Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University
MottoEducating the whole man
TypePrivate university
Established1963 (1963)
Religious affiliation
Evangelical
Academic affiliations
CIC
CCCU
Endowment$45 million (2019)[1]
PresidentWilliam Wilson
Students5,051 (2022)[2]
Undergraduates2,782 (2014)[3]
Postgraduates553 (2014)[3]
Location,
U.S.
CampusSuburban
Colors    Navy and gold[4]
NicknameGolden Eagles
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IThe Summit
Websitewww.oru.edu

Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a private evangelical university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1963, the university is named after its founder, Charismatic Christian preacher Oral Roberts.

Sitting on a 385-acre (1.56 km2) campus, ORU offers over 70 undergraduate degree programs along with 20 graduate programs across six colleges.[5][6][7] ORU is classified among "Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs".[8][9] The university enrolls approximately 5,000 students.[2]

  1. ^ "Oral Roberts University | Best College | US News". Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "5,000 STUDENTS AND EXPANDING: ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY REACHES HISTORIC ENROLLMENT NUMBERS". 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Points of Pride". Tulsa Oklahoma.: Oral Roberts University. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "guidelines - Oral Roberts University - A Christian College, based in Tulsa Oklahoma". Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  5. ^ "Facts about ORU - Oral Roberts University - A Christian College, based in Tulsa Oklahoma". Oru.edu. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "Evangelist Oral Roberts dead at 91". CNN.com. December 16, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  7. ^ "The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association". Ncahlc.org. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  8. ^ "Oral Roberts University". Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "#573 Oral Roberts University". Forbes.

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