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What Tulane costs

New Orleans, Louisiana · Private · 7,767 undergrads

Tulane's sticker price was $91,156 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $40,693 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $23,823.

What does Tulane cost?

$40,693 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $91,156.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$23,823
$30,000–$48,000$27,524
$48,000–$75,000$27,708
$75,000–$110,000$30,737
over $110,000$59,766

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$23,823
$30,000–$48,000$27,524
$48,000–$75,000$27,708
$75,000–$110,000$30,737
Over $110,000$59,766

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 74% off Tulane's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Tulane cost more than Wake Forest, Davidson and Washington and Lee University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Tulane$27,708$40,693
Wake Forest$14,876$28,165
Davidson$9,504$15,060
Washington and Lee University$3,023$25,279

The sticker price

$71,998
Tuition, 2025-26
$91,156
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
14%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$39,654
average grant for students who got aid.
40%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$19,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Tulane University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $23,823 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $91,156. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Tulane's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Tulane University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $27,524 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $91,156. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Tulane's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Tulane University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $27,708 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $91,156. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Tulane's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers