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.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University was awarded 74 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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OKWU or OWU landed the #1,343 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when OKWU or OWU held the #1,515 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 32 colleges in Oklahoma, OKWU or OWU is ranked at #16.
The acceptance rate at Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a competitive 54%, 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 35% of students accepted to OKWU or OWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 560. Math scores were between 430 and 570.
The student to faculty ratio at Oklahoma Wesleyan University is about average at 14 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.
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 Oklahoma Wesleyan University is 40%. This is lower 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 Oklahoma Wesleyan University this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at OKWU or OWU is 27%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 791 undergraduates at OKWU or OWU with 568 being full-time and 223 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $23,080 | $25,961 | $25,112 | $30,229 | $29,298 |
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 OKWU or OWU, 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 OKWU or OWU, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $6,315 a year. That adds up to $25,260 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at OKWU or OWU is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for OKWU or OWU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2201 Silver Lake Rd, Bartlesville, OK 74006-6299 |
| Phone: | 918-333-6151 |
| Website: | www.okwu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/okwuniv |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/OKWUniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 54 | $69,106 |
| General Business/Commerce | 29 | $44,844 |
| General Psychology | 12 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 9 | NA |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 9 | $38,789 |
| Accounting | 7 | NA |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 6 | NA |
| Marketing | 6 | NA |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 6 | $49,690 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 5 | 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 2020-2021, 574 students took at least one online class at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. This is an increase from the 564 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 574 | 236 |
| 2019-2020 | 564 | 274 |
| 2018-2019 | 329 | 302 |
| 2017-2018 | 330 | 330 |
| 2016-2017 | 363 | 363 |
Learn more about online learning at Oklahoma Wesleyan 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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