University of Tulsa

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Tulsa

University of Tulsa operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,813 students of which 2,756 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Tulsa is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 61.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,389 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,000, with published in-state tuition of $50,061 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 72.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 92.1%. Graduates earn a median of $61,408 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,779 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 65300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.