What GPA do you need to get into Tulane?

Among 100 applicants who posted a Tulane admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.89 and the middle half reported 3.70 to 4.00 (79 reported a GPA). Tulane sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for Tulane?

Among 100 applicants who posted a Tulane admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,490 and the middle half scored 1,420 to 1,553 (56 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.

Does applying early help at Tulane?

In these posts, 53% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (50 of 95), against 20% in regular decision (14 of 70). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do Tulane admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (60%), work/job (48%), athletics (42%), stem club/competition (35%). 80% held at least one leadership role and 57% listed a national or international award.

What is the Tulane acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by Tulane in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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How to get into Tulane

What 100 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 282 Tulane results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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Tulane admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.89

Middle half 3.70 to 4.00

Median SAT

1,490

Middle half 1,420 to 1,553

Median ACT

Middle half 32 to 35

Median weighted GPA

4.40

Middle half 4.29 to 4.54

Results posted: 100 admitted, 113 rejected, 69 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Tulane acceptance rate; the official rate is in Tulane’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.89	3.80
SAT	1,490	1,450
ACT	34	33

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What Tulane admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service60%
Work/Job48%
Athletics42%
STEM club/competition35%
Student government34%
Internship33%
Tutoring/Teaching33%
Music32%

Held a leadership role

80%

Founded something

45%

National or intl. award

57%

Did research

30%

Early vs. regular decision at Tulane

Early (95 results)53%
Regular (70 results)20%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of Tulane admits

Business13%
Biology10%
Engineering8%
Political Science8%
Computer Science6%
Pre-med/Health6%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 20% first-generation, 26% low income, 29% underrepresented minority, 9% legacy, 0% recruited athlete and 10% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 10% chose Tulane.

Three recent Tulane admits

2026 cycle · EA · Economics
Southern first-gen student with lacrosse captaincy, swimming, FBLA founding, and business internships.
GPA 3.85 UW · ACT 32 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Public Policy
Low-income Southern musician and student leader with QuestBridge and Gates recognition, aiming at policy and urban studies.
GPA 4.00 UW · ACT 36 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Public Policy
Musician and service-driven student with viola leadership, church roles, and QuestBridge finalist status.
GPA 4.00 UW · ACT 36 · Original post

Where else Tulane admits got in

Tulane admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into Tulane?: Among 100 applicants who posted a Tulane admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.89 and the middle half reported 3.70 to 4.00 (79 reported a GPA). Tulane sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for Tulane?: Among 100 applicants who posted a Tulane admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,490 and the middle half scored 1,420 to 1,553 (56 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.
Does applying early help at Tulane?: In these posts, 53% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (50 of 95), against 20% in regular decision (14 of 70). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do Tulane admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (60%), work/job (48%), athletics (42%), stem club/competition (35%). 80% held at least one leadership role and 57% listed a national or international award.
What is the Tulane acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by Tulane in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Tulane. All colleges