Academics at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Northwestern Oklahoma State University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is about average at 16 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 57% of instructors full time, Northwestern Oklahoma State University is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Northwestern Oklahoma State University offers 32 majors with reported completions across 21 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Northwestern Oklahoma State University are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Northwestern Oklahoma State University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,251 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (65% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Continue Your Research at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at Northwestern Oklahoma State University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at Northwestern Oklahoma State University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at Northwestern Oklahoma State University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Northwestern Oklahoma State University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Northwestern Oklahoma State University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies