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Oklahoma Baptist University: cost, admission and results

Oklahoma Baptist University is a private nonprofit college in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It has about 1,308 undergraduate students. It admits 49% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $15,979 a year.

At a glance

  • 49%Admission rate
  • $15,979Net price a year
  • 52%Graduation rate
  • $50,249Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74804
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Town some way from a city
Undergraduate students
1,308
Graduate students
142
Students per teacher
16 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
okbu.edu

Getting in

Oklahoma Baptist University admits 49% of those who apply, which makes it moderately selective. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1024 out of 1600 (midpoints: 560 in reading and writing, 535 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 22 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$37,330
Room and meals on campus$9,940
Books and supplies$910
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$48,675
Average net price after grants and scholarships$15,979

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 7% above the median net price of colleges in Oklahoma on this site ($14,912). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$13,819
$30,001 to $48,000$13,305
$48,001 to $75,000$13,969
$75,001 to $110,000$15,895
Above $110,000$20,565

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeOK medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year72%65%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)52%37%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$50,249$47,284$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$19,749$17,858$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Oklahoma and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

40% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 40% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 55% women and 45% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 26 of the 42 colleges in Oklahoma on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,693.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Oklahoma Baptist University?

Oklahoma Baptist University admits 49% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Oklahoma Baptist University?

Published tuition and fees are $37,330 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Oklahoma Baptist University?

52% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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