Tulane is one of the most highly regarded and selective independent research universities in the United States. It is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, a select group of 62 universities with “pre-eminent programs of graduate and professional education and scholarly research.
” Their schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in the liberal arts, science and engineering, architecture, business, law, social work, medicine and public health, and tropical medicine. What is more, the university is ranked by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a university with “very high research activity.” In addition, the undergraduate experience is marked by close student-faculty interaction, a variety of campus programs, and a diverse student body representing all 50 states and more than 40 different countries. Tulane undergraduates will have full-time faculty teaching them right from the start. 
