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University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

https://utulsa.edu

#117 National Colleges

35.84% Admission Rate
Moderately Selective

3,232 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)
The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to the Presbyterian School for Girls, which was established in 1882 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, then a town in Indian Territory, and which evolved into an institution of higher education named Henry Kendall College by 1894. The college moved to Tulsa, another town in the Creek Nation during 1904, before the state of Oklahoma was created. In 1920, Kendall College was renamed the University of Tulsa.

The University of Tulsa is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". It manages the Gilcrease Museum, which includes one of the largest collections of American Western art and indigenous American artifacts in the world. The Bob Dylan Archive TU houses at the Helmerich Center for American Research. TU also hosts the Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, founded by former TU professor and noted feminist critic Germaine Greer (now at the University of Cambridge).

TU's athletic teams are collectively known as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the American Athletic Conference (The American).


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Location

City
Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Engineering 25.7%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 20.3%
Visual And Performing Arts 7.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 6.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 6.3%
Health Professions And Related Programs 4.4%
Social Sciences 4.2%
Psychology 4.2%
Mathematics And Statistics 4.1%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 2.9%
Physical Sciences 2.6%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 2.6%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 2.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters 2.0%
History 1.2%
Education 0.9%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.5%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.5%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.3%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.3%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.1%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 0.1%

Cost

Tuition
$42,723.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
29.07%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$20,936.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1276 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 690 615 540
Verbal 670 610 550

ACT Scores

28 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 30 27 23
English 34 29 23