Colleges / Oklahoma Baptist University
College · Private nonprofit · Shawnee, OK · Town
OBU

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, OK

Religious affiliation
Address500 W University, Shawnee, OK 74804
Websitewww.okbu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate49%
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size1,308
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 49% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1024 · ACT 22.

If you get in

1,308 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $49k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$195k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$84k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$111k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$35.6k
Room & board
$9.7k
Books & supplies
$850

How students pay for it.

Pell grants17%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans23%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out33%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,308
Location
Shawnee, OK
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White62%
  • Two or more races13%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native8%
  • Black6%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$52k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 58

What you can study.

Colleges / Oklahoma Baptist University
College · Private nonprofit · Shawnee, OK · Town
OBU

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, OK

Religious affiliation
Address500 W University, Shawnee, OK 74804
Websitewww.okbu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate49%
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size1,308
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 49% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1024 · ACT 22.

If you get in

1,308 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $49k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$195k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$84k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$111k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$35.6k
Room & board
$9.7k
Books & supplies
$850

How students pay for it.

Pell grants17%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans23%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out33%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,308
Location
Shawnee, OK
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White62%
  • Two or more races13%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native8%
  • Black6%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$52k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 58

What you can study.