Did you know that Tulane was a started as a public university until Paul Tulane donated more than one million dollars in land, cash and securities?

Tulane was founded 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana, becoming part of the newly established public institution, the University of Louisiana, in 1847.

In 1884, Tulane emerged as a private university when the public University of Louisiana was reorganized and named in honor of benefactor Paul Tulane.

Today, Tulane is one of the most highly regarded and selective independent research universities in the United States.