University of Tulsa

Profileuniversity.com - University of Tulsa is a private university founded in 1894 by the Presbyterian Church which is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The university was originally established as Henry Kendall College in 1882.

Through school and college, including Henry Kendall College of Arts & Sciences, Collins College of Business, College of Law, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Graduate School, and the Division of Continuing Education, University of Tulsa offers over 60 undergraduate programs, 31 graduate programs and 12 doctoral programs.

According to the university, one of ten students admitted are National Merit Scholars. In addition, many members of Tulsa that has won numerous prestigious awards and scholarships, including:

•     59 Goldwater Scholarship
•     54 National Science Foundation Graduate Scholarship
•     9 Department of Defense Scholarship
•     11 Truman Scholarship
•     17 Fulbright Grant
•     9 Morris K. Udall Scholarship
•     11 Phi Phi Kappa Graduate Fellowships
•     5 British Marshall Scholarship
•     11 Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship
•     3 USA Today All Stars
•     2 James Madison Scholarship
•     2 Rhodes Scholarship and 9 finalists

Of athletic activities in the university campus, the University of Tulsa has 18 varsity sports teams, nicknamed the "Golden Hurricane", which consists of a team of men and women who compete teams in Division I of the NCAA. From this athletic activity Tulsa sports teams have won six national championships, Including four in women's golf and two in men's basketball.

There are many traditions or annual events are regularly held students in Tulsa campus, and one of the oldest traditions on campus is the "Ringing of the Bell", which in the tradition of graduating seniors ring the Cupola bell after finishing their last exam.

Source: utulsa.edu/