Tulane

Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA · Private · MD

Average MCAT: 509.9
Average GPA: 3.71
Class size: 190 (15,877 applicants)
Tuition: $77,132 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Oct. 1, 2026
Early Decision Program: Aug. 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: Nov. 1, 2026

Essays

Mission and why Tulane (150 words)

Tulane University School of Medicine’s mission statement states: We improve human health and foster healthy communities through discovery and translation of the best science into clinical practice and education; to deliver the highest quality patient care and prepare the next generation of distinguished clinical and scientific leaders. Briefly describe how this statement resonates with your desire to attend Tulane University School of Medicine.

New Orleans health disparities (150 words)

What disparities in health do you believe are pertinent to the New Orleans community or similar patient populations? How would you attempt to address them as a medical student at Tulane? You may support your answer by using demonstrated past involvement working with similar patient populations to compare and/or describe your interest in any student experience offered at TUSOM or in New Orleans.

Who knows you best (150 words)

Who knows you best and how would they describe you?

Since graduation (No stated limit)

What have you been pursuing since you graduated?

Leadership (100 words)

Please list any leadership positions (clubs, organizations, paid work) you may have held.

Hobbies (150 words)

Please list your hobbies and major non-academic interests

Application journey (optional) (No stated limit)

Applying to medical school is a long and arduous process. Describe any ways your medical school application journey was hindered, altered or interrupted?

Editor's notes

Submit early. Tulane received 15,877 applications for 190 seats, admits on a rolling basis, and fills interview slots roughly in the order files are completed. Its AMCAS deadline is Oct. 1, 2026, and the secondary is due Nov. 1.
Get the letter count exactly right. Tulane wants three letters or a committee packet, and says more than three may not be read. Make sure at least one writer has a science or medical background.
The interview includes a standardized-patient exercise in which you play a first-year student taking a history. Practice listening and asking open questions out loud. The other part is a conversation with a faculty member and a current student.
Tulane is unusually open to nontraditional and international applicants. It takes DACA and international applicants through the same process, has no required prerequisites, and 20% of the Class of 2030 majored outside the sciences. If that's you, you don't need to apologize for it in the secondary.