The University of Tulsa

The University of Tulsa (USA) began as Henry Kendall College in 1882 and has developed into a leading private research institution that embraces a liberal arts foundation while preparing students for a lifetime of success.

BY THE NUMBERS
More nationally competitive scholarship winners than all Oklahoma colleges combined
Students receiving financial assistance: 94%
Freshman retention rate: 88%
Freshmen in Top 10% of their high school class: 76%
Academic averages for incoming freshmen: GPA 3.9; ACT 30; SAT 1220
RANKINGS
No. 87 among national universities and a Top 50 private university (U.S. News & World Report)
Top 20 in the world among universities with fewer than 5,000 students (Times Higher Education)
No. 170 among all U.S. research universities and liberal arts colleges (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education)
No. 19 among best U.S. colleges for international students (Forbes)
No. 4 among petroleum engineering graduate schools (U.S. News & World Report)
No. 101 among law schools (U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools)
Top 100 business school (Bloomberg)
No. 1 in Oklahoma for best college value and highest starting salary (SmartAsset/PayScale)
Listed in The Princeton Review’s The Best 382 Colleges guide
Listed in “America’s Top Colleges” by Forbes and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, which also ranked TU in the Top 50 for grateful grads and gave TU an “A” for health of balance sheet
Included in 2018 Fiske Guide to Colleges