by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies.
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NWOSU is ranked #2,014 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 31 colleges in Oklahoma, NWOSU is ranked at #29.
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The acceptance rate at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a competitive 56%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 15% of students accepted to NWOSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 540. Math scores were between 410 and 530.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Northwestern Oklahoma State University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Northwestern Oklahoma State University this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 13% for first-time, full-time students at NWOSU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,640 undergraduates at NWOSU with 1,293 being full-time and 347 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,836 | $6,879 | $11,008 | $13,409 | $16,371 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NWOSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NWOSU, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $4,831 a year. That adds up to $19,324 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for NWOSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 709 Oklahoma Blvd, Alva, OK 73717-2799 |
| Phone: | 580-327-1700 |
| Website: | www.nwosu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 43 | $26,809 |
| Business Administration & Management | 42 | $44,000 |
| Nursing | 42 | $65,335 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 41 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 30 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 23 | $36,300 |
| General Psychology | 23 | NA |
| Accounting | 15 | NA |
| Social Work | 14 | NA |
| General Biology | 13 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 830 students took at least one online class at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. This is an increase from the 771 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 830 | 268 |
| 2021-2022 | 771 | 259 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,235 | 465 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,223 | 371 |
Learn more about online learning at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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