TU Fact Sheet

Institution Name

The University of Tulsa

Location

Tulsa, Oklahoma (pop. 550,000)

Founded

1894

Institution Type

Private, doctoral degree granting, accredited, coeducational

Affiliation

Nondenominational; founded by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1894

Enrollment

4,187 (3,084 undergraduate, 1,103 graduate and law)

Programs

59 undergraduate, 33 graduate, 9 doctoral

Average class size

19

Student/faculty ratio

10 to 1

Full-time faculty

306

Endowed chairs and/or professorships

42

Average ACT score (2009 freshman class)

28

Average SAT score (2009 freshman class)

1260

Top ten percent of high school class (2009 freshman class)

65 percent

National Merit Finalists

1 in 10 of all undergraduates, including freshman is a National Merit Finalist

TU Presidential Scholars

271

Undergraduate Male/Female Ratio

54 males to 46 females

Students from multicultural/ international backgrounds

  • Multicultural 16 percent
  • International 13 percent

Percentage receiving some type of financial aid

88 percent

Competitive Scholarships

Since 1995, TU students have received:

  • 44 Goldwater Scholarships
  • 29 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships
  • 7 Department of Defense Fellowships
  • 8 Truman Scholarships
  • 7 Fulbright Grants
  • 6 Morris K. Udall Scholarships
  • 8 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowships
  • 4 British Marshall Scholarships

Athletics

Division I – 18 men's and women's teams

Conference

Conference USA

Nickname

Golden Hurricane

Colors

Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson