University of Tulsa is a private institution that was founded in the year 1894. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 3,105, its setting is urban, and the campus area is 209 acres. It has a semester-based academic calendar. University of Tulsa is ranked 75 in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.
The Golden Hurricane sports teams are members of the Division I Conference USA, and the school’s lucky charm is a superhero named Captain Cane. At the end of select weeks throughout the year, students can join for the Hurricane Thursdays, campus celebrations which alternate amongst carnivals, concerts, and more. The TU campus is two miles away from the downtown Tulsa, Okla., a city of about half a million people that is home to arts centers, shops, museums, and night clubs. The state capital of the Oklahoma City is around 100 miles away.
The University of Tulsa is known for its petroleum engineering programs, which are taught in a 15 million dollar facility complete with drill rig ad simulator. Any student, can be involved in the research projects as early as freshman year. TU is also home to nation’s first college campus mosque, which was made with help of private funds. The Famous TU alumni are television psychologist Dr. Phil (Phillip McGraw) and the Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith.
Campus Location
800 S. Tucker Drive
Tulsa, OK 74104
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1894
Religious affiliation-Presbyterian
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban