ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY

private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Tulsa, Okla., U.S. An interdenominational Protestant university, it emphasizes fundamentalist Christian values in its programs. A range of undergraduate programs leading to a bachelor's degree is offered through schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, and Theology and Missions, and through the Anna Vaughn School of Nursing. The business, nursing, and theology schools also offer master's degree programs, and a doctorate in theology is available. Total enrollment is approximately 4,500. Oral Roberts University was founded by evangelist Oral Roberts, chartered in 1963, and began admitting students in 1965. The campus includes a 200-foot- (61-metre-) high prayer tower and the Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center, which includes the Human Performance Laboratory.