Oral Roberts University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Oral Roberts University, also called ORU, is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The university was established in 1963 by the evangelist Oral Roberts, after whom ORU has been named. The first students of the university were enrolled in the year 1965. ORU's campus is spread over more than 260 acres. It is a Christian liberal arts university and enrolls more than 3,000 students annually which includes international students from over 60 countries. The students here are offered major degrees and certificate programs in study areas which include arts and cultural studies, business and education.

The university hosts various student organizations and clubs. The students also take part in campus sports such as basketball and golf.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Other Protestant religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, media, and music.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,067 in 2009-2010 (3,061 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students, graduate students are 14%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 5%.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Oral Roberts University provides on-campus housing for 2,370 of its 3,061 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Mid-Continent Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 91 male students received the aid (men were 60% of those receiving aid) and 60 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 40% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Oral Roberts University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (156 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

DESIGN (7 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts
• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (7 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (55 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education Administration
• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Speech Teacher Education
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (73 awarded)

• Ancient Near Eastern/Biblical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (53 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Pre-Pharmacy Studies

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Pre-Veterinary Studies

MUSIC (12 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (22 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (30 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (194 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (26 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biophysics
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (42 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology