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Oral Roberts University Overview

Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oral Roberts University is a private not-for-profit institution. Tulsa is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Oral Roberts University Known For?

550 Undergraduate Awards
$30,984 Avg Cost After Aid
78% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at ORU.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 42% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from ORU with a bachelor's degree make about $46,885 a year. That's 15% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • It takes the average ORU student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Oral Roberts University?

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Contact details for ORU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 7777 S Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74171
Phone: 918-495-6161
Website: oru.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OralRobertsUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OralRobertsU

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How Do I Get Into ORU?

You can apply to ORU online at: https://oru.edu/admissions/apply.php

Admission Requirements for ORU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 3
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 5

How Hard Is It To Get Into ORU?

78% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
18% Submit SAT Scores
ORU has an acceptance rate of 78%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to ORU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 630. Math scores were between 490 and 610.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Oral Roberts University  ( 500 to 630 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Oral Roberts University  ( 490 to 610 )
200
800
ORU received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Oral Roberts University  ( 18 to 25 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Oral Roberts University  ( 19 to 25 )
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36

Can I Afford Oral Roberts University?

$30,984 Net Price
68% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of ORU is $30,984. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 ORU, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $8,126 a year. That adds up to $32,504 over four years for those students.

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Oral Roberts University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,667 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,682 undergraduate students at ORU, with 2,667 being full-time and 1,015 being part-time.

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There are also 635 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,667 full-time undergraduates at ORU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oral Roberts University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 92
Black or African American 414
Hispanic or Latino 363
White 1,165
International Students 313
Other Races/Ethnicities 320

Geographic Diversity

Oklahoma students aren't the only ones who study at Oral Roberts University. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 76 countries are represented at ORU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, South Korea, and India.

Oral Roberts University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Theological & Ministerial Studies 8 51 74 1 134
Business Administration & Management 0 63 18 0 81
Nursing 0 42 2 3 47
Health & Physical Education 0 22 13 0 35
General Psychology 0 34 0 0 34
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 29 0 29
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 25 0 0 25
General Biology 0 22 0 0 22
Marketing 0 22 0 0 22
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 22 0 0 22
Social Work 0 19 0 0 19
General Engineering 0 17 0 0 17
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 0 17 0 0 17
Accounting 0 14 0 0 14
Communication & Media Studies 0 14 0 0 14
Finance & Financial Management 0 13 0 0 13
Biblical Studies 0 11 2 0 13
International Business 0 11 0 0 11
Sociology 0 10 0 0 10
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 0 0 10 0 10
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 9 0 0 9
General Education 0 4 5 0 9
Mathematics 0 9 0 0 9
International Relations & National Security 0 8 0 0 8
Fine & Studio Arts 0 8 0 0 8
Educational Administration 0 0 2 5 7
Public Relations & Advertising 0 6 0 0 6
Computer Information Systems 0 6 0 0 6
Music 0 6 0 0 6
Drama & Theater Arts 0 5 0 0 5
English Literature (Other) 0 4 0 0 4
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 4 0 0 4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 4 0 0 4
Romance Languages 0 3 0 0 3
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 3 0 0 3
Political Science & Government 0 3 0 0 3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 2 0 0 2
Human Resource Management 0 2 0 0 2
Journalism 0 2 0 0 2
Data Processing 2 0 0 0 2
Information Technology 0 2 0 0 2
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 2 0 0 2
Biomedical Engineering 0 2 0 0 2
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 2 0 0 2
Sustainability Science 0 2 0 0 2
Design & Applied Arts 0 2 0 0 2
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 1 0 0 1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 1 0 0 1
Computer Science 0 0 1 0 1
Teaching English or French 0 0 1 0 1
Engineering Physics 0 1 0 0 1
General English Literature 0 1 0 0 1
History 0 1 0 0 1
Data Analytics 0 1 0 0 1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 1 0 0 1
Chemistry 0 1 0 0 1
Economics 0 1 0 0 1
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 1 0 0 1
Sacred Music 0 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 10 540 157 9 716

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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