- The Inkwell
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OKTown: distantZIP 74804Founded 1910
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1910
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.okbu.edu
OklahomaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Oklahoma Baptist University
Oklahoma Baptist University is a private nonprofit university in Shawnee, Oklahoma, with 1,308 undergraduates. It admits 49% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $15,979 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate49%
Retention72%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans40%
$15,979net price / year
49%admission rate
1024average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$50,249median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,749median debt
#1,245 of 1,704 for earnings#559 of 1,739 for lowest net price#982 of 1,738 for graduation rate#243 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $48,675tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,330
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,330
- Average net price
- $15,979national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,819
$30,001–48,000$13,305
$48,001–75,000$13,969
$75,001–110,000$15,895
$110,001+$20,565
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 49%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1024
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–19
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college49%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,331
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,249middle 50%: $33,093–$71,134
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,749
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,134
Median, Oklahoma Baptist University$50,249
Lower quarter$33,093
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,308
- Part-time
- 1.8%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 47%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,621 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,243
- Endowment, end of year
- $172,482,274
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic3.5%
Black6.3%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races13%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native8.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.3%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations18%
Business & management14%
Health professions9.3%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.9%
Visual & performing arts7.5%
Education7.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.1%
Communication & journalism6.1%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK | $15,955 | 46% | $59,257 |
| Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK | $36,514 | 56% | $62,267 |
| Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK | $21,544 | 31% | $46,785 |
| Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, OK | $23,169 | 63% | $55,959 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville, OK | $30,061 | 45% | $66,267 |
| Southwestern Christian University Bethany, OK | $20,448 | 29% | $40,962 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC | $16,041 | 52% | $48,710 |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN | $16,327 | 51% | $58,173 |
| Northern State University Aberdeen, SD | $15,279 | 52% | $51,006 |
| SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY | $15,275 | 55% | $56,849 |
| Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS | $14,791 | 49% | $40,721 |
| Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV | $14,599 | 55% | $49,370 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 207403. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q367774.