Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Overview
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Stillwater is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.
What Is Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Known For?
- Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at OSU.
- In 2017-2018, 88% of the faculty were full-time.
- After graduation, OSU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $46,500 a year. That's about 14% more than their peers at other schools.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Rankings
OSU holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
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.
OSU has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#80 | Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at OSU.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards OSU has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#12 | Best Value Colleges for Engineering | College Factual |
#27 | Best Value Colleges for Sociology | College Factual |
#85 | Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#104 | Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#136 | Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management | College Factual |
#146 | Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
Where Is Oklahoma State University - Main Campus?

Contact details for OSU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 107 Whitehurst, Stillwater, OK 74078-1015 |
Phone: | 405-744-5000 |
Website: | www.okstate.edu/ |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oklahoma-State-University/39013362306 |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/okstate |
How Do I Get Into OSU?
You can apply to OSU online at: admissions.okstate.edu/apply/
Admission Requirements for OSU
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into OSU?
Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.
Average Test Scores
About 21% of students accepted to OSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 630.
Can I Afford Oklahoma State University - Main Campus?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At OSU, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $6,441 a year. That adds up to $25,764 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at OSU is 7.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 4,093 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 17,722 full-time undergraduates at OSU, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oklahoma State University - Main Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 311 |
Black or African American | 697 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,411 |
White | 12,057 |
International Students | 733 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2,513 |
Geographic Diversity
Oklahoma students aren't the only ones who study at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 110 countries are represented at OSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.
Online Learning at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
The following chart shows how the online learning population at OSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Oklahoma for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of OSU
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus was 3.8%. This is the #1,757 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at OSU regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of OSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at OSU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at OSU.
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 State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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 DBinfo under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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