University of Tulsa

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 750,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 3,023 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (88%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,692
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 54%
From Region 26%
Athletes 455 (17.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 49%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 9%
Asian 8%
Black 8%
International 5%
Native American 3%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Tulsa 570 47% 52% 6% 7% 13% 5% $85,761 83 +0.31 80 93%
Chemical Engineering 17 — 71% 59% 12% 6% 0% 0% $115,496 86 +1.02 97 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering — — — — — — — — $114,136 54 -0.14 96 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 9 — 89% 56% 11% 0% 22% 0% $113,512 51 -0.17 96 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 14 — 86% 43% 14% 0% 29% 0% $101,868 16 -0.72 91 100% — — — —
Engineering Physics — — — — — — — — $108,505 65 +0.29 95 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 36 — 69% 58% 3% 0% 17% 3% $117,809 98 +2.34 97 97% — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 9 — 89% 33% 0% 0% 22% 33% $154,251 99 +1.88 100 95% — — — —
Computer Science 32 — 84% 75% 9% 0% 6% 3% $115,183 44 -0.29 97 89% — — — —
Cybersecurity 10 — 80% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $116,088 92 +1.19 97 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 22 — 64% 41% 9% 0% 5% 0% $116,801 93 +1.23 97 — — — — —
Information Technology — +2 — — — — — — $110,350 74 +0.59 95 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 7 — 86% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $106,370 60 -0.07 94 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 25% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $67,205 30 -0.42 45 — — — — —
Geosciences 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,617 58 +0.05 41 — — — — —
Mathematics 9 — 67% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $90,528 72 +0.20 84 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,553 61 +0.14 79 — — — — —
Biochemistry 18 — 33% 50% 11% 6% 22% 11% $62,481 13 -0.80 32 — — — — —
Biology 32 +1 38% 44% 16% 3% 12% 6% $59,781 18 -0.77 25 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,347 64 +0.21 26 — — — — —
Exercise Science 58 — 33% 38% 7% 16% 16% 12% $65,724 70 +0.46 41 91% — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — — $69,432 56 +0.07 51 — — — — —
Nursing 54 — 13% 41% 6% 13% 24% 0% $82,660 11 -0.95 76 94% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 8 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,885 61 +0.23 36 94% — — — —
Accounting 11 +5 36% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,633 59 +0.10 82 100% — — — —
Business — — — — — — — — $84,817 76 +0.37 79 — — — — —
Business Administration 21 +2 33% 52% 0% 14% 10% 14% $75,284 60 -0.12 64 86% — — — —
Economics 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,357 55 -0.17 86 — — — — —
Finance 28 +2 71% 61% 4% 4% 18% 7% $117,802 85 +0.65 97 92% — — — —
International Business 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $107,645 82 +1.06 94 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 18 — 67% 44% 11% 0% 6% 11% $116,998 93 +1.41 97 — — — — —
Marketing 9 +1 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 11% $81,183 63 +0.28 74 — — — — —
Organizational Behavior Studies 13 — 54% 38% 0% 23% 8% 15% $80,801 65 +0.35 74 — — — — —
Chinese — — — — — — — — $59,466 58 +0.13 24 — — — — —
Creative Writing — — — — — — — — $54,505 64 +0.26 13 — — — — —
English 11 +1 27% 45% 9% 9% 9% 0% $55,204 68 +0.34 15 — — — — —
French 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,017 59 +0.18 26 — — — — —
German 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,065 59 +0.18 26 — — — — —
History 5 +1 80% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $59,049 71 +0.21 23 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $58,115 64 +0.08 21 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,792 59 +0.16 25 — — — — —
Women's Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,957 66 +0.21 21 — — — — —
Anthropology 3 +2 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,974 71 +0.28 25 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 39 +1 21% 38% 10% 10% 8% 0% $62,195 87 +1.08 31 — — — — —
Communication 10 — 40% 50% 10% 10% 0% 0% $51,867 15 -0.93 9 96% — — — —
Political Science 8 — 50% 38% 0% 0% 25% 25% $68,333 41 -0.29 48 — — — — —
Sociology 6 +2 17% 17% 0% 17% 33% 17% $60,539 74 +0.33 27 — — — — —
Elementary Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,684 74 +0.36 14 — — — — —
General Education — — — — — — — — $60,518 81 +0.64 27 — — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $43,288 25 -0.66 3 94% — — — —
Arts Management 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $50,468 54 -0.11 8 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $46,246 74 +0.43 4 — — — — —
Film Studies 6 +2 83% 50% 0% 0% 17% 0% $48,502 51 -0.08 6 — — — — —
Keyboard Instruments — — — — — — — — $55,737 88 +0.97 16 87% — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,737 88 +0.97 16 87% — — — —
Music Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,422 94 +1.15 19 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $55,737 88 +0.97 16 87% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $55,737 88 +0.97 16 87% — — — —
Studio Art 10 — 20% 50% 10% 10% 10% 10% $43,288 35 -0.38 3 94% — — — —
Voice and Opera — — — — — — — — $55,737 88 +0.97 16 87% — — — —
Energy Systems Technology 6 +3 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $104,075 94 +1.28 93 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $53,565
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 21.1% 120 22% 43% 6% 13% 18% 6% $73,223 31 -0.19 60 92% —
Business & Economics 18.1% 103 53% 55% 3% 10% 9% 10% $97,573 84 +0.49 89 91% —
Engineering 14.9% 85 76% 53% 7% 1% 16% 5% $118,124 93 +1.26 97 98% —
Social Sciences 11.6% 66 29% 41% 8% 9% 11% 5% $61,123 61 +0.51 28 96% —
Computer Science 11.2% 64 77% 66% 8% 0% 6% 2% $115,881 60 +0.46 97 89% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.8% 50 36% 46% 14% 4% 16% 8% $60,753 20 -0.78 27 — —
Arts 4.4% 25 36% 52% 4% 8% 16% 4% $48,380 35 +0.03 6 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.4% 25 64% 80% 4% 0% 12% 0% $87,845 73 -0.00 82 — —
Humanities 3.9% 22 36% 45% 5% 5% 18% 0% $57,197 63 +0.27 19 — —
Professional 1.1% 6 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $104,075 97 +1.28 93 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,347 51 +0.21 26 — —
Education 0.4% 2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,684 59 +0.36 14 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $11.5M #184 26% $6.4M 15 #152 86 5
Computer Science $10.3M #85 60% $0 5 #138 74 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.7M #222 19% $0.1M 20 #182 40 —
Health Sciences $1.8M #208 0% $0 39 #49 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.3M #295 35% $0 4 #185 14 1
Physical Sciences & Math $1.0M #360 22% $0.0M 1 #223 22 —
Business & Economics $0.9M #216 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.4M #303 26% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $30.9M #230 35% $6.5M 84 #195 236 6

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 129 $20.7M $20.7M $0
Soccer 33 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 33 $488K $488K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 32 $488K $488K $0
Cross Country 24 $418K $418K $0
Basketball 15 $6.4M $6.4M $0
Tennis 10 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Total 244 $31.8M $31.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 48 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 38 $564K $564K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 32 $564K $564K $0
Soccer 30 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Cross Country 25 $483K $483K $0
Softball 22 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 16 $4.4M $4.4M $0
Volleyball 16 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Tennis 10 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Golf 6 $991K $991K $0
Total 211 $15.5M $15.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 129 $20.7M $20.7M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 71 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 64 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 63 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Cross Country 49 $902K $902K $0
Rowing 48 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Basketball 31 $10.8M $10.8M $0
Softball 22 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Tennis 20 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Volleyball 16 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Golf 6 $991K $991K $0
Total 455 $59.8M $59.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 75%
SAT Range 1220 – 1530
SAT Math Range 610 – 770
SAT RW Range 610 – 760