<p>At the DT we attended, there were noticeably more girls and people asked about it both on the tour and in the session. Our tour guide told us that the numbers were about equal and that it was early morning and the boys were still sleeping! The percentage is not surprising based on what we observed but having a more equal ratio was one of the factors my S considered in choosing Tulane over Vassar which traditionally is 60W-40M, probably stemming from people still thinking it is all women even though it has been coed for about 40 years. So he will be surprised when he sees this…at least there will be plenty of women to date.</p>
<p>Guess it just goes to show-- Tulane is reporting higher average GPA, SAT, ACT, and more women. Obviously women are smarter than men :)</p>
<p>My s will be happy to hear the m/f ratio of the incoming class :)</p>
<p>OH, and Vassar will always have slightly more women. that was part of the agreement when they went coed in 1969.</p>
<p>OK, the better half realized pretty quickly why those numbers are probably skewing, and I have to say I palm-slapped my forehead for not thinking of this. The change in the M/F percentages occur at the same time as and are most likely due to the elimination of the various engineering and computer science programs, which are male dominated fields. Now why the entering classes keep getting more female even though that situation is static I cannot explain, other than it might become more pronounced as the word gets around, Tulane drops off various ranking lists in those programs, etc.</p>
<p>so im guessing after reading this post that the tulane waitlist will be slim pickins?</p>
<p>If some of the more traditionally male-dominated majors were eliminated after Katrina in 2005, even if some of those men stayed at TU and changed their major, do you really think that explains the 5% jump in females in the freshman class this year, FC? I get that it could explain some, but I am no sure I’d attribute all the jump to the loss of some of the engineering and comp sci majors. There are still plenty of “traditionally” male dominated majors, with the remaining engineering programs the archtecture and business schools, etc that other colleges/universities dont have, yet still have a similarly balanced male/female ratio in the student body.</p>
<p>Still think its the power of women :)</p>
<p>LOL, jym. I won’t claim it explains it all, but I am thinking more and more it might be the dominant factor. Also probably explains a lot of why the Asian group, especially male Asians, is so much lower than Duke and others. Not totally, but probably a lot.</p>
<p>But I would never deny that women as a group do better in high school than men. Just a fact.</p>
<p>LOL-- UVt calls Burlington “Girlington”. Girls continue to dominate higher education:
[On</a> College Campuses, a Shortage of Men - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/fashion/07campus.html]On”>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/fashion/07campus.html)
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<p>[The</a> College Degree Gap: Young Women Outnumber Men at Every Level The Enterprise Blog](<a href=“http://blog.american.com/?p=13019]The”>http://blog.american.com/?p=13019)
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<p>Those majors are not the entire story. UChicago without engineering or architecture majors is about 50/50. It will be interesting to seen if they begin offering males larger scholarship offers to males to even things up a bit.</p>
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Uhhh… how exactly would this work??</p>
<p>I wonder if the ghost of Sophie Newcomb plays a part in any of this? </p>
<p>Newcomb College hasn’t been gone that long, and I think it’s still a well known name when you think about women’s colleges, especially in the South.</p>
<p>Good article jym. I guess my source that said 52% women was outdated or just wrong. So it looks like Tulane is not very different than lots of other universities.</p>
<p>Here is something for you jym. Not directly on point, but rather interesting.</p>
<p>[Better</a> Grades And Greater Incentives Help Explain Why Women Outpace Men In College Degrees](<a href=“http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/womcolge.htm]Better”>http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/womcolge.htm)</p>
<p>Yup-- and that article is 4 years old already!!!</p>
<p>OK-- I have a politically incorrect question to ask, but what the heck…
SO 12.5% of the incoming class is from Louisiana. Don’t know how many of that 12.5% gained admission under the guaranteed admission plan that, had they not been a LA resident,. might not have been offered acceptance. That said, the current guaranteed acceptance has the following academic criteria, which, based on TU’s more recent admissions stats, seems a bit low
With the applicant pool being increasingly competitive, perhaps its time to consider making the guaranteed acceptance a little more competitive too, and raise the minimum stats required for instate acceptance. WHile there might be pushback instate, overall, perhaps this would help TU, its stats and its ranking. Are there other private colleges/universities that offer guaranteed admission for its state residents? If so, which schools, and how do the requirements for admission compare to the schools overall admission stats?</p>
<p>I don’t know about other privates. Tulane has always had a somewhat unique relationship to the state because of its changing status from a public medical college through various stages to where it is today. It would be interesting to know, of course, how many Louisiana students got in based on that criteria, but it only guarantees them admission, not any money. So someone just getting in with the lowest possible stats would not be offered any merit $$, most likely. And given the price of attending Tulane, maybe the number that actually attend with the lower end stats is not that great. But can’t be sure since they don’t tell us.</p>
<p>Also, I guess those stats would put a student near the very lowest end of the 25%, based on recent stats. So somewhere between 20-25% of the full time undergrads coming in still have lower stats. Athletes are going to make up the bulk of those (sorry, but that’s just the reality), and I am sure there are always a few special cases as well.</p>
<p>But with the new “no loan” policy for lower income (below $75K), they may still be able to afford it without merit money.</p>
<p>I believe Duke has a similar program for In-State students, and I’m sure there are others.</p>
<p>As fallenchemist says, this program goes back into the mists of time, and it is a bit of political payoff. The Legislative Scholarship Program basically lets every member of the Louisiana Legislature appoint one student every year, and that student is given a one year scholarship (see link). This was the price Tulane agreed to when they got their freedom from the State.</p>
<p>[Tulane</a> University - Tulane Legislative Scholarship Guidelines](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/government_affairs/scholarship-guidelines.cfm]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/government_affairs/scholarship-guidelines.cfm) </p>
<p>As you can imagine there has been scandal attached to this over the years. When the 3rd District Congressman nominates the daughter of the 5th District Congressman, and 3 years later the 5th District Congressman nominates the son of the 3rd District Congressman, it tends to raise eyebrows. Welcome to Louisiana Politics.</p>
<p>So 10% of each class is admitted based on a slightly different set of standards. Since those standards are still pretty high, I don’t see that it creates a problem. It would be a bigger problem if Tulane were perceived as not being supportive of the State.</p>
<p>@ Fallenchemist:
I think you’ve nailed the reason for the increasing number of applicants… That’s basically why I applied ("It’s free, it’s easy, it’s in New Orleans, I’ve heard of it…) and yes, I went on the website and said “hey it sounds like a good school” so I applied in November. It was the second acceptance I got and it came with a great scholarship. So then I was definitely interested and actually started considering Tulane seriously. And then came more acceptances, rejections, bad and good FA packages…
in the end Tulane went from being a “why not apply?” school to one of my top two considerations. And this year offers the strongest class ever because of the things you mentioned…
I think thousands of students who applied are just like me.
In the end I double-deposited at Tulane and another school (I know it’s not a really great thing to do, but I couldn’t decide).
Probably next year Tulane’s applications will increase more. And Tulane will (maybe) go up in the US News rankings… it probably should be at about number 35, maybe higher right now.</p>
<p>Tulane has not done the Focus Louisiana thing for more than 10 years. So they could easily raise the standards or even get rid of it if they wanted. When I was applying in state, they didn’t have it and that was just before 2000. Back then, they were throwing scholarships at La students at my high school (admittedly the highest ranked HS in the state) to get kids to go to Tulane because they felt the number of Louisiana residents attending was so low. I’m unsure what the numbers were back then but now it seems like they are high enough that they could back off a little. </p>
<p>I also believe Fallen is correct in that Tulane has always felt a certain responsibility to the New Orleans community as well as rural Louisiana communities. I think that’s great, but they could still raise the standards. Frankly, if they raised the standards a good bit but then offered a reduced tuition exclusively for in-state kids they would have no problem getting La kids to attend.</p>
<p>It’s interesting to see CA rank as #3 state attending Tulane this year. When DS joined the class of 2008, Ca was ranked significantly lower for attendance then. Probably has something to do with current struggle with UC budget and also hikes in tuition and fees…</p>