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History at Tulane

Tulane graduates about 44 history majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 313 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#26 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year442% of the class
Courses in the catalog313more than 98% of schools
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate14%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1510whole school

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Howard-Tilton Memorial Library - Tulane University February 2026Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life, Tulane University, New Orleans Novembe
Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life, Tulane University, New Orleans NovembePhoto: Jeff Hitchcock · CC BY 2.0 · source
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Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life, Tulane University, New Orleans Novembe
Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life, Tulane University, New Orleans NovembePhoto: Jeff Hitchcock · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Howard Tilton Memorial Library, Monroe Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 6 · Chapel 5 · Arts 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Brandeis University 91
  2. Stanford University 91
  3. Davidson College 91
  4. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  5. Washington University in St. Louis 90
  6. Emory University 90
  7. Hamilton College 90
  8. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 89

Other strong majors at Tulane

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Tulane with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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