Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK · Private · Large city · ORU
Private institution in Tulsa, OK · 3,322 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $46,885 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $23,6001,382nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,1001,453rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $34,1001,395th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,3671,399th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,8851,248th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,1121,280th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.9%998th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.4%594th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 98.6%1,507th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1183451st highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,322650th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.5%1,008th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 226 mi (DFW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 92 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $57,318 | $57,318 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,544 | $58,221 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,606 | $57,995 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $41,937 | $42,682 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $35,060 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $34,420 | $33,993 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,993 | $33,755 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $31,133 | $33,281 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $30,616 | $31,848 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $26,933 | $32,569 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $25,194 | $21,508 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Other Protestantsource
- Founded in 1963source
- Athletic nickname: "Golden Eagles"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Navy and Goldsource
- Motto: ""Educating the whole man" / "Mind, Spirit, Body""source
- Athletic conference: The Summitsource
- Fight song: ""Spirit Song""source
- Notable alum: Michele Bachmannsource
- Notable alum: Ryan Teddersource
- Notable alum: Joel Osteensource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,281,661 (M $2,483,427 · W $2,798,234)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Oral Roberts University’s 3,322 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OK
- Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OK · 3,424 undergrads
- Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, OK · 3,469 undergrads
- Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, OK · 3,031 undergrads
- Rogers State UniversityClaremore, OK · 2,552 undergrads
- Cameron UniversityLawton, OK · 2,534 undergrads
- University of TulsaTulsa, OK · 2,447 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL · 3,322 undergrads
- Harding UniversitySearcy, AR · 3,323 undergrads
- New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY · 3,320 undergrads
- University of La VerneLa Verne, CA · 3,341 undergrads
- College of the MainlandTexas City, TX · 3,342 undergrads
- St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, NY · 3,343 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteoru.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 207582)
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