Dean's List
Newcomb-Tulane College takes pride in celebrating the achievements of its students, and the Dean’s List is a time-honored tradition that marks a special milestone along the path to graduation. This honor, which recognizes superior academic achievement, is especially meaningful given the strength of our overall student body.
Latin Honors
All Latin honors at Tulane are awarded on the basis of GPA alone.
Students achieving a GPA in the top 25% of the class will receive Latin honors according to the following:
Summa cum laude = top 5% of the class
Magna cum laude = next 8% of the class
Cum laude = next 12% of the class
Thresholds are calculated once each year based on the GPAs of May graduates and are posted
no later than July 1 for the upcoming year.
For May 2024 graduates, the GPA standards will be:
Summa cum laude = 3.957
Magna cum laude = 3.905
Cum laude = 3.821
William Wallace Peery Society
Each year, Newcomb-Tulane College elects a handful of graduating seniors to the William Wallace Peery Society, an elite group that honors the students who have truly risen above their peers in scholarly accomplishments. The Peery Society recognizes academic excellence based on a combination of GPA and evidence of outstanding scholarship through an honors thesis or equivalent accomplishment.
The college’s top academic honor, the William Wallace Peery Medal for Academic Excellence, is bestowed on the Peery Society member who best exemplifies Dr. Peery’s educational philosophy, which stresses breadth and depth of learning and encourages students to work at the level of their greatest capacity. The Peery Medalist also receives a check for $1000
