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University of Tulsa

University of Tulsa is a private campus in Tulsa proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Presbyterian Church (USA) affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,809

family income
under $30k

$16,984

$30–48k

$23,340

$48–75k

$28,462

$75–110k

$30,755

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$15,0002023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Tulsa fell from $22,189 (2008) to $15,000 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$22,189
2009	$24,438
2010	$21,619
2011	$24,155
2012	$25,702
2013	$26,844
2014	$25,355
2015	$23,392
2016	$23,948
2017	$22,817
2018	$20,936
2019	$24,232
2020	$26,781
2021	$27,005
2022	$23,678
2023	$15,000

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$64,4592024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Tulsa rose from $37,530 (2009) to $64,459 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$37,530
2010	$41,295
2011	$41,449
2012	$44,522
2013	$46,560
2014	$49,323
2015	$50,116
2016	$53,667
2017	$56,173
2018	$56,906
2019	$57,427
2020	$58,637
2021	$60,129
2022	$63,577
2023	$63,093
2024	$64,459

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$14,085
2001	$14,555
2002	$15,265
2003	$16,805
2004	$18,005
2005	$19,235
2006	$21,113
2007	$22,195
2008	$24,365
2013	$34,835
2014	$35,855
2015	$39,521
2016	$41,509
2017	$41,509
2018	$41,509
2019	$42,723
2020	$43,985
2021	$45,673
2022	$47,211
2023	$48,602

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $50,061 before grants and other attendance costs. At University of Tulsa, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,813 undergrads, University of Tulsa is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

72.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Tulsa within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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72.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Tulsa rose from 56% (entered 1991) to 72.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	56%
1992 cohort	55.5%
1993 cohort	53.4%
1994 cohort	53%
1995 cohort	61.2%
1996 cohort	62.9%
1997 cohort	54.6%
1998 cohort	60.3%
1999 cohort	60.7%
2000 cohort	60.8%
2001 cohort	63.3%
2002 cohort	63%
2003 cohort	62.4%
2004 cohort	64.7%
2005 cohort	67.8%
2006 cohort	66.2%
2007 cohort	68.8%
2008 cohort	70.1%
2009 cohort	68.3%
2010 cohort	72.9%
2011 cohort	68.5%
2012 cohort	73.7%
2013 cohort	72.3%
2014 cohort	72.5%
2015 cohort	73.4%
2016 cohort	72.2%
2017 cohort	73.3%
2018 cohort	72.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$5,800
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$5,805
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$5,633
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,810	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,615	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$6,534
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$6,428
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,118
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,795	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,063	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,125	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,125	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,115	$9,521
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,226	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,984	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,250	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$8,448
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,250	$5,940
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,500	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$54,779

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$55,527

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$61,408

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Tulsa admitted 3,150 of 5,121 applicants in Fall 2024. The 61.5% rate describes that application pool.

61.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $48,602 tuition · 2023–24 2,813 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1223–15301600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Tulsa received 5,121 applications and admitted 3,150 (61.5%), with 733 enrolling.

University of Tulsa reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Tulsa’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 610–760 and Math was 613–770 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1223–1530 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	610	710	760
SAT Math	613	700	770
ACT Composite	25	30	34

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

61.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	67.3%
Fall 2002	73.3%
Fall 2003	76.2%
Fall 2004	74.2%
Fall 2005	75.1%
Fall 2006	75.7%
Fall 2007	51.1%
Fall 2008	46.3%
Fall 2009	49.6%
Fall 2010	39.1%
Fall 2011	40.9%
Fall 2012	40.7%
Fall 2013	40.6%
Fall 2014	40.3%
Fall 2015	44%
Fall 2016	37%
Fall 2017	39%
Fall 2018	40.8%
Fall 2019	35.8%
Fall 2020	69.2%
Fall 2021	75.2%
Fall 2022	69.2%
Fall 2023	58%
Fall 2024	61.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1223–1530Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1120	1370
Fall 2004	1080	1380
Fall 2005	1090	1410
Fall 2006	1070	1380
Fall 2007	1140	1400
Fall 2008	1090	1390
Fall 2009	1130	1390
Fall 2010	1130	1400
Fall 2011	1120	1380
Fall 2012	1160	1410
Fall 2013	1130	1400
Fall 2014	1130	1410
Fall 2015	1130	1400
Fall 2016	1100	1390
Fall 2017	1150	1440
Fall 2018	1180	1410
Fall 2019	1090	1360
Fall 2020	1080	1330
Fall 2021	1070	1370
Fall 2022	1078	1350
Fall 2023	1150	1490
Fall 2024	1223	1530

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

25–34Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	23	29
Fall 2002	22	30
Fall 2003	22	29
Fall 2004	23	30
Fall 2005	23	30
Fall 2006	23	30
Fall 2007	24	30
Fall 2008	25	31
Fall 2009	25	32
Fall 2010	26	32
Fall 2011	24	31
Fall 2012	25	31
Fall 2013	25	32
Fall 2014	26	32
Fall 2015	26	32
Fall 2016	26	33
Fall 2017	25	32
Fall 2018	25	32
Fall 2019	24	31
Fall 2020	23	31
Fall 2021	22	29
Fall 2022	21	30
Fall 2023	24	33
Fall 2024	25	34

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,813Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Tulsa has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 3,450 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 2,813.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,628
Fall 2003	2,604
Fall 2004	2,699
Fall 2005	2,749
Fall 2006	2,830
Fall 2007	2,920
Fall 2008	2,981
Fall 2009	3,027
Fall 2010	3,058
Fall 2011	2,948
Fall 2012	3,117
Fall 2013	3,394
Fall 2014	3,441
Fall 2015	3,450
Fall 2016	3,361
Fall 2017	3,316
Fall 2018	3,246
Fall 2019	3,232
Fall 2020	2,905
Fall 2021	2,698
Fall 2022	2,612
Fall 2023	2,447
Fall 2024	2,813

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

92%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Tulsa rose from 78% (Fall 2002) to 92% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	78%
Fall 2003 cohort	84%
Fall 2004 cohort	84%
Fall 2005 cohort	82%
Fall 2006 cohort	82%
Fall 2007 cohort	86%
Fall 2008 cohort	86%
Fall 2009 cohort	85%
Fall 2010 cohort	86%
Fall 2011 cohort	84%
Fall 2012 cohort	90%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	88%
Fall 2015 cohort	91%
Fall 2016 cohort	88%
Fall 2017 cohort	88%
Fall 2018 cohort	87%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	82%
Fall 2021 cohort	85%
Fall 2022 cohort	85%
Fall 2023 cohort	92%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Tulsa

27% of University of Tulsa's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Tulsa as a primarily residential campus of 2,813 undergraduates — and 92.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Tulsa's SAT section-percentile sums are 1223–1530 — their midpoint is above the OK four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Tulsa's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Tulsa compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Tulsa61.5%

Oklahoma median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Tulsa$50,061

Oklahoma median$9,797

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Tulsa's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Tulsa$61,408

Oklahoma median$46,116

National median$53,781

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University of Tulsa, Oklahoma and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	61.5%	76%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$50,061	$9,797	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$61,408	$46,116	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Tulsa, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Tulsa federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 14 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Petroleum Engineering	$145,353
Computer Science	$109,332
Chemical Engineering	$101,626
Management Information Systems and Services	$100,887
Finance and Financial Management Services	$97,533
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$97,087
Mechanical Engineering	$91,225
Accounting and Related Services	$85,233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$82,510
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$64,026
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$63,485
Psychology, General	$60,700
Music	$46,662
Communication and Media Studies	$44,090

These 14 fields listed for University of Tulsa measure earnings after completion. The $61,408 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 47 additional University of Tulsa fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Tulsa report?

University of Tulsa's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1223–1530 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Tulsa's acceptance rate?

61.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,150 admitted from 5,121 applicants.

How much does University of Tulsa cost?

At University of Tulsa, tuition is $50,061. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Tulsa report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $61,408. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Oklahoma

Southeastern Oklahoma State University — 76.4% admitted
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma — 65.8% admitted
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus — 76.6% admitted
Oklahoma City University — 77% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.