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Oral Roberts University
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Information Summary
Ranks 258th overall and 3rd in Oklahoma
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
89.6 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$27,560 |
| Admission
Success rate |
75% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
25 / 1180 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
14 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
86% / 45% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
3,244 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Doctoral/Research Universities
| Undergraduate | Professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Doctoral, professional dominant |
| Undergraduate Population | Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | High undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Medium four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Oral Roberts University?
Ranks 953rd for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $17,000 | $17,000 | $17,000 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $400 | $400 | $400 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $674 | $674 | $674 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $8,610 | $8,610 | $8,610 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $500 | $500 | $500 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $415 | $415 | $415 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $27,560 | $27,560 | $27,560 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $19,000 | $19,000 | $19,000 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $19,000 | $19,000 | $19,000 |
Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Theology Degree — Tuition | $9,120 | $9,120 |
| Theology Degree — Required Fees | $500 | $500 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $15,880 |
$15,880 |
$15,880 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $6,770 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $1,500 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $35 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $35 |
| First Professional Application Fee | $35 |
| Applicants | 1,201 (509 male / 692 female) |
| Admitted | 904 (375 male / 529 female) |
| Admission rate | 75% |
| First-time Enrollment | 604 (255 male / 349 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 602 (254 male / 348 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 2 (1 male / 1 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 3,244 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Oral Roberts University use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Oral Roberts University accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 592nd for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 68% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 27 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 18 / 25 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 25 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 555th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 50% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 480 / 590 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 440 / 590 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 920 / 1180 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 2,218 |
| Meals per Week | 21 |
| Room Fee | $3,440 |
| Board Fee | $3,620 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Oral Roberts University Ranks 161st for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $1,006 | 87 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $2,599 | 87 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $5,896 | 321 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $9,818 | 220 | |
| Any financial aid type | 321 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Oral Roberts University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 100 | 111 | 211 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 207 | 372 | 579 |
Hispanic | 74 | 87 | 161 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 35 | 36 | 71 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 23 | 29 | 52 |
White Non-Hispanic | 849 | 1,132 | 1,981 |
Race Unknown | 76 | 113 | 189 |
| Total | 1,364 | 1,880 | 3,244 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Oral Roberts University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 41 | 60 | 101 |
Hispanic | 19 | 23 | 42 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 9 | 10 | 19 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 6 | 5 | 11 |
White Non-Hispanic | 194 | 311 | 505 |
Race Unknown | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| Total | 281 | 435 | 716 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Oral Roberts University.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 35 | 50 | |
| 28 | 21 | 49 | |
| 11 | 30 | 41 | |
| 28 | 10 | 38 | |
| 3 | 35 | 38 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Oral Roberts University Ranks 2591st for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $44,507 ($46,701 male / $41,014 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 197 (121 male / 76 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 81 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 2 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $1,926,365 |
Oral Roberts University Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Oral Roberts University or ORU, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the largest charismatic Christian university in the world. The school has an enrollment of over 5,000 students who come from every state in the U.S. and attracts a significant number of international students. The university also has a seminary, a graduate education program, and a graduate business school. The university is named for its founder, televangelist Oral Roberts. All students are required to sign a pledge stating they will live according to the university’s honor code. In 2006, the dress code was relaxed even further, allowing students to wear jeans to class, and for the first time, allowing men to wear non-button-down shirts (i.e., t-shirts.) However, restrictions for men on hair length and facial hair still remain, as well as a rule against men wearing earrings. The Avenue of Flags is the main entrance to Oral Roberts University, and is lined with lighted flags representing more than 60 nations from which ORU students have come. The 3,500 seat Christ’s Chapel is the location of bi-weekly university chapel services and was constructed in a drape-like fashion as an homage to Oral Roberts’ early tent revivals. Televangelist Oral Roberts founded the institution in 1963, claiming God had given him the following commissions: and The first students enrolled in 1965. The university started the Oral Roberts University School of Medicine in 1981. Interestingly, however, some of the earliest criticisms of the Word of Faith movement came from faculty members at Oral Roberts University, including Professor Charles Farah and one of his students, Daniel Ray McConnell. Oral Roberts University is a member of the Mid-Continent Conference. On November 15, 2006, the unranked Oral Roberts basketball team stunned the #3 team in the nation, the University of Kansas, at the Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, 78-71. With a 71-67 victory over Oakland on March 6, 2007, Oral Roberts entered the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for the second straight season.
Oral Roberts University Academics
Oral Roberts University is unique in its study options. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance and Tutoring. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. That is, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Washington Semester and Weekend College.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Oral Roberts University.
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- French, German, Spanish
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Acting, Art – General, Commercial/Advertising Art, Design/Visual Communications, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music – Piano/Organ, Music – Voice/Opera, Music Theory/Composition, Theater Design/Stagecraft
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, International Business, International Marketing, Management Information Systems, Management Science, Marketing Management, Organizational Behavior Studies
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Physics
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biochemistry, Biology
- English Language and Literature:
- English, English Composition
- Public Administration and Service:
- Social Work
- Social Sciences:
- International Relations, Political Science/Government
- Education:
- Art Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education
- History:
- History – General
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Exercise Sciences, Health/Physical Fitness, Parks/Leisure Facilities Management
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Clinical Laboratory Science, Nursing (RN)
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of July. Additionally, for international students, the application fee is 35. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $642 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall.
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Oral Roberts University Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 67%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer students are not ignored, for all that did not report the exact number of transfer students. This school did not report their application fee.
SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Further, The regular application due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of July.
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Oral Roberts University Financial Aid
If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Athletics, Job Skills, Leadership and Music/Drama. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Other: Federal income tax return. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Job Skills and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.
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Oral Roberts University Students
The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, University, Four-year, Nondenominational, Coed, where 67 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Furthermore, the student body consists of twenty-nine percent in-state students, seventy-one percent out-of-state students, twenty-seven percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty-three percent in top quarter of graduating class and eighty percent in top half of graduating class. Oral Roberts University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. The school’s size is approximately three thousand, two hundred and sixty-five degree-seeking undergrads. Further, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus.
Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as prayer tower. Remarkably, the school is located 7 miles from downtown.This school features the Suburban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus.
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Oral Roberts University Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
- Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
- Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
- Men’s Intramural Wrestling
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about 1 year ago
Nwosu Lilian sweetlily4god ((at)) yahoo dot com
Dear sir|madam, I must say is a wonderful school that is layed by God servant Mr Oral Robert,may God continue to bless u, I am Lilian from nigeria in africa,i would like to know how possible it can be for me to be awarded a scholarship in your school i will most greatful if this opportunity is given to me. God bless u.
over 2 years ago
G NATEMBEYA gnatembeya ((at)) yahoo dot com
I have been impressed by the fact that it is a christian university! I am preparing my son to join it in 2008. He is top in Basketball in his school. Thank you for the good work.