by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Oral Roberts University was awarded 47 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other theological & ministerial studies.
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ORU is ranked #1,081 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
ORU is also ranked #11 out of 32 schools in Oklahoma.
When it comes to admittance, Oral Roberts University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 85%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 19% 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 450 and 620. Math scores were between 450 and 590.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Oral Roberts University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Oral Roberts University is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Oral Roberts University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at ORU for first-time, full-time students is 46%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,682 undergraduates at ORU with 2,667 being full-time and 1,015 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,080 | $15,627 | $21,395 | $22,779 | $24,445 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ORU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At ORU, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $8,240 a year. That adds up to $32,960 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at ORU is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Oral Roberts University.
Contact details for ORU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7777 S Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74171 |
| Phone: | 918-495-6161 |
| Website: | https://oru.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/OralRobertsUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/OralRobertsU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 66 | $26,042 |
| General Psychology | 48 | $25,697 |
| Nursing | 47 | $57,751 |
| Health & Physical Education | 43 | $23,144 |
| Business Administration & Management | 35 | $30,902 |
| General Biology | 31 | NA |
| General Engineering | 27 | $60,813 |
| Marketing | 24 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 21 | $29,293 |
| Accounting | 17 | $49,277 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 903 students took at least one online class at Oral Roberts University. This is an increase from the 857 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 903 | 903 |
| 2019-2020 | 857 | 857 |
| 2018-2019 | 622 | 622 |
| 2017-2018 | 565 | 565 |
| 2016-2017 | 422 | 422 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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