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| Institution Name |
The University of Tulsa |
| Location |
Tulsa, Oklahoma (pop. 550,000)
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| Founded |
1894 |
| Institution Type |
Private, doctoral degree granting, accredited, coeducational |
| Affiliation |
Nondenominational; founded by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1894
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| Enrollment |
4,165 (2,987 undergraduate, 1,178 graduate and law)
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| Programs |
59 undergraduate, 33 graduate, 9 doctoral
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| Average class size |
19
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| Student/faculty ratio |
11 to 1
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| Full-time faculty |
306
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Endowed chairs
and/or professorships |
42
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| Average ACT score |
27 (2007 freshman class)
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| Average SAT score |
1270 (2007 freshman class)
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Top ten percent
of high school class |
64 percent (2007 freshman class)
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| National Merit Finalists |
1 in 10 of all undergraduates, including freshman, is a National Merit Finalist
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| TU Presidential Scholars |
271
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Undergraduate
Male/Female Ratio |
54 (m) to 46 (f)
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| Students from multicultural/international backgrounds |
Multicultural - 15 percent
International - 13 percent |
Percentage receiving some
type of financial aid |
90 percent (2006 freshman class)
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| Competitive Scholarships |
Since 1995, TU students have received:
- 42 Goldwater Scholarships
- 27 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships
- 7 Department of Defense Fellowships
- 8 Truman Scholarships
- 6 Fulbright Grants
- 5 Morris K. Udall Scholarships
- 6 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
- 4 British Marshall Scholarships
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| Athletics |
Division I - 18 men's and women's teams
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| Conference |
Conference USA
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| Nickname |
Golden Hurricane
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| Colors |
Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson
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