School overview
- Degrees
- MD
- Ownership
- Private Non-Profit
- Program length
- 4 years
- Enrollment per class
- 185
- Founding year
- 1834
- Accreditation year
- 1942
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SDN Insights
Cost of Attendance: $494,022
Estimate repayment
Estimated loan burden for Tulane using 4 years of in-state tuition, $1,500 annual fees, $3,000 monthly living expenses, government-derived local cost-of-living adjustment, $1,000 loan fees, and an 8.5% interest assumption.
Cost of Living: Below national average cost of living
New Orleans, LA is about 0.93x the national average for cost of living. In the debt estimate, the government-derived local cost adjustment lowers the living allowance from $3,000 to about $2,790 per month. Local rent and commuting choices can still move your actual budget meaningfully.
Environment: Urban
The setting of Tulane offers exceptional access on both foot and bike. Students can thrive in this lively, connected neighborhood where everything from groceries to green spaces is just a short walk or ride away.
Interview feedback
Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 22% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview very impressive with a low stress level and felt they did well.
Secondary essays for Tulane
1. Motivation and Fit
Tulane University School of Medicine’s mission statement states: We improve human health and foster healthy communities... Briefly describe the reasons for your interest in Tulane University School...
2. Community, Diversity, and Equity
What disparities in health do you believe are pertinent to the New Orleans patient population? How would you attempt to address them as a medical student at Tulane?
3. Other
Who knows you best and how would they describe you?
4. Leadership and Teamwork
Please list any leadership positions (clubs, organizations, paid work) you may have held.
5. Academic and Research Experiences
Please list your hobbies and major non-academic interests.
About the school
Tulane University Health Sciences Center is in the midst of a spectacular renaissance and, as a result, has become a most interesting place to study medicine. While much can be said about the faculty, curriculum, research programs, facilities, and other components of the Health Sciences Center, there can be no doubt that what has made Tulane University School of Medicine special is its student body, arguably the most diverse of all the nation's medical schools. The diversity of students, combined with an open and cooperative faculty, has led to the development of a true academic community, a community in which students learn in a non-hostile environment, with the help of friends and colleagues.
Curriculum
The School of Medicine offers an outstanding curriculum that is designed to prepare students for any field of medicine they wish to pursue upon graduation. There is an excellent balance between basic and clinical sciences with an emphasis on the attitudes, behaviors and clinical skills necessary to effectively practice medicine. The courses and clerkships can be reviewed at: www.som.tulane.edu/courses.html
Facilities
Founded in 1834, Tulane University School of Medicine is the 15th oldest medical school in the United States. Today the medical school is but one part of the Tulane University Health Sciences Center, which includes the School of Medicine, the Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, the University Health Service, the Tulane Regional Primate Research Center, the U.S.-Japan Biomedical Research Laboratories, and the Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research. Most components of the Health Sciences Center are located in the heart of historic New Orleans, near to the Vieux Carre (French Quarter), Aquarium of the Americas, the Louisiana Superdome and other major attractions.
