Colleges / Oral Roberts University
College · Private nonprofit · Tulsa, OK · City
ORU

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, OK

Religious affiliation
Address7777 S Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74171
Websiteoru.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate99%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$25k
Undergrad size3,487
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $25k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 99% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1196 · ACT 23.

If you get in

3,487 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $50k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $25k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$200k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$101k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$99k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$35.5k
Room & board
$10.0k
Books & supplies
$1,920

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans42%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
3,487
Location
Tulsa, OK
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
ORU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White33%
  • International19%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Black13%
  • Unknown8%
  • Asian4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time20%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 65

What you can study.

Colleges / Oral Roberts University
College · Private nonprofit · Tulsa, OK · City
ORU

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, OK

Religious affiliation
Address7777 S Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74171
Websiteoru.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate99%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$25k
Undergrad size3,487
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $25k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 99% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1196 · ACT 23.

If you get in

3,487 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $50k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $25k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$200k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$101k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$99k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$35.5k
Room & board
$10.0k
Books & supplies
$1,920

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans42%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
3,487
Location
Tulsa, OK
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
ORU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White33%
  • International19%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Black13%
  • Unknown8%
  • Asian4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time20%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 65

What you can study.