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 student loan default rate at NWOSU is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at NWOSU.
• In <nil>, 62% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, NWOSU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $43,404 a year. That's about 6% more than their peers at other schools.

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

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	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into NWOSU?

The acceptance rate at NWOSU is 59%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% 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 430 and 540. Math scores were between 420 and 550.

NWOSU received ACT scores from 78% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 17 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 46% of students took out student loans averaging $4,756 a year. That adds up to $19,024 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NWOSU is 2.9%. 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.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,590 undergraduate students at NWOSU, with 1,218 being full-time and 372 being part-time.

There are also 201 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,218 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	4
Black or African American	82
Hispanic or Latino	149
White	758
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	182

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.

Online Learning at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

In 2020-2021, 771 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NWOSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 36th most popular in Oklahoma for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of NWOSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwestern Oklahoma State University was 5.7%. This is the #1,527 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NWOSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.