by our College Data Analytics TeamParks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Oral Roberts University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in parks and rec, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at ORU was ranked #512 on College Factual's Best Schools for parks and rec list. It is also ranked #11 in Oklahoma.
Here are some of the other rankings for ORU.
Part-time undergraduates at ORU paid an average of $1,240 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,700 | $29,700 |
| Fees | $1,230 | $1,230 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,920 | $1,920 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,650 | $8,650 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,706 | $3,706 |
Learn more about ORU tuition and fees.
ORU does not offer an online option for its parks and rec bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ORU Online Learning page.
About 44.2% of the students who received their BS in parks and rec in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in parks and rec at ORU in 2019-2020, 41.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 43 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
