination and Tulane’s holistic academic and personal review.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this is an important local pathway for New Orleans families, but it is restricted by school/location and nomination process. Families outside that pipeline should not count it as a general Tulane scholarship option.
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Who Actually Wins
Admitted first-year students who live in Orleans Parish, graduate from an Orleans Parish high school, and show financial need on the FAFSA and CSS Profile. This is a local access program, not a national merit competition.
App Required
Community Service Scholarship/Fellowship
📅 Deadline: December 15 ✓ Renews (3 GPA, 4 yrs)
Varies
✘ Not stackable
Holistic / Status Based
✚
Stacking & Combining
Service awards coordinate with other Tulane merit. Fellows selected for a full-tuition service scholarship such as the Sotomayor would receive that award in place of lower partial merit rather than on top of it.
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How to Apply
Submit Tulane’s Community Service scholarship application through the Green Wave Portal by the December scholarship deadline, including the required service résumé, written responses, and any additional materials requested for service-based scholarship review.
Selection criteria: Holistic review of service depth, impact, leadership, civic commitment, and academic readiness.
✎ Essays🎤 Interview
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this one comes with a job attached. Fellows attend monthly group meetings and average about 100 service and leadership hours a year through the Center for Public Service. The upside is that select Community Service Fellows are then considered for full-tuition awards such as the Sotomayor Public Service Scholarship, so the fellowship can be a door rather than just a check.
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Who Actually Wins
Students with deep, sustained service work rather than a scattering of volunteer hours. The strongest applicants show leadership, measurable impact, and a clear public-service thread that matches Tulane's civic mission.
Data last verified Sep 9, 2026.* GPA/test bands are estimates based on official selectivity and prior cohort profiles. "Who Actually Wins" insights are pulled from external peer-sourced data where students and parents have reported real-world award results. Because colleges can change funding thresholds and deadlines at any time, always verify these details with the institution before finalizing your application strategy.
❓ Flagship / Competitive Scholarship FAQs
What is the deadline for the big scholarships?
There is no longer a separate scholarship date. Your deadline is the financial aid deadline for your admission plan: November 15 for Early Decision I, December 15 for Early Action, January 15 for Early Decision II, February 15 for Regular Decision. Miss it and the full-tuition awards are off the table no matter how strong the application is.
Which awards cover everything, not just tuition?
Two. The Grossman & Cohen Scholarship covers tuition, mandatory fees, housing, and meals, renewable for eight semesters, with a total value Tulane estimates at roughly $400,000. The Stamps Scholarship covers total cost of attendance and adds an enrichment fund for study abroad, research, conferences, and unpaid internships. Everything else on this list covers tuition and leaves housing and meals to you.
How many Stamps Scholarships are awarded?
Tulane’s own site gives two different answers. The merit scholarships page says approximately five per year. The scholars programs page says ten. We are reporting both rather than picking one. Either way, semifinalists submit supplements by January 5 and finalists interview in the spring.
Should my student submit an optional supplement?
If it adds something the application does not already show, yes. Tulane invites students to expand on academics, creativity, leadership, or service through the Green Wave Portal. Video and audio must stay under three minutes. If the supplement just restates the activity list in a different format, skip it.
When are decisions announced?
Dean’s Honor recipients are notified at the same time they are offered admission. Grossman & Cohen finalists may be invited to interview in late winter or early spring. Stamps finalists interview in the spring.
Is the Paul Tulane Award still being offered?
Worth asking directly. It still has a live page on Tulane’s financial aid site and it is still named on the Tuition & Aid landing page, but it is no longer listed on the current merit scholarships page alongside Dean’s Honor and Stamps. One email to admission will settle it for your student’s year.
Does Tulane have a National Merit package?
Yes, but a small one. Tulane sponsors a $2,000 per year National Merit award for Finalists who name Tulane as their first-choice college. It is a nice extra rather than an affordability strategy. See our National Merit guide for how sponsor awards work.
Tulane’s big scholarships now happen automatically. The awards in this section do not. Every one of them requires somebody to raise a hand, and most of them live on a page your student will never stumble onto.
After submitting the Common Application, open the Green Wave Portal and read every upload option on the screen, not just the ones with a red asterisk.
If your student did robotics, submitted a portfolio, plays an instrument, or logged real service hours, there is a specific ask for each of those.
Send the mentor letter or recommendation directly to the address Tulane specifies, not through the Common App.
Screenshot every confirmation. Portal records are easier to dispute in February if you have them.
Parent translation: the automatic awards will find you. These will not.
🌊 If You Live in Louisiana, Read This Box Twice
Tulane treats Louisiana families differently, and the numbers back it up. For 2025-2026, 96 percent of new Louisiana students (261 of 272) received financial aid, with an average grant or scholarship of $76,350 out of $16.3 million awarded. Three things drive that:
Louisiana Promise: families under $100,000 adjusted gross income, with a Louisiana residence and a Louisiana high school diploma, get a no-loan package meeting full institutionally calculated need. Qualify for Tulane need-based scholarship by April 15.
Louisiana Excellence Award: four-year full tuition, no separate application, but the Common Application must be in by November 10.
TOPS: Louisiana’s state award can be applied toward the cost of attending Tulane. Most families assume a state scholarship is only good at a state school. Not here.
Tulane also offers guaranteed admission to Louisiana students who meet certain academic, curricular, and application qualifications.
💎 Hidden Gem Scholarships
These are the awards that do not show up in a Google search for “Tulane scholarships.” Some are worth more than the headline partial merit. Most require a portfolio, an audition, a mentor letter, or a form nobody told you about.
Automatic
Louisiana Promise (No Loan Assistance Scholarship)
📅 Deadline: April 15 ✓ Renews (4 yrs)
Varies
✔ Stackable
Holistic / Status Based
✚
Stacking & Combining
Coordinates with Tulane merit, need-based grants, work-study, family contribution, and outside aid. The promise is based on Tulane’s institutional calculation of financial need, not the family’s preferred price.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this is not a merit scholarship, but it can be one of Tulane’s most important affordability commitments for Louisiana families. Parents should understand the phrase “meets full need” means Tulane’s calculated need after reviewing FAFSA, CSS Profile, income, assets, and family contribution.
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Who Actually Wins
Louisiana students from families with adjusted gross income at or below the program threshold who graduate from a Louisiana high school, qualify for Tulane need-based scholarship, and complete the required aid forms on time.
Full RideApp Required⚠ All Undergrad Only
Navy ROTC + Tulane Cooperative R&B Scholarship
📅 Deadline: National NROTC deadlines vary by cycle. ✓ Renews (4 yrs)
Full Ride
Navy ROTC tuition benefits plus Tulane room-and-board support
✔ Stackable
🎓 All Undergrad
✚
Stacking & Combining
NROTC can pay full tuition and certain fees, and Tulane's cooperative room and board support may cover standard housing and meals for eligible midshipmen. Important limit: Tulane states that its Dean's Honor Scholarship and Paul Tulane Award cannot be combined with an ROTC scholarship, so a student takes one path or the other. Outside scholarships may help with what is left.
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How to Apply
Apply for a national NROTC scholarship and affiliate with Tulane’s NROTC unit if selected. Navy or Marine Option midshipmen then coordinate federal tuition, fee, book, and stipend benefits with Tulane’s Cooperative Room and Board Scholarship.
Selection criteria: NROTC selection based on academics, leadership, physical aptitude, officer potential, and commitment to Navy or Marine Corps service.
🎤 Interview
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this is a major affordability path for the right student, in part because Tulane layers room and board support on top of the federal benefit. The military commitment is the starting point, not a footnote, and it rules out Tulane's two signature merit awards.
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Who Actually Wins
Navy or Marine Option midshipmen who earn national NROTC scholarships, enroll at Tulane, and maintain academic, physical, medical, and commissioning standards. This can function like a full-ride pathway, but only for students committed to Navy or Marine Corps service.
Full RideApp Required⚠ All Undergrad Only
Army ROTC Scholarship (+ Tulane R&B Support)
📅 Deadline: National Army ROTC deadlines vary by cycle. ✓ Renews (4 yrs)
Full Ride
Army ROTC tuition benefits plus Tulane room-and-board support
✔ Stackable
🎓 All Undergrad
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Stacking & Combining
Army ROTC can cover tuition and required fees, and Tulane may add its Cooperative Room and Board Scholarship for qualifying cadets. Important limit: Tulane states that its Dean's Honor Scholarship and Paul Tulane Award cannot be combined with an ROTC scholarship, so a student takes one path or the other, not both. Other Tulane aid may be repackaged so total aid stays within cost of attendance.
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How to Apply
Apply for a national Army ROTC scholarship and designate Tulane. If selected and enrolled as a cadet in Tulane’s Army ROTC battalion, coordinate federal ROTC tuition, fee, book, and stipend benefits with Tulane’s Cooperative Room and Board Scholarship.
Selection criteria: Army ROTC board review of academics, leadership, physical fitness, interview performance, and officer potential.
🎤 Interview
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this is one of Tulane’s biggest hidden affordability paths, but it should never be framed like ordinary merit aid. The value can be huge because Tulane adds room-and-board support on top of ROTC benefits, but the student has to want ROTC and understand the commissioning obligation.
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Who Actually Wins
Students selected through the national Army ROTC board who enroll at Tulane, join the battalion, and hold to the academic, physical, medical, and service requirements. This can work out like a full ride, but only for a student who actually wants the commissioning commitment.
App Required
FIRST Scholarship
📅 Deadline: December 15 ✓ Renews (4 yrs)
$15,000–$30,000/yr
✔ Stackable
Requires at least one full season on a FIRST Robotics Competition or FIRST Tech Challenge team during junior or senior year of high school, plus admission to Newcomb-Tulane College as a full-time first-year student who will study in the School of Science and Engineering. Renewable over four years with good academic standing.
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Stacking & Combining
A named departmental-style award that sits alongside Tulane's general partial merit. Tulane's signature full-tuition awards would replace it rather than add to it, since those cannot be combined with other Tulane merit.
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How to Apply
Submit the Common Application, the CSS Profile, and the FAFSA if eligible. Then request consideration through your Green Wave Portal by submitting a letter of recommendation from an adult mentor or coach on your FIRST team, sent directly to submit@tulane.edu, plus a 250-word essay on your interest in science and engineering, the majors you want to pursue, and your career interests.
Selection criteria: Review of academic background alongside the mentor letter and the science and engineering essay. The award amount scales with academic background.
✎ Essays💌 Letters of Rec
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this is the clearest example on the page of money that goes unclaimed because nobody knows to ask. It is worth $15,000 to $30,000 a year, it requires two short items, and the only real qualification is something your student already did in high school. If robotics is on the activity list, do this.
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Who Actually Wins
Most winners: High school seniors who competed on an FRC or FTC team in junior or senior year and are heading into engineering or science at Tulane. The pool is small by definition, which is exactly why it is worth the twenty minutes it takes to ask for it.
App Required⚠ All Undergrad Only
Artistic / Portfolio Scholarships
📅 Deadline: Program and department deadlines vary. ✓ Renews (4 yrs)
$1,000–$10,000/yr
✔ Stackable
🎓 All UndergradTulane names four portfolio and audition awards on its merit scholarships page: the Architecture Portfolio Award, the Creative and Performing Arts Award, the Musicianship Scholarship, and the Studio Art Portfolio Award. Each requires a portfolio or an audition, and some require an interview. Faculty review the materials and make recommendations to the admission committee.
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Stacking & Combining
Talent-based awards may stack with general Tulane merit and need-based aid, subject to cost-of-attendance limits. Departments may set renewal expectations tied to continued participation, performance, or major status.
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How to Apply
Apply to the relevant artistic or portfolio-based program and submit required auditions, portfolios, or department scholarship materials by the program deadline. Requirements vary by school or department.
Selection criteria: Departmental faculty review of artistic merit, preparation, promise, and program fit.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: these are easy to miss because they sit under portfolios and auditions rather than under scholarships. You do not have to be an arts major to submit. The optional portfolio deadline runs alongside the application, and February 1 is the portfolio date for Regular Decision applicants.
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Who Actually Wins
Students in fields like architecture, studio art, theatre, music, performing arts, or other portfolio-based areas whose work stands out in faculty review. This is not a general academic award — the portfolio or audition has to carry real weight.
Automaticnational merit
National Merit Scholarship (Tulane Sponsor Award)
📅 Deadline: National Merit first-choice college deadlines apply. ✓ Renews (2.7 GPA, 4 yrs)
$2,000/yr
✔ Stackable
Holistic / Status Based
✚
Stacking & Combining
May stack with Tulane partial tuition merit and need-based aid, subject to cost-of-attendance limits. Larger full-tuition or full-ride Tulane awards may reduce, replace, or absorb the sponsor award.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this is useful but modest compared with Tulane’s sticker price. Families with a National Merit Finalist should still track it because it can stack with other partial merit, but it will not make Tulane affordable by itself.
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Who Actually Wins
Most winners: National Merit Finalists who are admitted to Tulane and officially name Tulane as their first-choice college with NMSC. This is a recognition-based award, not a separate Tulane competition.
App Required⚠ All Undergrad Only
Tulane University Marching Band Award
📅 Deadline: Band audition and participation deadlines vary. ✓ Renews (4 yrs)
Varies
✔ Stackable
🎓 All Undergrad
✚
Stacking & Combining
Band awards usually stack with Tulane academic merit and need-based aid, as long as the total aid package stays within cost-of-attendance limits.
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How to Apply
Audition for and be selected to join the Tulane University Marching Band, complete any required band scholarship or participation forms, and commit to the rehearsal and performance schedule.
Selection criteria: Selection based on musical ability, marching proficiency, commitment, and ensemble needs.
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: band money is usually not the headline award, but it is exactly the kind of stackable participation scholarship families miss. Students already planning to march should ask early about current stipend amounts and requirements.
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Who Actually Wins
Students with strong musical or marching ability who are selected for the Tulane University Marching Band and actively participate in rehearsals and performances. This is not limited to music majors.
Data last verified Sep 9, 2026.* GPA/test bands are estimates based on official selectivity and prior cohort profiles. "Who Actually Wins" insights are pulled from external peer-sourced data where students and parents have reported real-world award results. Because colleges can change funding thresholds and deadlines at any time, always verify these details with the institution before finalizing your application strategy.
❓ Hidden Gems FAQ
Which of these is worth the most for the least effort?
The FIRST Scholarship, without much competition. It is $15,000 to $30,000 a year, renewable for four, and it requires a letter from a robotics mentor emailed to submit@tulane.edu plus a 250-word essay. If your student spent a season on an FRC or FTC team and is heading into the School of Science and Engineering, that is an afternoon of work for potentially $120,000.
Do I have to be an arts major for the portfolio awards?
No. Tulane names four portfolio and audition awards: the Architecture Portfolio Award, the Creative and Performing Arts Award, the Musicianship Scholarship, and the Studio Art Portfolio Award, plus a separate Marching Band Scholarship that requires an audition. They range from $1,000 to $10,000 and are reviewed by faculty, who then make recommendations to the admission committee. A strong portfolio can help twice, once for the money and once for admission.
When are portfolios and auditions due?
They travel with the application plan. Early Decision I and Early Action students submit alongside the November application. Regular Decision students have until February 1. Band auditions are arranged through Tulane Bands directly.
Is ROTC really a path to a free education here?
It can be, and Tulane goes further than most by layering a Cooperative Room and Board Scholarship on top of the federal ROTC benefit. But understand the tradeoff: Tulane states that its Dean’s Honor Scholarship and Paul Tulane Award cannot be combined with an ROTC scholarship. Your student picks a lane. And the commissioning obligation is the whole point of the program, not fine print.
How does the National Merit sponsor award work?
A Finalist who names Tulane as their first-choice college with NMSC receives $2,000 per year. It stacks with partial merit but gets absorbed by a full-tuition or full-cost award, since those already cover the ground.
Does “meets full need” mean I pay nothing?
No, and this is the phrase that causes the most disappointment. Under the Louisiana Promise, Tulane calculates need as the cost of attendance minus your institutionally calculated family contribution minus other gift aid. If Tulane’s formula says your family can contribute $30,000, that is your number regardless of what the household budget looks like. Tulane also counts business and farm values and home equity, though not qualified retirement savings.
First, a naming correction that matters. Tulane does not have an Honors College in the way Alabama or Arkansas does. It runs an Honors Program inside Newcomb-Tulane College, the undergraduate college that every Tulane undergrad belongs to. There is no separate honors application during admission, and there is no separate honors dorm-and-curriculum track that runs four years.
Instead, strong applicants are invited to participate as First-Year Honors Scholars during the admission process. Students who receive that invitation then opt in by applying to a Scholar Society, a small faculty-led cohort organized around a theme, with a required linked course. The 2026 Scholar Society application opened April 1 and closed April 20, and placement is determined by lottery rather than by a second round of selection.
How you get in: invitation during admission, not a separate application
Scholar Society sign-up: April, after admission, with a tuition deposit due by May 1 to hold the spot
Beyond first year: College Scholar for sophomore year, undergraduate research pathways, and an Honors Thesis as a senior
Honors Thesis eligibility: 3.4 cumulative GPA and 3.5 in the major
Related cohort programs worth knowing
Newcomb Scholars: 20 students selected per cohort through the Newcomb Institute. Students apply in the fall of their freshman year, take several courses together, and complete a thesis presented at the Newcomb Scholars Symposium.
Tulane Research and Innovation Award (TRIA): incoming Science and Engineering honors students are paired with a faculty member for a year of research.
Altman Program in International Studies and Business: a four-year integrated program with heavy language study and study abroad. Separate application, February 15 early deadline and March 10 regular deadline.
Honors and Current-Student Scholarships
The two awards below are not freshman honors awards. They are the reason a student who got thin merit at admission should not write Tulane off after one year.
App Required⚠ All Undergrad Only
Stellar Tulane Academic Recognition (STAR) Award
📅 Deadline: April 1 · 📢 Results: Decisions are announced by April 30 for awards applied to the following academic year. ✓ Renews (2.7 GPA, 3 yrs)
$2,500–$5,000/yr
✔ Stackable
🏫 3.6+ GPA👥 ~Between 2 and 50 STAR Awards per year, depending on funding. winners/yr🎓 All UndergradOpen to currently enrolled full-time Newcomb-Tulane College first-year, sophomore, and junior students who will remain full time the following year. Applicants should have a 3.60 cumulative GPA, and preference goes to students who have not previously received a Tulane merit scholarship.
✚
Stacking & Combining
STAR Awards are applied to the following academic year and can stack with Tulane merit, need-based aid, and outside scholarships, subject to cost-of-attendance limits and Tulane’s general scholarship renewal rules.
📄
How to Apply
Current Newcomb-Tulane College students apply through Gibson Online during the January 1–April 1 spring application period. The application requires the STAR Award form, a 250–500 word essay responding to the posted prompt, and a current résumé.
Selection criteria: Holistic review emphasizing academic performance at Tulane, essay quality, résumé strength, and overall fit for academic recognition.
✎ Essays
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: STAR is useful because it creates a second chance for scholarship money after freshman year begins. It will not solve Tulane’s full cost by itself, but it can reduce later-year costs for students who build a strong academic record on campus.
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Who Actually Wins
Current Tulane students who have posted strong grades since enrolling and can carry that through the essay and resume. Preference goes to students who did not receive Tulane merit as freshmen, which makes this a real second chance rather than more money for students who already have it.
📅 Deadline: April 1 · 📢 Results: Decisions are announced by April 30. ✓ Renews (2.7 GPA, 3 yrs)
$5,000/yr
✔ Stackable
🏫 3.6+ GPA👥 ~Typically 15–30 Cowen Scholarships per year, depending on funding. winners/yr🎓 All UndergradOpen to currently enrolled full-time Newcomb-Tulane College first-year, sophomore, and junior students who will remain full time the following year. Applicants should have a 3.60 cumulative GPA, and preference goes to students who have not previously received a Tulane merit scholarship. Recipients are asked to help with donor stewardship, such as writing thank-you notes and meeting donors.
✚
Stacking & Combining
The Cowen Scholarship provides $5,000 toward the next academic year and may supplement existing Tulane merit, need-based aid, and outside scholarships, as long as the total aid package does not exceed cost of attendance.
📄
How to Apply
Current Newcomb-Tulane College undergraduates apply through Gibson Online during the spring application window. The application includes the Cowen Scholars form, a 250–500 word essay, and a current résumé. Students must be enrolled full time now and plan to remain full time the following academic year.
Selection criteria: Holistic review focused on academic performance, leadership, civic engagement, resilience, and alignment with the values of President Emeritus Scott Cowen.
✎ Essays
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Strategic Detail
CRP take: this is a strong current-student scholarship because it rewards what the student does after arriving at Tulane. Families should not count it in the first-year offer, but students who thrive academically and get involved can use it as a later-year affordability lever.
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Who Actually Wins
Current Tulane undergraduates with strong grades, real leadership, and civic engagement. This is not an incoming freshman award. It is for students who have already shown they can succeed and contribute at Tulane, and preference goes to those who were not awarded Tulane merit at admission.
Data last verified Sep 9, 2026.* GPA/test bands are estimates based on official selectivity and prior cohort profiles. "Who Actually Wins" insights are pulled from external peer-sourced data where students and parents have reported real-world award results. Because colleges can change funding thresholds and deadlines at any time, always verify these details with the institution before finalizing your application strategy.
The detail most families miss: both the STAR Award and the Cowen Scholarship give preference to students who have not previously received a Tulane merit scholarship. That flips the usual pattern, where money follows money. If your student arrived with little or no merit aid and then posted a strong first year, they are exactly who these awards were built for. The application window runs January 1 through April 1 through Gibson Online, decisions come by April 30, and the money applies to the following academic year.
Honors — FAQs (Tulane University)
Do I apply to honors at Tulane?
Not at admission. Tulane invites students to the First-Year Honors Scholars experience as part of the admission review. If invited, your student then applies to a Scholar Society in April to formally opt in.
Does honors come with scholarship money?
Not directly. This is a real difference from public flagships where honors admission unlocks a separate award. At Tulane the money and the honors track are decided separately, so a student can receive full tuition without honors, or honors without extra money.
Who can apply for the STAR Award and the Cowen Scholarship?
Currently enrolled full-time Newcomb-Tulane College first-year, sophomore, and junior students who will remain full time the next year. Applicants should have a 3.60 cumulative GPA. In recent years Tulane has offered between 2 and 50 STAR Awards worth $2,500 to $5,000, and between 15 and 30 Cowen Scholarships at $5,000 each, depending on funding.
What does the application involve?
A 250 to 500 word essay on what your student has valued most about their Tulane education so far and how they plan to contribute going forward, plus a current resume. Applications without both are not considered, and late submissions are not accepted.
Is financial need required?
No, but Tulane strongly encourages applicants to have filed the CSS Profile and FAFSA for the current year, and gives preference to those who did. Another reason to file the forms even when you expect nothing.
Is there a catch?
A small one worth knowing. These awards are donor funded, and recipients are asked to help with stewardship, meaning thank-you notes and meeting donors. Tulane says plainly that students who cannot commit to that should not apply.
Tulane is a private research university in uptown New Orleans with about 14,800 students, and it is a member of the Association of American Universities. What sets it apart from other schools in its price range is not size or name recognition. It is that several of its strongest programs are built directly on top of where the campus sits. Tropical medicine and public health, coastal and environmental science, Latin American studies, architecture in a city obsessed with its own buildings. These are not generic majors with a local flavor bolted on.
Nationally Known Program: A. B. Freeman School of Business — Tulane’s business school is the program most families have heard of, with well-worn pipelines into finance, accounting, consulting, and management. Business and finance are among the most popular undergraduate paths on campus, and the school’s national profile is a large part of why out-of-state families look at Tulane in the first place.
Public health and tropical medicine: Tulane runs a School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, a pairing you will not find at most universities. For a student interested in global health, epidemiology, or infectious disease, this is a legitimate reason to choose Tulane over a higher-ranked school without it.
Architecture: The School of Architecture and Built Environment offers a five-year accredited professional track. This is also the one program where Tulane’s full-tuition scholarships renew for five years instead of four, which is worth several thousand dollars in real money. Note the one-time technology fee for architecture students.
Creative Premedical Scholars: This one deserves more attention than it gets. Liberal arts majors can apply in their fourth semester for guaranteed admission to Tulane’s School of Medicine without taking the MCAT. That is a rare arrangement, and it lets a student study history or English without spending four years hedging against a med school application.
Science and engineering: A single School of Science and Engineering houses both, with a research pairing program for incoming honors students. Neuroscience and biological sciences draw large numbers of undergraduates, many of them pre-health.
Latin American studies and environmental science: Both benefit from location in ways that are hard to replicate. Coastal land loss, water management, and hurricane resilience are field problems here, not case studies.
Public service: Tulane has a Center for Public Service that administers scholarships, runs the Community Service Fellows cohort, and organizes service requirements. Service is woven into the institution rather than treated as an extracurricular.
One note for planning: Tulane’s School of Law and School of Medicine are graduate programs. They matter for the research culture and for what is available after a bachelor’s degree, but an undergraduate does not enroll in them directly, with the Creative Premedical Scholars pathway as the exception.
🔗 Official Tulane University Links
Every link below was checked before this page went live. Tulane changed its scholarship process for the high school class of 2026, so if you find a third-party page describing a December 5 scholarship application deadline, it is out of date. Verify against these pages, and when two Tulane pages disagree, email admission directly.
Here is the honest version. Tulane costs about $95,674 a year in billed charges, and it does not publish a scholarship grid that lets you calculate your way to a number before you apply. That combination makes a lot of families walk away early. But Tulane also runs two scholarships that cover the entire cost of attendance, several that cover full tuition, and as of the class of 2026 you do not fill out anything extra to be considered for any of them.
What you do have to do is file the FAFSA and the CSS Profile by your plan’s aid deadline, even if you are certain you will not qualify for a dime of need-based help. That is the whole trick. At Tulane the aid deadline is the scholarship deadline, and December 15 for Early Action is the date most families should be circling. If you live in Louisiana, move the whole calendar earlier: the Common Application has to be in by November 10 for the Louisiana Excellence Award, and Louisiana Promise can take loans out of the picture entirely for families under $100,000.
The other thing worth carrying with you: full tuition is not a full ride here. Even the best tuition award leaves roughly $20,000 a year in housing and meals, which is why the need-based forms matter a second time. And if your student ends up at Tulane with modest merit, do not treat that as final. The STAR Award and Cowen Scholarship open every January and specifically favor students who did not get Tulane money the first time around.
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