LSU vs Tulane Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

LSU is a public and Tulane is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Tulane has more expensive tuition & fees ($65,538) than LSU ($28,631).
It is harder to admit to Tulane than LSU.
Tulane has a higher submitted SAT score (1,235) than LSU (1,235).
Tulane has higher submitted ACT score (26) than LSU (26).
LSU has more students with 37,348 students while Tulane has 14,027 students.
Tulane has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while LSU's ratio is 22 to 1.
Tulane has more full-time faculties with 1,440 faculties while LSU has 1,342 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College and Tulane University of Louisiana.

LSU	vs.	Tulane
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$11,954 Out-Of-State$28,631	2024 Tuition & Fees	$65,538
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$11,917	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$30,873

74.00 %	Acceptance Rates	14.59 %
23.88 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	45.79 %
1,235	SAT Score	1,450
26	ACT Score	32
69 %	Graduation Rate	87 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
84 %	Retention Rate	93 %
37,348	Student Population	14,027
1,342	Number of Faculties	1,440
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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