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About University of Tulsa

The University of Tulsa, also known as simply TU, is a private university located in Tulsa, which is a city in the US state of Oklahoma, with a population estimated at a number of more than 385 000 inhabitants, fact which makes it the second largest city in the state and the 46th-largest city in the United States. The city served as the county seat of Tulsa County, which is the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, also extending into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties.

TU was founded in 1882, as the Presbyterian School for Indian Girls, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, under the leadership of Alice Mary Robertson, and it was re-chartered as the Henry Kendall College in 1894, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Women's Board of Home Missions, moving to its curent location, in Tulsa, OK, in 1907, in 1920 merging with the proposed McFarlin College, becoming the University of Tulsa.

Today, TU ranked 88th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report, being placed by The Princeton Review on the list of the "Best 366 Colleges", being noted for having one of the world's premier programs in petroleum engineering, including distinguished programs in English, Clinical and I/O Psychology, computer science, natural sciences and several engineering disciplines. The university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, in numerous fields of study, through its 6 colleges, programs, and departments, which include: Collins College of Business (formerly College of Business Administration), College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Henry Kendall College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Law.

Athletics

TU's athletic teams are known as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, which compete in NCAA Division I, the university being a member of Conference USA, in various sports, including in football and basketball, as well as in women's golf, in which they won 4 national championships, also winning 2 in men's basketball, in the past years. All together, since 2005, when they joined Conference USA, TU's athletic teams have won a total of 25 conference championships, including 16 postseason titles and nine regular season crowns (including three West Division titles).

Notable Alumni

Among the most resonant names, on TU's list of notable alumni, there are: Peter Frey - world known Alaskan Sea Bird expert, 2008 Silver Medalist in Target Shooting, Beijing Olympics, Jim Finks - Pro Football Hall of Famer, Gordon Matthews - pioneer of voicemail technology, Robert E. Lavender - Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice, Anurag Mathur Best - selling author of The Inscrutable Americans, and Kim Manning - singer, actress, reality TV personality, among many others.