- The Inkwell
- Oklahoma
- Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OKCity: largeZIP 74171Founded 1963
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1963
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- oru.edu
OklahomaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University is a private nonprofit university in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with 3,487 undergraduates. It admits 99% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $29,244 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate99%
Retention80%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans43%
$29,244net price / year
99%admission rate
1196average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$52,658median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#1,135 of 1,704 for earnings#1,429 of 1,739 for lowest net price#873 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,473 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,885tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,350
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,350
- Average net price
- $29,244national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,317
$30,001–48,000$20,557
$48,001–75,000$20,968
$75,001–110,000$26,338
$110,001+$49,884
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 99%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1196
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college99%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 49%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,814
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,658middle 50%: $31,089–$78,726
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,726
Median, Oral Roberts University$52,658
Lower quarter$31,089
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,487
- Part-time
- 20%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 24.0
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 40%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,834 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,864
- Endowment, end of year
- $48,540,606
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White33%
Hispanic16%
Black13%
Asian4.3%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident19%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown8.3%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management19%
Theology & religious vocations15%
Health professions8.8%
Psychology8.5%
Visual & performing arts7.3%
Liberal arts & humanities5.9%
Communication & journalism5.2%
Social sciences4.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 207582. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3121493.