Table 1.

Comparison of Medical Schools

Characteristic	Tulane University	Louisiana State University	University of South Florida
Status	Private	State-funded	State-funded
Founded	1834	1931	1971
Male/female (%)	54 of 46	50 of 50	58 of 42
Self-classified as white (%)	74	81	72
Yearly tuition/fees ($)	38,000	8800	10,900
Mean debt ($)	110,000	80,000	70,000
Received financial aid (%)	85	90	80
No debt at graduation (%)	10	18	10
Undergraduate science majors (%)	47	64	56