University of Tulsa
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Former names
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Henry Kendall College (1894–1920) |
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| Motto | Wisdom, Faith, Service |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1894 |
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Religious affiliation
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Presbyterian Church |
| Endowment | $957.5 million (2016) |
| President | Gerard Clancy |
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Academic staff
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306 (full-time) |
| Students | 4,352 |
| Undergraduates | 3,174 |
| Postgraduates | 1,178 |
| Location | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Campus | Urban, 230 acres (930,000 m²) |
| Colors | Royal blue, old gold, and crimson |
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NCAA Division I (FBS) The American |
| Nickname | Golden Hurricane |
| Mascot | Captain Cane |
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APCU ORAU NAICU |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 209 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 86 |
| Washington Monthly | 292 |
| Global | |
| QS | 701+ |
| Times | 501–600 |
The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private university located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The university is historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. The university offers programs in law, English, computer science, natural sciences, psychology, and engineering. Its faculty includes the Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, psychologist Robert Hogan, and political scientist Robert Donaldson. The campus's design is predominantly English Gothic.
The university manages the Gilcrease Museum, which includes one of the largest collections of American Western art in the world, and in 2016, The Bob Dylan Archive was placed at the university.
TU's athletic teams are collectively known as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the American Athletic Conference (The American).
The Presbyterian School for Girls (also known as "Minerva Home") was founded in Muskogee, Indian Territory, to offer a primary education to young women of the Creek Nation.
In 1894, the young school expanded to become Henry Kendall College, named in honor of Reverend Henry Kendall, secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions. The first president was William A. Caldwell, who served a brief, two-year term ending ending in 1896.
Caldwell was succeeded by William Robert King, a Presbyterian minister and co-founder of the college, who had come to Oklahoma from Tennessee, by way of the Union Theological Seminary in New York City (affiliated with Columbia University). Kendall College, while still in Muskogee, granted the first post-secondary degree in Oklahoma in June 1898. Under King, the college was moved from its original location in downtown Muskogee to a larger campus on lands donated by Creek Nation Chief Pleasant Porter.
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