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Oklahoma Baptist University Data & Information Overview

2 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
56% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Oklahoma Baptist University Ranked?

#1,405 Best Colleges in Nation
#17 Best Colleges in OK
Counseling Psychology Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Oklahoma Baptist University was awarded 2 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is counseling psychology.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked OBU as #1,405 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when OBU held the #1,417 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

OBU also holds the #17 spot on the Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into OBU?

56% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
23% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Oklahoma Baptist University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 56%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 23% of students accepted to OBU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 620. Math scores were between 480 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Oklahoma Baptist University  ( 500 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Oklahoma Baptist University  ( 480 to 590 )
200
800
OBU received ACT scores from 96% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 26.

ACT Composite Scores for Oklahoma Baptist University  ( 18 to 26 )
1
36

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Oklahoma Baptist University Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
66% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Oklahoma Baptist University is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Oklahoma Baptist University is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  66 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Oklahoma Baptist University

68% Freshmen Retention
48% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Oklahoma Baptist University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  68 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at OBU for first-time, full-time students is 48%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  48 out of 100
0
100

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Oklahoma Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,590 Full-Time Undergraduates
29.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
59.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,647 undergraduates at OBU with 1,590 being full-time and 57 being part-time.

How Much Does Oklahoma Baptist University Cost?

$21,668 Net Price
57% Take Out Loans
$37,008 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of OBU is $21,668. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for OBU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$19,074 $17,911 $20,114 $23,605 $26,466

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 OBU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At OBU, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $9,252 a year. That adds up to $37,008 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at OBU is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do OBU Graduates Make?

$43,596 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from OBU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $43,596 in their early years. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Oklahoma Baptist University make the most money.

Location of Oklahoma Baptist University

Oklahoma State
1,590 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of OBU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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Contact details for OBU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 500 W University, Shawnee, OK 74804
Phone: 405-275-2850
Website: https://www.okbu.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OklahomaBaptistUniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/obunews

Oklahoma Baptist University Majors

58 Majors With Completions
355 Undergraduate Degrees
57 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 58 majors graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University. Of these students, 355 received undergraduate degrees and 57 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 48 $56,411
Teacher Education Grade Specific 21 $37,419
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 18 $25,701
Communication & Media Studies 15 NA
Business Administration & Management 15 NA
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 15 NA
Recreation Administration 13 NA
Accounting 13 NA
Special Education 11 NA
Biblical Studies 11 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Oklahoma Baptist University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at OBU

4% Take At Least One Class Online
3% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 66 students took at least one online class at Oklahoma Baptist University. This is a decrease from the 768 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 66 48
2019-2020 768 77
2018-2019 245 42
2017-2018 194 103
2016-2017 184 95

Learn more about online learning at Oklahoma Baptist University.

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Notes and References

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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