The faculty initially consisted of practicing Tulsa attorneys who taught classes at night.

A pioneering Tulsa attorney named John Rogers is credited with making this association.

During the 1950s and 60s, the library, classrooms and administrative offices were consolidated at a single location in downtown Tulsa and full-time tenured and tenure-track research faculty were hired.

[7] The National Energy Law and Policy Institute was initially led by Kent Frizzell, who had served as Assistant Attorney General of the United States from 1972 to 1973 and Undersecretary of the Department of the Interior from 1975 to 1977.

[5] The building was formally dedicated with a speech by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist.

[11] TU College of Law offers Juris Doctor programs for full-time and part-time students.

[12] According to TU Law's 2021 ABA-required disclosures, 91.6% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term positions for which bar passage was required (75%) or for which a J.D.

The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $201,183 (however this figure does not account for merit- or need-based aid).