Editing University of Tulsa (section)

==Student body and student life==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
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! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web|title=College Scorecard: University of Tulsa|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?207971-University-of-Tulsa|publisher=[[United States Department of Education]]|access-date=May 8, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615201249/https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?207971-University-of-Tulsa|url-status=live}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
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| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|53|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
| Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|12|%|2||background:brown}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|9|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[Foreign national]]
|align=right| {{bartable|9|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|7|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|6|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]
|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:gold}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|26|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|74|%|2||background:black}}
|}
Students at the University of Tulsa represent 47 states and over 79 foreign countries, of which 58% are [[Oklahoma]] residents.<ref name="utulsa.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.utulsa.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/undergraduate-admission.aspx|title=Undergraduate Admission|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110045859/http://www.utulsa.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/undergraduate-admission.aspx|archive-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref> Among the most common countries of origin for TU international students are China, [[Iran]], [[Azerbaijan]], India, [[Nigeria]], [[Pakistan]], and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|title=Countries Represented Spring 2018|url=https://utulsa.edu/international-students/countries-represented/|publisher=University of Tulsa|access-date=May 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204421/https://utulsa.edu/international-students/countries-represented/|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The University of Tulsa is home to more than 150 student organizations, registered with and partially funded by the Student Government Association.

===Diversity and campus life===
Several groups exist to support diversity on the University of Tulsa campus. There are at least 25 campus organizations existing to support and sustain a diverse campus community.<ref>{{cite web|title=Diversity & Engagement|url=https://utulsa.edu/about/diversity/|publisher=University of Tulsa|access-date=May 25, 2018|archive-date=July 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716223911/https://utulsa.edu/about/diversity/|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, TU hosts the Chevron Multicultural Resource Center, funded by a gift from the energy company, which hosts events and programming to promote diversity on campus.

Although TU has historic ties to the Presbyterian Church, the university has long embraced religious diversity.  In 2002, TU was home to the first [[mosque]] built on an American university campus.<ref name = "Alt-OK">Lanvanhar, Marvin. "Tulsa, a Divinely Inspired City". Chapter 13 in Joyce, Davis D. ''Alternative Oklahoma: contrarian views of the Sooner State''p. 213. Available through Google Books. Accessed February 20, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TU Breaks Ground for New Mosque|url=http://www.newson6.com/story/7695459/tu-breaks-ground-for-new-mosque|access-date=May 25, 2018|work=KOTV News 6|date=September 20, 2002|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625213529/http://www.newson6.com/story/7695459/tu-breaks-ground-for-new-mosque|url-status=live}}</ref> TU also hosts a chapter of [[Hillel International]], an organization to support Jewish life on campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oklahillel.org/|website=Hillel of Northeastern Oklahoma- University of Tulsa chapter|access-date=May 25, 2018|title=Hillel of Northeastern Oklahoma|archive-date=January 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107145032/http://www.oklahillel.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> The university also hosts several organizations reflecting different streams of Christian spiritual practice, including Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox.<ref>{{cite web|title=Student Organizations|url=https://utulsa.edu/campus-life/student-activities/student-organizations/|publisher=University of Tulsa|access-date=May 25, 2018|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625213456/https://utulsa.edu/campus-life/student-activities/student-organizations/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2015 student speech controversy===
In February 2015, after the University of Tulsa suspended a student under its zero-tolerance policy for harassment for threatening and defamatory Facebook postings by his fiancée against multiple faculty members and a female student, administrators attempted to discourage the campus newspaper from publishing information the university deemed "confidential".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Viera|first1=Mariana|title=U. of Tulsa administrator threatens to punish student journalists for investigating student's punishment over Facebook posts|url=http://www.splc.org/article/2015/02/u-of-tulsa-administrator-threatens-to-punish-student-journalists-for-investigating-students-punishment-over-facebook-posts|publisher=Student Press Law Center|access-date=February 18, 2015|date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217214657/http://www.splc.org/article/2015/02/u-of-tulsa-administrator-threatens-to-punish-student-journalists-for-investigating-students-punishment-over-facebook-posts|archive-date=February 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The controversy was picked up by two websites that claimed the administration used  "threats" and "intimidation" to "cover up" their handling of the disciplinary issue.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Soave|first1=Robby|title=Student Expelled Over Husband's Facebook Posts, Newspaper Censored for Asking Questions|url=http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/12/student-expelled-over-husbands-facebook|publisher=Reason.com|access-date=February 18, 2015|date=February 12, 2015|archive-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913073742/http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/12/student-expelled-over-husbands-facebook|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kitroeff|first1=Natalie|title=University of Tulsa Creates 'Atmosphere of Fear' to Silence Criticism, Students Say|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-17/university-of-tulsa-creates-atmosphere-of-fear-to-silence-criticism-say-students|publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]|access-date=February 18, 2015|date=February 17, 2015|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217155920/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-17/university-of-tulsa-creates-atmosphere-of-fear-to-silence-criticism-say-students|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2016, the former student filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming his dismissal was unfair and was a breach of the institution's commitment to due process.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vicent|first1=Samantha|title=Former University of Tulsa student sues after suspension for alleged social media harassment|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/courts/former-university-of-tulsa-student-sues-after-suspension-for-alleged/article_ff3a23be-b00e-553b-9e16-cb93236ce497.html|access-date=January 25, 2016|newspaper=Tulsa World|date=January 20, 2016|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108140653/https://tulsaworld.com/news/courts/former-university-of-tulsa-student-sues-after-suspension-for-alleged/article_ff3a23be-b00e-553b-9e16-cb93236ce497.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The incident earned the university a spot on the [[Foundation for Individual Rights in Education|Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)]] 2016 "10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-lukianoff/the-10-worst-colleges-for_b_9243000.html|title=The 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2016|last=Lukianoff|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Lukianoff|date=February 17, 2016|website=[[Huffington Post]]|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=May 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506150549/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-lukianoff/the-10-worst-colleges-for_b_9243000.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2023, however, the University of Tulsa had received a "green light" rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression in recognition of the university's commitment to free speech.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 31, 2023|title=University of Tulsa {{!}} The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression|url=https://www.thefire.org/colleges/university-tulsa|access-date=July 23, 2024|website=thefire.org|language=en}}</ref>