Oklahoma Baptist University Overview

Oklahoma Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Shawnee is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Oklahoma Baptist University Known For?

• The highest award offered at OBU is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period65% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from OBU with a bachelor's degree make about $48,434 a year. That's 19% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average OBU student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Oklahoma Baptist University?

Contact details for OBU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	500 W University, Shawnee, OK 74804
Phone:	405-275-2850
Website:	www.okbu.edu

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How Do I Get Into OBU?

You can apply to OBU online at: https://www.okbu.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for OBU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into OBU?

The acceptance rate of Oklahoma Baptist University is 47%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 51%, and the acceptance rate for women is 50%.

Average Test Scores

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 470 and 570. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

OBU received ACT scores from 95% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

Can I Afford Oklahoma Baptist University?

The overall average net price of OBU is $25,417. 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 OBU, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $10,364 a year. That adds up to $41,456 over four years for those students.

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Oklahoma Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,647 undergraduate students at OBU, with 1,590 being full-time and 57 being part-time.

There are also 116 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,590 full-time undergraduates at OBU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	93
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	1,076
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	352

Geographic Diversity

Oklahoma students aren't the only ones who study at Oklahoma Baptist University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at OBU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, China, and Spain.

Oklahoma Baptist University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	33	0	33
Business Administration & Management	14	9	23
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	20	0	20
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	20	0	20
Teacher Education Grade Specific	19	0	19
Mental & Social Health Services	0	18	18
History	9	0	9
International Studies	9	0	9
Health & Physical Education	9	0	9
General Biology	8	0	8
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	8	0	8
Marketing	8	0	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	8	0	8
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	8	0	8
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	8	0	8
General Visual & Performing Arts	8	0	8
Accounting	7	0	7
Finance & Financial Management	7	0	7
Criminology	7	0	7
Design & Applied Arts	7	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	6	0	6
General Psychology	6	0	6
General English Literature	5	0	5
General Family & Consumer Sciences	5	0	5
Mathematics	5	0	5
Recreation Administration	5	0	5
Philosophy	5	0	5
Religious Studies	0	5	5
Biblical Studies	5	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	5	0	5
Political Science & Government	4	0	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	3	0	3
International Business	3	0	3
Missionary Studies	3	0	3
Drama & Theater Arts	3	0	3
Music	3	0	3
Special Education	2	0	2
Writing Studies	2	0	2
Human Development & Family Studies	2	0	2
Natural Sciences	2	0	2
Physics	2	0	2
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	2	0	2
Sacred Music	2	0	2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	1	0	1
Journalism	1	0	1
Information Science	1	0	1
Romance Languages	1	0	1
Sociology	1	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0
Graphic Communications	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0
Computer Science	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0
Other Statistics	0	0	0
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0
Anthropology	0	0	0
Religious Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	302	32	334

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
• Image Credit: By Gigrantula under License

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