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Oklahoma Baptist University

Oklahoma Baptist University is based in the town of Shawnee, OK — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,668

family income
under $30k

$18,530

$30–48k

$24,595

$48–75k

$24,828

$75–110k

$27,449

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$20,9582023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Oklahoma Baptist University rose from $14,001 (2008) to $20,958 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,001
2009	$12,850
2010	$12,356
2011	$15,234
2012	$15,474
2013	$17,200
2014	$16,703
2015	$18,030
2016	$16,267
2017	$18,173
2018	$21,446
2019	$21,668
2020	$20,564
2021	$21,765
2022	$23,880
2023	$20,958

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$48,6952024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Oklahoma Baptist University rose from $24,339 (2009) to $48,695 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$24,339
2010	$25,972
2011	$27,338
2012	$30,600
2013	$31,759
2014	$33,213
2015	$34,380
2016	$36,162
2017	$37,623
2018	$39,383
2019	$41,404
2020	$42,983
2021	$44,509
2022	$45,693
2023	$46,950
2024	$48,695

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$9,440
2002	$10,300
2003	$10,800
2004	$12,286
2005	$12,924
2006	$13,654
2007	$15,932
2008	$16,728
2013	$21,842
2014	$22,800
2015	$24,000
2016	$25,310
2017	$26,840
2018	$28,258
2019	$30,044
2020	$31,352
2021	$32,050
2022	$32,880
2023	$34,050

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $35,570 before grants and other attendance costs. At Oklahoma Baptist University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,308 — Oklahoma Baptist University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

52.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Oklahoma Baptist University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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52.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Oklahoma Baptist University has held near 52.4% from Fall 1992 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Cohorts at Oklahoma Baptist University run small — a few students either way swings Oklahoma Baptist University's percentages hard.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1992 cohort	51.9%
1993 cohort	50%
1994 cohort	55.7%
1995 cohort	51.3%
1996 cohort	53.7%
1997 cohort	54.2%
1998 cohort	52.9%
1999 cohort	53.5%
2000 cohort	57%
2001 cohort	56%
2002 cohort	59.1%
2003 cohort	55.2%
2004 cohort	53.4%
2005 cohort	51.2%
2006 cohort	51.8%
2007 cohort	54.6%
2008 cohort	50.6%
2009 cohort	52.5%
2010 cohort	56.5%
2011 cohort	58.5%
2012 cohort	52.2%
2013 cohort	55.5%
2014 cohort	54.7%
2015 cohort	53.5%
2016 cohort	54%
2017 cohort	49.7%
2018 cohort	52.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1992–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,500	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,375	$4,493
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,500	$3,965
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,600	$3,965
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,375	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,375	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$3,515
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,586	$5,938
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,500	$4,519
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,100	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,125	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,525	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,591	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,335	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,683	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,875	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,795	$6,800
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,801	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$42,581

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$45,143

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$48,434

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Oklahoma Baptist University admitted 1,805 of 3,653 applicants in Fall 2024. The 49.4% rate describes that application pool.

49.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $34,050 tuition · 2023–24 1,308 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1070–12401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Oklahoma Baptist University received 3,653 applications and admitted 1,805 (49.4%), with 374 enrolling.

Oklahoma Baptist University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Oklahoma Baptist University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–630 and Math was 530–610 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1070–1240 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	580	630
SAT Math	530	560	610
ACT Composite	17	18	19

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

49.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Oklahoma Baptist University declined from 91.6% to 49.4%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2002	91.6%
Fall 2003	94.9%
Fall 2004	91.9%
Fall 2005	74.8%
Fall 2006	80.2%
Fall 2007	75.4%
Fall 2008	62.8%
Fall 2009	65.6%
Fall 2010	66.6%
Fall 2011	65.9%
Fall 2012	62%
Fall 2013	56.5%
Fall 2014	60.5%
Fall 2015	61%
Fall 2016	60.1%
Fall 2017	64.7%
Fall 2018	64.3%
Fall 2019	57.5%
Fall 2020	58.2%
Fall 2021	55.7%
Fall 2022	47.3%
Fall 2023	55.7%
Fall 2024	49.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2002–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1070–1240Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	825	1150
Fall 2003	860	1140
Fall 2004	1010	1250
Fall 2005	1010	1180
Fall 2006	970	1210
Fall 2007	890	1150
Fall 2008	910	1190
Fall 2009	960	1210
Fall 2010	950	1220
Fall 2011	970	1190
Fall 2012	950	1100
Fall 2013	930	1200
Fall 2014	1006	1220
Fall 2015	890	1140
Fall 2016	920	1165
Fall 2017	960	1150
Fall 2018	990	1200
Fall 2019	990	1220
Fall 2020	1000	1210
Fall 2021	980	1210
Fall 2022	960	1160
Fall 2023	1000	1190
Fall 2024	1070	1240

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–19Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	19	25
Fall 2003	19	25
Fall 2004	21	27
Fall 2005	16	21
Fall 2006	19	27
Fall 2007	21	27
Fall 2008	20	26
Fall 2009	21	26
Fall 2010	21	27
Fall 2011	21	27
Fall 2012	21	26
Fall 2013	21	27
Fall 2014	22	30
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	20	26
Fall 2020	20	26
Fall 2021	18	26
Fall 2022	17	24
Fall 2023	20	28
Fall 2024	17	19

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,308Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Oklahoma Baptist University fell from 1,793 (Fall 2002) to 1,308 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,793
Fall 2003	1,806
Fall 2004	1,676
Fall 2005	1,649
Fall 2006	1,586
Fall 2007	1,593
Fall 2008	1,707
Fall 2009	1,709
Fall 2010	1,498
Fall 2011	1,594
Fall 2012	1,710
Fall 2013	1,882
Fall 2014	1,824
Fall 2015	1,817
Fall 2016	1,931
Fall 2017	1,852
Fall 2018	1,808
Fall 2019	1,693
Fall 2020	1,610
Fall 2021	1,407
Fall 2022	1,246
Fall 2023	1,292
Fall 2024	1,308

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Oklahoma Baptist University rose from 64% (Fall 2003) to 72% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	64%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	74%
Fall 2006 cohort	75%
Fall 2007 cohort	80%
Fall 2008 cohort	69%
Fall 2009 cohort	74%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	74%
Fall 2013 cohort	74%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	68%
Fall 2016 cohort	72%
Fall 2017 cohort	66%
Fall 2018 cohort	68%
Fall 2019 cohort	73%
Fall 2020 cohort	68%
Fall 2021 cohort	71%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Oklahoma Baptist University

17.4% of Oklahoma Baptist University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Oklahoma Baptist University as a primarily residential campus of 1,308 undergraduates — and 71.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Oklahoma Baptist University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1070–1240 — their midpoint is near the OK four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Oklahoma Baptist University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Oklahoma Baptist University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Oklahoma Baptist University49.4%

Oklahoma median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Oklahoma Baptist University$35,570

Oklahoma median$9,797

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Oklahoma Baptist University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Oklahoma Baptist University$48,434

Oklahoma median$46,116

National median$53,781

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Oklahoma Baptist University, Oklahoma and national reference values
Metric & basis	Oklahoma Baptist University	Oklahoma median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	49.4%	76%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$35,570	$9,797	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$48,434	$46,116	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Oklahoma Baptist University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Oklahoma Baptist University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$73,651
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$72,577
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$47,162
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$46,956
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$46,512
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,306
Communication and Media Studies	$42,740

These 7 fields listed for Oklahoma Baptist University measure earnings after completion. The $48,434 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 51 additional Oklahoma Baptist University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Oklahoma Baptist University report?

Oklahoma Baptist University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1070–1240 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Oklahoma Baptist University's acceptance rate?

49.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,805 admitted from 3,653 applicants.

How much does Oklahoma Baptist University cost?

At Oklahoma Baptist University, tuition is $35,570. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Oklahoma Baptist University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $48,434. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Oklahoma

Randall University — 57.9% admitted
East Central University — 58.1% admitted
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus — 75% admitted
Oklahoma Panhandle State University

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.