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Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Oklahoma Wesleyan University is based in the town of Bartlesville, OK — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Wesleyan 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

$24,466

family income
under $30k

$22,817

$30–48k

$25,989

$48–75k

$29,978

$75–110k

$30,103

over $110k

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

Average net price

$28,3582023–24Skip 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 Wesleyan University rose from $19,090 (2008) to $28,358 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,090
2009	$17,204
2010	$16,493
2011	$18,803
2012	$21,260
2013	$22,515
2014	$21,444
2015	$24,315
2016	$26,109
2017	$26,279
2018	$25,246
2019	$27,038
2020	$26,174
2021	$27,262
2022	$26,827
2023	$28,358

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$44,7432024–25Skip 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 Wesleyan University rose from $26,835 (2009) to $44,743 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$26,835
2010	$28,730
2011	$29,036
2012	$29,923
2013	$32,241
2014	$33,336
2015	$34,500
2016	$35,827
2017	$37,451
2018	$38,892
2019	$39,714
2020	$40,883
2021	$41,218
2022	$42,458
2023	$43,617
2024	$44,743

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	$9,200
2001	$10,400
2002	$11,280
2003	$12,150
2004	$12,900
2005	$12,900
2006	$14,550
2007	$15,500
2008	$15,685
2013	$22,252
2014	$23,180
2015	$24,108
2016	$25,070
2017	$26,090
2018	$27,136
2019	$27,996
2020	$28,924
2021	$29,498
2022	$30,262
2023	$31,466

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $33,550 before grants and other attendance costs. At Oklahoma Wesleyan University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 673 — Oklahoma Wesleyan University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

34.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Oklahoma Wesleyan 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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34.8%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 Wesleyan University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 56.9% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 34.8%.

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.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	38.4%
1992 cohort	34.5%
1993 cohort	52.5%
1994 cohort	46.7%
1995 cohort	30.4%
1996 cohort	40.5%
1997 cohort	53.1%
1998 cohort	45.5%
1999 cohort	28.2%
2000 cohort	40.6%
2001 cohort	29%
2002 cohort	49.4%
2003 cohort	40.7%
2004 cohort	41.8%
2005 cohort	48%
2006 cohort	44.7%
2007 cohort	56.9%
2008 cohort	37.1%
2009 cohort	46%
2010 cohort	44.3%
2011 cohort	45.5%
2012 cohort	38.1%
2013 cohort	39%
2014 cohort	36%
2015 cohort	32.8%
2016 cohort	33.9%
2017 cohort	28.4%
2018 cohort	34.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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)	$15,000	$5,288
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,077	$4,688
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,903	$4,781
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,507	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,970	$3,616
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,502	$3,658
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,666	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,293	$4,134
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,717	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,197	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,000	$5,695
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,498	$6,700
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,500	$7,700
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,832	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,832	$6,720
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,832	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,832	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,832	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$20,862	$8,245
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,916	$8,333
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,250	$6,667
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,552	$7,343
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,500	$8,635
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,813	$7,692

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

$55,700

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$58,104

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,841

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 Wesleyan University admitted 536 of 810 applicants in Fall 2024. The 66.2% rate describes that application pool.

66.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $31,466 tuition · 2023–24 673 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Oklahoma Wesleyan University received 810 applications and admitted 536 (66.2%), with 204 enrolling.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Oklahoma Wesleyan University under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

66.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2010	66.2%
Fall 2011	57.9%
Fall 2012	50.6%
Fall 2013	49.3%
Fall 2014	62.7%
Fall 2015	94.7%
Fall 2016	72.8%
Fall 2017	62.3%
Fall 2018	67.7%
Fall 2019	57.5%
Fall 2020	82.7%
Fall 2021	53.9%
Fall 2022	52.1%
Fall 2023	77%
Fall 2024	66.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2010–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1100Fall 2022 · 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 2010	830	1040
Fall 2011	900	970
Fall 2012	800	1070
Fall 2013	840	1080
Fall 2014	850	1090
Fall 2015	840	1040
Fall 2016	830	1100
Fall 2017	900	1070
Fall 2018	690	1039
Fall 2019	930	1140
Fall 2020	930	1140
Fall 2021	880	1130
Fall 2022	930	1100

IPEDS Fall 2010–2022, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–22Fall 2022 · 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 2010	18	25
Fall 2011	18	25
Fall 2012	18	24
Fall 2013	18	24
Fall 2014	18	25
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	18	23
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	16	21
Fall 2019	18	23
Fall 2020	18	23
Fall 2021	16	23
Fall 2022	17	22

IPEDS Fall 2010–2022, 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

673Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Oklahoma Wesleyan University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,216 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 673.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	718
Fall 2003	879
Fall 2004	943
Fall 2005	1,064
Fall 2006	1,068
Fall 2007	975
Fall 2008	930
Fall 2009	965
Fall 2010	1,032
Fall 2011	1,006
Fall 2012	1,029
Fall 2013	1,110
Fall 2014	1,153
Fall 2015	1,216
Fall 2016	1,166
Fall 2017	1,006
Fall 2018	905
Fall 2019	864
Fall 2020	790
Fall 2021	780
Fall 2022	722
Fall 2023	663
Fall 2024	673

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

50%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 Wesleyan University fell from 68% (Fall 2002) to 50% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	68%
Fall 2003 cohort	65%
Fall 2004 cohort	64%
Fall 2005 cohort	65%
Fall 2006 cohort	62%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	62%
Fall 2009 cohort	62%
Fall 2010 cohort	66%
Fall 2011 cohort	59%
Fall 2012 cohort	50%
Fall 2013 cohort	62%
Fall 2014 cohort	53%
Fall 2015 cohort	60%
Fall 2016 cohort	53%
Fall 2017 cohort	44%
Fall 2018 cohort	55%
Fall 2019 cohort	62%
Fall 2020 cohort	56%
Fall 2021 cohort	54%
Fall 2022 cohort	49%
Fall 2023 cohort	50%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Oklahoma Wesleyan University

29.3% of Oklahoma Wesleyan University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Oklahoma Wesleyan University as a primarily residential campus of 673 undergraduates — and 50% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 66.2%. Review Oklahoma Wesleyan University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

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 Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan University66.2%

Oklahoma median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Oklahoma Wesleyan University$33,550

Oklahoma median$9,797

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Oklahoma Wesleyan University$59,841

Oklahoma median$46,116

National median$53,781

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Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Oklahoma and national reference values
Metric & basis	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Oklahoma median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	66.2%	76%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$33,550	$9,797	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$59,841	$46,116	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 4 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$89,006
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	$86,511
Business/Commerce, General	$60,046
Criminology	$59,143

These 4 fields listed for Oklahoma Wesleyan University measure earnings after completion. The $59,841 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 34 additional Oklahoma Wesleyan University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Oklahoma Wesleyan University report?

Oklahoma Wesleyan University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 66.2% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Oklahoma Wesleyan University's acceptance rate?

66.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 536 admitted from 810 applicants.

How much does Oklahoma Wesleyan University cost?

At Oklahoma Wesleyan University, tuition is $33,550. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Oklahoma Wesleyan University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $59,841. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma — 78.1% admitted
Northwestern Oklahoma State University — 65.5% admitted
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus — 75% admitted
Oklahoma City University — 77% admitted

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.