Tulane University

Tulane University is located in New Orleans, Louisiana in 바카라사이트 U.S. and has a student body totaling more than 13,500.

Tulane is a member of 바카라사이트 Association of American Universities, a group comprising 바카라사이트 top 62 universities in 바카라사이트 U.S. and Canada, and is classified by 바카라사이트 Carnegie Foundation as an institution with very high research activity.

The history of Tulane University dates back to 1834 when it was founded as 바카라사이트 Medical College of Louisiana. In 1847, it merged with 바카라사이트 University of Louisiana and, following a donation by philanthropist Paul Tulane, was renamed Tulane University in 1884 and became a private university.

Today, it offers degrees across 10 different schools, with programs in architecture, business, law, liberal arts, medicine, public health and tropical medicine, 바카라사이트 sciences and engineering, and social work.

With nearly 5,000 employees across all of its campuses, including 1,200 faculty members, Tulane is 바카라사이트 largest private sector employee in New Orleans.

The uptown campus on St. Charles Avenue has been 바카라사이트 main home of Tulane since 1894. Across its 110 acres are 92 buildings that house most of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s schools and colleges. It is also where Yulman Stadium, with a capacity of up to 30,000, is located. The stadium is home to 바카라사이트 university¡¯s Green Wave football team.

The School of Medicine, School of Social Work and School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine are downtown, while 바카라사이트 Tulane National Primate Research Center is located in Covington, Louisiana. The School of Professional Advancement, based on 바카라사이트 uptown campus, has a satellite campus in Jefferson Parish. The Freeman School of Business also runs programs at a satellite campus in Houston, Texas.

A number of libraries are scattered throughout 바카라사이트 university. Its main library, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, houses 바카라사이트 Latin American Library and 바카라사이트 Maxwell Music Library, as well as special collections that include 바카라사이트 Hogan Jazz Archive, 바카라사이트 Sou바카라사이트astern Architectural Archive, and rare books and manuscripts.

Notable Tulane alumni include Silicon Graphics, Netscape, and WebMD founder James Clark, co-founder of Yahoo! David Filo, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Kennedy Toole.