Oklahoma City University Overview

Oklahoma City University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Oklahoma City University Known For?

• Students at OCU may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• The 4% student loan default rate at OCU is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at OCU.
• In 2017-2018, 60% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from OCU with a bachelor's degree make about $42,800 a year. That's 5% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average OCU student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Oklahoma City University Rankings

Out of the 37 colleges in Oklahoma, OCU is ranked at #4.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at OCU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Value Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#154	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#165	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards OCU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#9	Best Value Colleges for Sociology	College Factual
#17	Best General Studies Schools	College Factual
#46	Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences	College Factual
#61	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#61	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	College Factual
#65	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is Oklahoma City University?

Contact details for OCU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2501 N Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1402
Phone:	405-208-5000
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/oklahomacityuniversity
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/okcu

How Do I Get Into OCU?

You can apply to OCU online at: www.okcu.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for OCU

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into OCU?

The acceptance rate at Oklahoma City University is 73%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 28% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to OCU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 613.

OCU received ACT scores from 75% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Oklahoma City University?

The overall average net price of OCU is $29,126. 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 OCU, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $7,549 a year. That adds up to $30,196 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at OCU is 3.8%. 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.

Oklahoma City University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,527 undergraduate students at OCU, with 1,476 being full-time and 51 being part-time.

There are also 1,090 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,476 full-time undergraduates at OCU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	44
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	174
White	931
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	173

Geographic Diversity

Oklahoma students aren't the only ones who study at Oklahoma City University. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at OCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Singapore.

Online Learning at Oklahoma City University

In 2019-2020, 575 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 29th most popular in Oklahoma for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of OCU

The following table shows how OCU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Legal Research	#18	#9
Legal Professions	#22	#16

Online Growth Rankings of OCU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Oklahoma City University was 51.0%. This is the #662 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at OCU 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%.

Oklahoma City University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	135	10	24	169
Law	0	0	128	128
Business Administration & Management	14	79	0	93
Music	59	29	0	88
Liberal Arts General Studies	69	0	0	69
Drama & Theater Arts	50	0	0	50
Allied Health Professions	0	35	0	35
Accounting	1	25	0	26
Dance	25	0	0	25
Teacher Education Subject Specific	17	0	0	17
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	16	0	16
General Biology	15	0	0	15
Journalism	13	0	0	13
Sociology	0	13	0	13
Teacher Education Grade Specific	4	8	0	12
Criminal Justice & Corrections	4	8	0	12
Computer Information Systems	0	11	0	11
Legal Research	0	10	0	10
General English Literature	8	0	0	8
Finance & Financial Management	7	0	0	7
Marketing	7	0	0	7
Teaching English or French	0	7	0	7
Writing Studies	0	7	0	7
Health & Physical Education	7	0	0	7
Fine & Studio Arts	7	0	0	7
Business/Managerial Economics	6	0	0	6
Romance Languages	6	0	0	6
Mathematics	5	0	0	5
General Psychology	5	0	0	5
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	5	0	0	5
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	4	0	0	4
Religious Studies	4	0	0	4
Political Science & Government	4	0	0	4
Public Relations & Advertising	3	0	0	3
Chemistry	2	0	0	2
Arts & Media Management	2	0	0	2
Computer Engineering	1	0	0	1
History	1	0	0	1
Philosophy	1	0	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
Business/Corporate Communications	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
East Asian Languages	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0	0
General Physical Sciences	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Religious Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	491	258	152	901

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 Matthew Rutledge under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.