Tulane University Reviews

"Pros: Great city, small class size, relaxed atmosphere. Cons: Cost, lack of diversity, school advisers and financial aid are tough to get a hold of."

"You work hard but are generally rewarded, the advisers you are assigned are usually genuinely interested in your success, and the network of Tulane graduates is welcoming, willing to listen and interested. The city is a heavy drinking social situation, which is unfortunate; it is a bit difficult to become involved in a social activity without some form of alcohol being involved."

"Tulane University is a great school, however, financial aid is a serious problem. The school lacks communication between the departments which makes something as basic as scheduling to be a problem."

"New Orleans is the best place to go to school."

"Tulane and New Orleans are pretty laid back and have a lot of interesting things to offer. Competition is mostly internal to the student and congeniality is fairly high. Students get a fair amount of individual attention- especially within their lab groups. The uptown area is very accessible by walking or biking, and there are student shuttles and city trollies that provide access to downtown and popular areas. Safety around (but not on) campus is a problem- particularly for theft at night."

"I'm happy to have the opportunity of working with all my professor. Best faculty."

"My program is extremely diverse and the professors are excellent in their field. The cons would be that the professors are really dedicated to their research and do not always have time for students."

"The Latin American Studies graduate program provides a highly dynamic and satisfying atmosphere."

"Pros: Small class size, great staff support, wonderful city for training experiences and social life"

"The Anthropology PhD program at Tulane is one of the best in the country. We have a large faculty of helpful and resourceful professors, the funding is more than sufficient, and academic opportunities are countless."

"Funding is good, but could be lengthened to include at least a year after ALL students have finished their required coursework, taken comprehensive exams, etc. More affordable/free access to technology, including software packages, would improve students' ability to compete in modern academia."

"They provide money, great facilities, and space to make work. I'm not sure how good the feed back will be."

"Pros: Excellent classroom experience and student body. Great Finance Program. Cons: Difficult for students not interested in Finance. Career Services understaffed."

"PROS The faculty are fantastic; they're highly accessible and invested in your personal and academic success. There is a lot of camaraderie in our department, regular faculty-grad student get togethers, happy-hours, etc. The faculty also get along well with each other, which is a huge boon as a graduate student. I have never felt caught between faculty politics, nor do I feel like I need to out-compete my fellow students to get a professor's attention. This also means profs collaborate with each other on some high profile, exciting projects that grad students have been a part of. There is ample opportunity and support to get out into the field for research and study. THINGS TO CONSIDER Tulane is in New Orleans. I actually find this a huge pro but New Orleans is hot. There are hurricanes (which are more inconveniences than anything else). There are lots of different kinds of bugs. The city is below sea-level (so NEVER live in a basement). The city itself moves at a different pace than any place I've ever been in this country. I love all of the oddities of New Orleans - people are the nicest most outgoing you'll ever meet. But some people find these aspects difficult."

"The overall ranking is lower than it should be due to some factors like transportation and athletics that are outside of the program. Access to professors and the quality of education are outstanding."

"New Orleans is a great city. Tulane University has strong and competitive departments with relatively young and energetic faculty, but much of the focus in on undergraduate education."

"Our program is a really on the forefront of our field (school psychology). Our program evolves alongside the most current research on training. Our program is also gender, ethnically, and sexuality diverse. We also have a great university-community partnership and have applied practicum experiences. Because of the small size of our program, we are able to communicate with the professors as advisors and mentors, all of whom are very invested in us as students and future colleagues."

"The major con of our program is an almost complete focus on undergraduate education despite being an R1 rated research school. In Ecology and Evolutionary biology, there are almost no graduate courses, despite a requirement to take 48 credit hours (half of which must be from within the department). There is no money for research for graduate students and extremely high demands on TAs of over 20 hours per week (much of which is spent out of class trying to bring students up to appropriate levels and aiding in course development/organization). The pros are that the Biology department is growing with many young faculty. Grad students hope that a more supportive and better working department will evolve over the next 5 years as young faculty gain tenure and are able to bring the department into the 21st century."