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TU is Number One

University of Tulsa

With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1 and tuition costs having more than doubled since the 1980s, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2020’s Best College & University Rankings as well as accompanying videos, in addition to separate rankings for colleges and for universities.

To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, WalletHub compared over 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 33 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

Top 10 Colleges & Universities in Oklahoma

  1. University of Tulsa
  2. University of Oklahoma
  3. Oklahoma Christian University
  4. Oklahoma City University
  5. Oklahoma State University
  6. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
  7. Oklahoma Baptist University
  8. Oral Roberts University
  9. Oklahoma Wesleyan University
  10. Southwestern Christian University

With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:
 
School Snapshot: University of Tulsa (1 = Best; 7 = Average; 13 = Worst)

  • 2nd – Admission Rate
  • 2nd – Student-Faculty Ratio
  • 4th – Gender & Racial Diversity
  • 1st – Graduation Rate
  • 3rd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

Disclosure: KWGS is owned by the University of Tulsa.