Incoming Class Profile

College of Law & Student Body Information

Type

  • Private
  • The University of Tulsa College of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Information about the Standards and Rules and Procedures for the Approval of Law Schools by the American Bar Association may be obtained from the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611.  Phone: 312-988-6738, Fax: 312-988-5681, www.abanet.org/legaled
  • Member of the Association of American Law Schools.
  • Founded in mid 1920s by Tulsa attorneys. Became affiliated with University of Tulsa in mid forties. TU College of Law made the move to the University of Tulsa campus when John Rogers Hall was built in 1972.

Enrollment

  • 325 students
  • Typical enrollment for fall: 108-140
  • Fall and spring start

Location

  • Located on the 200 acre TU campus, two miles from downtown, bordered by residential areas on three sides and a commercial area on one side.
  • Four distinct seasons.
  • Population of the Tulsa Meto Area 928,015
  • Tulsa has a professional opera company, ballet company, two outstanding art museums, professional community theater, performing arts center, minor league baseball and professional football arena, parks, festivals, a zoo, an aquarium, a wide variety of restaurants, and shopping that ranges from the largest mall in Oklahoma to quaint boutiques.

Total Student Body Demographics

  • Overall percentage of minority students: 22%
  • Overall percentage of Women: 43% / Men 57%
  • Average Age: 26.73

Classroom Instruction

  • Faculty:  27 full-time and 24 adjunct
  • Student-to-Professor ratio: 11 to 1
  • Largest class size: 40 - 65 
  • Smallest class size: 8-20
  • First-year class size:  First-year classes designed for as few as 15 and no more than 50 students 
  • First-year sections:  The enrolled first year class is divided into three class sections.  Depending upon the overall size of the class, the size of an individual section will range from 32-45 students. 

Student Life

  • Total number of clubs & organizations: 31

2012 Entering Class

Acceptance rate:  35%

Class size:  110*

Total number of applications:  1490

Total number of admitted applicants:  522


LSAT ScoreUndergraduate GPA
Median LSAT score: 156 Median UGPA: 3.38
75th % = 158 75th % = 3.61
50th % = 156 50th % = 3.38
25th % = 153 25th % = 3.05

LSAT/Undergraduate GPA percentiles were calculated by the Law School Admission Council based on matriculant lists provided by The University of Tulsa College of Law to the ABA.

Women / Minority Enrollment

  • 41% women
  • 22% minority

Demographics

  • Percentage from outside of Oklahoma: 50%
  • Percentage from Oklahoma: 50%
  • Number of majors represented: 46
  • Number of schools represented: 58
  • Average Age: 25
  • Percentage of Students above age 26: 31%

Sampling of undergraduate institutions represented in the 2012 entering class: 

  • Abilene Christian University
  • Arkansas State University 
  • Baylor University
  • Boston University
  • Emory University
  • Evangel University
  • Hendrix University
  • Iowa State University
  • Loyola University - Chicago  
  • Missouri Southern State College
  • Northeastern State University
  • Oklahoma Baptist University
  • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
  • Oral Roberts University 
  • Pittsburg State University
  • Rogers State University
  • Saint Mary's Unversity
  • Texas A & M University - College Station
  • Texas Tech University
  • Trinity University 
  • University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
  • University of Arkansas at Fort Smith 
  • University of Colorado 
  • University of Mary Hardin Baylor
  • University of Mississippi
  • University of Missouri-Columbia
  • University of Nevada at Las Vegas
  • University of Oklahoma
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of San Diego
  • University of Texas - Austin
  • University of Texas - Dallas
  • University of Tulsa
  • University of Vermont
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Utah Valley University
  • Willamette University

*as of October 5, 2012