University Facts for National Merit Finalists
- The University of Tulsa has 287 Presidential Scholars enrolled out of 2,800 undergraduate students.
- One out of 10 undergraduate students at TU is a National Merit Scholar.
- The University of Tulsa has one of the highest number of National Merit Scholars per capita in the nation. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education for 2004 The University of Tulsa's freshman class ranked 9th nationally among research universities in the number of National Merit Scholars per capita.
- Two-thirds of the National Merit Finalists enrolled in the past 3 years have been from states other than Oklahoma.
- The University of Tulsa is the only national doctoral university recognized in the top 100 in Oklahoma by U.S. News & World Report's 2007 edition of America's Best Colleges.
- The TU National Merit Presidential Scholarship package is among the largest for National Merit Finalists sponsored by a private university recognized by U.S. News & World Report's 2007 edition of America's Best Colleges.
To be considered for the TU Presidential Scholarship, a National Merit Finalist must apply and be accepted to The University of Tulsa and indicate The University of Tulsa as school of choice with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
There are many reasons why so many National Merit Scholars choose The University of Tulsa as their school of choice. We hope you will take the time to find out why.
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