As a prospective student, you may not be familiar with the logistics of Oral Roberts University. Here are some quick facts to give you a hint about the ORU environment, students and culture.
ORU is located on 263 acres in scenic south Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The campus has 23 major buildings.
ORU offers 63 undergraduate majors, 14 master’s programs, and two doctoral degrees.
ORU’s largest majors are pastoral Christian ministry, mass media communications, business administration, psychology, biology, and nursing; the largest department is business.
ORU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
ORU is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), the Oklahoma Independent Colleges and Universities (OICU), and the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC).
ORU has affiliation agreements with Livets Ord University in Uppsala, Sweden and Peniel College of Higher Education in Brentwood, Essex, England.
The number of for-credit students served for spring 2008 is 3,082.
Students represent 49 states and 61 countries.
The top five states for student enrollment are Oklahoma, Texas, California, Florida, and Illinois.
The male-to-female ratio is 43:57.
Since 1965, ORU students have come from more than 120 countries.
Current student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1.
More than 50 percent of undergraduate faculty and 100 percent of graduate faculty hold terminal degrees.
ORU has 191 full-time and 101 part-time faculty members.
ORU has more than 22,000 graduates worldwide and a total alumni population of almost 38,000.
Golden Eagle athletes participate in eight NCAA Division I men’s and women’s varsity sports: baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, volleyball, track, cross-country, and soccer.
