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

4,092 (3,004 undergraduate, 1,088 graduate and law)

Programs

61 undergraduate, 36 graduate, 12 doctoral

Average class size

19

Student/faculty ratio

11 to 1

Full-time faculty

320

Endowed chairs and/or professorships

42

Average ACT score (2010 freshman class)

28

Average SAT score (2010 freshman class)

1280

Top ten percent of high school class (2011 freshman class)

72 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

56 males to 44 females

Students from multicultural/ international backgrounds

  • Multicultural, 19 percent
  • International, 18 percent

Percentage receiving some type of financial aid

84 percent

Competitive Scholarships

  • 54 Goldwater Scholarships
  • 41 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships
  • 7 Department of Defense Fellowships
  • 11 Truman Scholarships
  • 12 Fulbright Grants
  • 9 Morris K. Udall Scholarships
  • 10 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowships
  • 5 British Marshall Scholarships
  • 1 Jack Kent Cooke Scholarhip

Community Service 2011-2012

  • 3,192 volunteers
  • 36,682 hours
  • $799,300.78 - monetary value of time TU students and employees volunteered to the Tulsa Community

Athletics

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

Conference

Conference USA

Nickname

Golden Hurricane

Colors

Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson