ABA 509 Profile · Private · New Orleans, LA
Tulane University School of Law: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 161 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.67 describe the class that entered in 2025. 2,069 people applied, 827 were admitted and 240 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
161
p25 159 to p75 164
Median UGPA
3.67
p25 3.47 to p75 3.81
Acceptance Rate
40.0%
827 offers of 2,069 applications
First-Year Class
241
all full time
Full-Time Tuition
$69,578
plus $5,178 fees
Living Estimate
$29,670
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$37,500
87% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
77.7%
jurisdiction average 79.2%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
827 offers of admission ÷ 2,069 completed applications = 40.0%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 39.97%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about Tulane University
Tulane University received 2,069 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 827 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 40.0%. 240 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 29.0%. The full first-year class came to 241 students, all full time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 628.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 161, with a 25th percentile of 159 and a 75th of 164. That is 2 points above the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 74 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 3.47 at the 25th percentile, 3.67 at the median and 3.81 at the 75th.
Full-time tuition is $69,578 a year at a single rate for residents and non-residents. Mandatory fees add $5,178. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $29,670. Tuition, fees and that living estimate add up to $104,426 for one year, or $313,278 across three, before any grant. 532 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 87% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $37,500. 3 awards cover full tuition or more.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 164 of 211 passed, a rate of 77.73%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 79.22%, so the school ran 1.49 points behind the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 181 of 214 graduates (84.6%) held a job requiring bar admission. 47 joined law firms of 251 lawyers or more (22.0% of the class), of whom 41 went to firms of 501 or more. 15 took federal clerkships. The largest single destination was Louisiana with 46 graduates, followed by New York with 38.
Tulane University has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 1925. It is a private school based in New Orleans, LA. No first-year students left for academic reasons in the reporting year.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 2,069 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 827 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 240 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 29.0% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 164 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 161 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 159 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.81 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.67 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 3.47 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 241 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 628 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 214 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 88 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 50 |
| Faculty other than full time | 76 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 223 |
| Law clinic seats filled215 available | 215 |
| Field placements filled | 196 |
| Application deadline | No Formal Deadline |
| Application fee | $60 |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time tuition, resident | $69,578 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $5,178 |
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $0 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, resident | $74,756 |
| Living expenses, on campus | $29,670 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $29,670 |
| Living expenses, at home | $10,798 |
| Tuition, fees and living, one yearthe three published figures added together | $104,426 |
| The same three figures over three yearsbefore any grant or scholarship | $313,278 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 614 students | 532 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 87% |
| Awards below half tuition | 251 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 278 |
| Awards at full tuition | 3 |
| Awards above full tuition | 0 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $45,000 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $37,500 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $30,000 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | No |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition0.0% of the first-year class | 0 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 1 |
| Students transferring in | 0 |
| First-year students transferring out | 7 |
| First-time bar takers | 211 |
| First-time bar passers | 164 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | -1.49 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission84.6% of 214 graduates | 181 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers22.0% of graduates | 47 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 41 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 15 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 8 |
As listed on the 509 report
6329 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 865-5939
Council approved since 1925
Louisiana has 4 ABA-approved law schools. The Louisiana guide compares them on LSAT median, cost and bar passage, and covers the state's admission rules.
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Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for Tulane University School of Law and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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