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Acceptance Rate 98.90%
Yield 18.82%
SAT Score 1,200
ACT Score 24
Applicants 5,022

ORU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 98.9% at Oral Roberts University. Total 5,022 students applied and 4,967 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,200 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$35
Admission Informationhttps://oru.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://oru.edu/admissions/apply.php
Acceptance Rate98.90%
Average Test Scores1,200 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 98.90%. A total of 5,022 students (2,217 men and 2,805 women) have applied to and 4,967 (2,186 men and 2,781 women) students admitted to Oral Roberts University.
Among them, 420 male and 515 female students have enrolled into ORU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.82%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at ORU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants5,0222,2172,80500
Admitted4,9672,1862,78100
Enrolled93542051500
Acceptance Rate 98.90% 98.60% 99.14% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.82% 19.21% 18.52% - -
[Chart] Oral Roberts University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At ORU, 93 applicants (11% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 59 applicants (7%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,200 at ORU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,310 and 25th percentile score is 1,120.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 22.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at ORU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of ORU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at ORU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total112012001310
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing580620660
Math540580650
ACT Composite222428
Math202225
English222431
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Oral Roberts University, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for ORU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at ORU

The calendar system at Oral Roberts University is Semester. Oral Roberts University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Oral Roberts University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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