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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Overview

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Known For?

463 Undergraduate Awards
  • Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at UOHSC since the student to facuty ratio is 8 to 1.
  • Students at UOHSC have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UOHSC.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 68% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UOHSC bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $57,071 a year. That's about 40% more than their peers at other schools.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Rankings

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 UOHSC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#4 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#32 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#44 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#59 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#89 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#133 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#16 Best Dental Support Services Schools College Factual
#20 Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools College Factual
#25 Best Allied Health Professions Schools College Factual
#30 Best Public Health Schools College Factual
#73 Best Nursing Schools College Factual
#119 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center?

Contact details for UOHSC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1105 Stonewall Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1221
Phone: 405-271-2332
Website: ouhsc.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-University-of-Oklahoma-Health-Sciences-Center
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ouhsc

How Do I Get Into UOHSC?

You can apply to UOHSC online at: apps.ouhsc.edu/admissions/

Can I Afford University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center?

3.3% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at UOHSC is 3.3%. 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.

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Undergraduate Student Diversity

759 Full-Time Undergraduates
91% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 806 undergraduate students at UOHSC, with 759 being full-time and 47 being part-time.

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There are also 2,310 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 759 full-time undergraduates at UOHSC, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 52
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 96
White 458
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 116

Over 31 countries are represented at UOHSC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Bangladesh.

Online Learning at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

150 Took All Classes Online
2,197 Took At Least One Class Online
-12.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,197 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 25th 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 UOHSC

The following table shows how UOHSC 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
Dental Support Services #10 #31
Allied Health Professions #16 #64
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions #16 #43
Public Health #22 #64

Online Growth Rankings of UOHSC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center was -12.5%. This is the #2,021 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UOHSC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UOHSC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Allied Health Professions 8%
Health & Medical Administrative Services 28%
Public Health 25%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UOHSC 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 UOHSC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions #127

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%.

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 318 5 39 6 368
Medicine 0 0 0 150 150
Allied Health Professions 59 0 70 3 132
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 1 89 90
Dentistry 0 0 0 69 69
Communication Sciences 33 0 20 6 59
Public Health 0 24 3 28 55
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 52 52
Dental Support Services 44 0 0 0 44
Nutrition Science 9 16 3 0 28
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 24 0 24
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 1 0 17 18
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 8 0 8
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 5 1 6
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 6 6
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 2 4 6
Medical Science 0 0 6 0 6
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 5 5
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 5 0 5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 3 3
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 1 2 3
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 1 1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 463 46 187 442 1,138

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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