Northwestern Oklahoma State University Overview

Located in Alva, Oklahoma, Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution. Alva is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Northwestern Oklahoma State University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at NWOSU.
• In a recent academic period60% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from NWOSU makes roughly $44,358 a year. This is 9% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Northwestern Oklahoma State University?

Contact details for NWOSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	709 Oklahoma Blvd, Alva, OK 73717-2799
Phone:	580-327-1700
Website:	www.nwosu.edu

Request Information

How Do I Get Into NWOSU?

You can apply to NWOSU online at: www.nwosu.edu/apply-for-admission

Admission Requirements for NWOSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NWOSU?

With an acceptance rate of 56%, NWOSU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 55%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to NWOSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 540. Math scores were between 410 and 530.

NWOSU received ACT scores from 85% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Northwestern Oklahoma State University?

The overall average net price of NWOSU is $19,546. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NWOSU, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $4,831 a year. That adds up to $19,324 over four years for those students.

Explore Best Ranked Schools for You

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,640 undergraduate students at NWOSU, with 1,293 being full-time and 347 being part-time.

There are also 193 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,293 full-time undergraduates at NWOSU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwestern Oklahoma State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	165
White	775
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	239

Geographic Diversity

Oklahoma students aren't the only ones who study at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at NWOSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Canada, and Ghana.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	24	27	0	0	51
Nursing	0	40	0	7	47
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	41	0	0	41
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	17	17	0	34
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	31	0	0	31
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	23	0	0	23
General Psychology	0	19	4	0	23
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	19	3	0	22
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	22	0	0	22
General Biology	0	16	0	0	16
Accounting	2	13	0	0	15
Computer Information Systems	0	15	0	0	15
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	15	0	15
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	8	0	0	8
Social Work	0	7	0	0	7
Political Science & Government	0	6	0	0	6
Educational Administration	0	0	5	0	5
Student Counseling	0	0	4	0	4
Chemistry	0	4	0	0	4
History	0	3	0	0	3
Area Studies	0	0	2	0	2
Natural Resource Management	0	0	2	0	2
Music	0	2	0	0	2
Human Resource Management	1	0	0	0	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	1	0	1
General English Literature	0	1	0	0	1
Romance Languages	0	1	0	0	1
Other Statistics	0	1	0	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	27	316	53	7	403

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.