<p>Anyone know anything about University of Tulsa? US News ranks it in the top 100 National Universities, but it isn't listed individually in the Colleges and Universities section of this board.</p>
<p>Someone on this board was really high on it- might have been Lonestardad. I have heard wonderful things about the school, but have no personal experience.</p>
<p>That's because there isn't much demand for discussion of it. Tulsa is a great school, the best private in Oklahoma, and they offer exceptional merit aid. The city of Tulsa isn't THAT bad either.</p>
<p>TU is a really good private school and offers great opportunities. I didn't especially like the campus when I went on the national merit schmooze tour. They also require you to pay for you own books and other expenses, unlike other instate unis that offer you FULL merit scholarship.</p>
<p>I have to say I absolutely hate Tulsa, but I guess if you like a nice town with nothing interesting in it it's the place for you:)</p>
<p>We got mail from them a couple of years ago when my son was looking at schools. I thought the school looked like it has a lot going for it.</p>
<p>Oklahoma is one of those flyover states between the East and West coasts so its colleges and universities just don't get the publicity. The University of Tulsa (TU) is an excellent private university with the second lowest tuition of the top 100 national universities (U.S. News list) at just under $19,000 per year. TU awards signficant merit dollars as well. The academic quality of many of its programs is reflected in part by the success of its students in winning national scholarship awards. Here's an example from TU's website:</p>
<p>"Since 1995, TU students have received:
- 36 Goldwater Scholarships
- 22 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships
- 6 Department of Defense Fellowships
- 8 Truman Scholarships
- 4 Fulbright Grants
- 5 Morris K. Udall Scholarships
- 5 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
- 4 British Marshall Scholarships"</p>
<p>And this from an undergraduate student body of just under 2800 (4100 for the entire university). I bet this compares very favorably with the better known Kenyons, Oberlins, and Pomonas of the world. The TU campus is just a couple miles from Tulsa's downtown and the city of Tulsa itself has much to offer a college student as well.</p>
<p>Correction to my prior post - I should have said that TU has the second lowest tuition of the private universities in the top 100 (only Brigham Young is lower).</p>
<p>BYU is only lower if you're mormon...if you're non-LDS, then it's like $2k per year more.</p>
<p>Full-time Part-time </p>
<p>Undergraduate Semester Per Credit Hour<br>
LDS $1,705 $175
Non-LDS $2,558 $262 </p>
<p>Graduate </p>
<p>LDS $2,155 $414
Non-LDS $3,233 $621 </p>
<p>I am just an analytical sort so I saw some of your prior posts asking about math-science majors. TU has several strengths in math and the sciences. For instance, the Goldwater scholarships are competitive national awards for current college students majoring in math and the sciences. TU's students have won the maximum number of Goldwater scholarships (4) that a single college/university can receive in a year and TU does this with regularity. And Tulsa is right next door to Missouri.</p>
<p>My sophomore son and I will be visiting TU February 17. He's made it to the 2nd round of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange selection process for our region, so we are starting the college look early in case he is in Germany all next year. I'll report back on what we think.</p>
<p>I've also got a favorable impression of Tulsa, just from a casual reading of their programs, particularly in natural scienecs, as well as the arts. Also, it seems that Tulsa has found a good balance between big-time college athletics and academics. And the campus life seems to be comfortable and the facilities aesthetically pleasing.</p>
<p>2sonmama - Also arrange with TU's Admissions Office to visit with a professor or two in the majors your son may be interested in. TU's Admissions Office will be quite helpful to arrange those appointments.</p>
<p>My sophomore son and I made a half day visit to University of Tulsa yesterday. He came away very impressed with the school and has started talking about "when I go to Tulsa" not "if I go to Tulsa".</p>
<p>On the good side:
* Very compact campus, easy to walk from dorms/apartments to all classes
* Huge dorm rooms, compared to others I've seen
* Low cost for a Division I Private school (less than $29k total cost)
* Excellent merit aid - 80%+ get some merit aid. National Merit Finalists may get full tuition and room/board.
* Most marching band members get scholarships too.
* Small classes - even the big freshman lectures have 60 or so students
* Friendly, non-preppy student body
* Wide range of offered programs
* Cheap parking permits and plenty of parking
* Lots of alumni money allowing for several construction projects to be finished in next couple years.
* Rolling admissions - learn your status in 2-3 weeks after applying
* Braums Ice Cream readily available in Tulsa. If you have tasted it, you know what I mean.</p>
<p>Bad side:
* We happened to pick the coldest day of the winter so far to visit. That wind is nasty!</p>
<p>We'll see in 1 1/2 years (when my son actually applies) whether Tulsa still stands in such esteem. For now it is certainly a front-runner.</p>
<p>My moth is watering for UTulsa now! I hope that they mouth water for me!!</p>
<p>Should I go there this summer? I want to see students.</p>