by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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%.
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%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,647 undergraduates at OBU with 1,590 being full-time and 57 being part-time.
| $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.
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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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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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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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