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Tulane Freeman School of Business
Tulane University · New Orleans, Louisiana · Private
“Energy trading's academic outpost, in America's most entertaining city.”
Reviewed by David Krug · July 2026
Data anchored to the 2026 U.S. News table, Poets&Quants reporting, and school-published class profiles
70.6
GoodBP Score
$95,000Tuition, total
640Avg. GMAT
Acceptance rate
79%Placed at 3 months
$105,000Median base salary
Our review
Freeman’s energy institute and student-run trading operation give it a real lane into Houston’s commodity desks — the school effectively exports energy-finance talent 350 miles west. The broader program is small and lifestyle-forward; placement runs soft by top-50 standards, and no one who chose New Orleans seems surprised or sorry.
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