magazine ranked Tulane 106th in 2019 out of 650 U.S. universities, colleges and service academies.
=== Admissions ===
According to U.S. News & World Report Tulane is deemed a "Most Selective" university. Tulane is the only institution in Louisiana to have that distinction. The school accepts the Common Application for admission. Tulane has the second lowest percentage of Pell Grant recipients in the United States, only after Fairfield University. It is need-blind for domestic applicants.
The Office of Undergraduate Admission received over 43,000 applications for fall 2022—over a 21 percent increase over the last five years. The acceptance rate for the class of 2026 was 8.4 percent. The yield rate was 52 percent. Among freshman students who committed to enroll in Fall 2022, the average converted SAT score was 1474. Composite ACT scores for the middle 50% ranged from 31 to 34.
==== Honors program admissions ====
The most impressive incoming undergraduate students are invited to join the honors program by …