Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, Oklahoma · Private · 3,487 undergraduates · oru.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
99%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1120 to 1310
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$59,170Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Oral Roberts University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
99% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$59,170
a year in 2027-28, from a $59,170 sticker price
What to do with your 1220
Send your score
About 84% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1050, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted alongside ACT/SAT (benchmark 66 CLT)
Source: Freshmen Application Checklist | Oral Roberts University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
99%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1120 to 1310
Reading and Writing 580 to 660
Math 540 to 650
ACT composite 22 to 28
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$59,170
a year
- Tuition$39,970
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$21,317
- $30,001 to $48,000$20,557
- $48,001 to $75,000$20,968
- $75,001 to $110,000$26,338
- Over $110,000$49,884
Financial aidEstimate
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
98%
of freshmen receive grants
$24,184
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Finalist award: Quest Whole Leader Scholarship + full room award
$25,000 a year
National Merit
To keep it: for Quest Whole Leader Scholarships below full tuition, a 2.0 college GPA and stay in good academic standing (not on academic probation); for full-tuition Quest awards, a 3.0 college GPA.
Details
Oklahoma programs for residents
Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award (formerly Academic Scholars Program)
$3,200 to $24,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1540+ SAT, Automatic Qualifier - ACT/SAT 99.5 percentile route; ACT: sum of English+Math+Reading >= 103 (Science excluded); apply online to OSRHE; official score report$24,000
- Automatic Qualifier - National Merit Scholar/Finalist route; Designation as National Merit Scholar or National Merit Finalist (PSAT/NMSQT-based); apply online to OSRHE$24,000
- 3.80+ GPA, 28+ ACT, Institutional Nominee - Regional universities - GPA + test pathway; Nominated by the institution (limited annual slots), an application, essay or interview$4,000
- 30+ ACT, Institutional Nominee - Regional universities - test-score pathway; Nominated by the institution (limited annual slots), an application, essay or interview$4,000
- 3.90+ GPA, 30+ ACT, Institutional Nominee - Research universities - GPA + test pathway; Nominated by the institution (limited annual slots), an application, essay or interview$4,000
- 32+ ACT, Institutional Nominee - Research universities - test-score pathway; Nominated by the institution (limited annual slots), an application, essay or interview$4,000
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
After college
Graduate within 6 years
55%
Come back for a second year
80%
Typical earnings
$52,658
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Oral Roberts University$52,367
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 13 majors here have earnings data.
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