by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University of Tulsa was awarded 61 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is engineering technologies.
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College Factual ranked University of Tulsa as #418 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 32 colleges in Oklahoma, University of Tulsa is ranked at #3.
When it comes to admittance, University of Tulsa is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 75%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 19% of students accepted to University of Tulsa submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 680. Math scores were between 540 and 690.
At University of Tulsa, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Tulsa is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Tulsa has a freshmen retention rate of 82%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At University of Tulsa the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 49%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,929 undergraduates at University of Tulsa with 2,819 being full-time and 110 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,529 | $21,226 | $21,541 | $26,042 | $29,385 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of University of Tulsa, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At University of Tulsa, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $11,327 a year. That adds up to $45,308 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at University of Tulsa is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for University of Tulsa are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 800 South Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK 74104-3189 |
| Phone: | 918-631-2000 |
| Website: | https://utulsa.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 59 | $65,997 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 58 | $53,903 |
| Computer Science | 42 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 41 | NA |
| Nursing | 38 | $61,250 |
| General Biology | 37 | NA |
| Accounting | 32 | $42,899 |
| General Psychology | 32 | $27,238 |
| Health & Physical Education | 32 | $21,673 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 30 | $85,730 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,573 students took at least one online class at University of Tulsa. This is an increase from the 103 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,573 | 164 |
| 2019-2020 | 103 | 98 |
| 2018-2019 | 157 | 141 |
| 2017-2018 | 131 | 120 |
| 2016-2017 | 136 | 133 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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