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Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·okbu.edu
6-yr Graduation
52%
+12.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,569
peer median 1,448
Avg net price
$20,958
-$627 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
3,653
3,653 candidates competed
Admitted
1,805
49.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
374
20.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
52%+12.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
43%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
52%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

16.3pp gap
Pell recipients
42%80 of 191
Non-Pell (all)
58%196 of 336
Subsidized loan, no Pell
52%60 of 116
No Federal Aid
62%136 of 220

Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 69 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 62 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
69
Passing
7
10.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

69programs
  • Passing7 · 10.1%
  • No Data62 · 89.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
7
No data
62

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+29.6%
$42,740 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+37.3%
$45,306 vs $32,989
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+41.0%
$46,512 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+42.3%
$46,956 vs $32,989
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+43.0%
$47,162 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+120.0%
$72,577 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+123.3%
$73,651 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
52%
$24,477 debt · $46,956 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
52%
$22,187 debt · $42,740 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
51%
$22,900 debt · $45,306 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
51%
$23,500 debt · $46,512 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
44%
$20,500 debt · $47,162 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$23,027 debt · $72,577 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1952Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 6

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Dec 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Feb 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Oct 2014Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Oct 2014Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,562
$30–48k$17,103
$48–75k$21,033
$75–110k$21,570
$110k+$26,102

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,958
-$626vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $21,585
Federal loans
23.1%
In-state tuition
$35,570
Out-of-state
$35,570

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 606 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $5.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
606
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.6M
$3,570,366 total
Direct Loans
$5.8M
1,098 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.8M
443 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
482 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$690K
51 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.6M
119 loan awards
Grad PLUS$22K
3 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 510 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
510
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.4%
2017
8.2%
2018
4.0%
2019
0.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Oklahoma Baptist

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs68
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

285 total completions
01Theology
5418.9%
02Business
5117.9%
03Health Professions
3813.3%
04Education
2910.2%
05Parks/Recreation
258.8%
06Visual/Performing Arts
217.4%
07Biological Sciences
207.0%
08Communication
176.0%
09Psychology
165.6%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
144.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,569
12-mo unduplicated
2,225
Undergraduate
2,039
Graduate
186

Gender split

Men
47%1,038
Women
53%1,187

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.3%
Two or more
13.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
8.2%
Black
6.3%
Hispanic
3.5%
Unknown
3.3%
Asian
1.8%
Non-resident
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
405
227 M · 178 W
Women athletes
44.0%
Athletic aid
$4.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.3M
$2.0M
Recruiting expense
$43K
$22K
Head-coach salaries
$79K
$62K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
117 M · 75 W
$1.4M
Football
130 M · —
$2.3M
Other Sports
— · 54 W
$594K
Baseball
31 M · —
$679K
Basketball
14 M · 15 W
$1.4M
Volleyball
— · 26 W
$543K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.28
5 offenses · 1,526 students

3-year trend

5.302 yrs ago5.001 yr ago3.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
20
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
14
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
3
Rape
1
Fondling
1

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
84

Oklahoma Baptist vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Oklahoma Baptist selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectOklahoma Baptist University
52%—1,569$20,958Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
26%66.2%880$28,358Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Schreiner University
43%88.2%1,326$21,507Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
East Texas Baptist University
47%57.8%1,813$23,911Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Nelson University
36%89.0%1,794$21,662Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Caribbean University-Bayamon
36%—957$4,665Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median40%77.2%1,448$21,585

Institutions like Oklahoma Baptist

Explore the federal data for institutions in Oklahoma Baptist's comparison group.

IPEDS

Oklahoma Baptist Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Address
500 W. University St. Shawnee, OK 74804

The office of Institutional Effectiveness at OBU exists to meet the needs of the institution by promoting a culture of assessment, supporting the institution’s data needs, and monitoring accreditation activities.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Nathan Graves
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Oklahoma Baptist University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Oklahoma Baptist.

What is the graduation rate at Oklahoma Baptist University?

Oklahoma Baptist University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Oklahoma Baptist University?

Oklahoma Baptist University reports a total enrollment of 1,569 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Oklahoma Baptist University?

The average net price at Oklahoma Baptist University is $20,958 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Oklahoma Baptist University?

Oklahoma Baptist University's yield rate is 20.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Oklahoma Baptist University located?

Oklahoma Baptist University is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma 74804.

Who runs Institutional Research at Oklahoma Baptist University?

Oklahoma Baptist University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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