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Why Tulsa Law?
Why Tulsa Law?

Why TU Law? Because TU Law is Forward Thinking…
Law School, it’s said, teaches you to THINK like a lawyer. At The University of Tulsa College of Law, we don’t stop there.
At TU Law, YOU will learn to PRACTICE like a lawyer. YOU will have opportunities to apply your legal knowledge in rewarding and exciting ways to real world situations.
When you graduate, you will be PREPARED to practice law.
Our Distinctions:
- Emphasis on the student, including non-traditional students, with a 13:1 student faculty ratio and an entering class size of 140 students.
- Commitment to Service through our pro bono program, student organizations and our two legal clinics in transactional and immigrants rights law.
- Focus on Legal Writing – a two semester program offering one-on-one instruction and integrating legal analysis and legal research into the preparation of objective legal memoranda and court briefs.
- Guaranteed Opportunities for Practical Experience through 1L Mentoring Program, legal and judicial internships, two legal clinics, a federal criminal defense practicum, an energy law internship in D.C., alumni networking in all fifty states and faculty mentoring with national and internationally renowned expertise.
- Special Programs in Energy and Environmental Law, Native American Law, and Comparative and International Law.
- Opportunities for advanced advocacy training through our award winning appellate advocacy program.
- Impressive Merit and Need based Scholarships ranging from $4000 to full-tuition plus a stipend for room and board.