College · Private nonprofit · Bartlesville, OK · Town
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, OK
Religious affiliation
Admit rate66%
6-yr median pay$56k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size673
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $56k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 66% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 20.
If you get in
673 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 $45k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$179k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$113k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$66k
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
- $33.5k
- Room & board
- $10.3k
- Books & supplies
- $1,348
How students pay for it.
Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
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 retention49%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr35%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$56k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
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
- 673
- Location
- Bartlesville, OK
- Region
- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- OKWU or OWU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White51%
- Hispanic16%
- Black9%
- Two or more races8%
- International6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native4%
- Unknown3%
- Asian1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$51k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 38
What you can study.
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$95k · 5-yr
- Radio and Televisionearnings not reported
- Computer and Information Sciencesearnings not reported
- Adult and Continuing Education and Teachingearnings not reported
- Agricultural Teacher Educationearnings not reported
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- Writingearnings not reported
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studiesearnings not reported
- Biology/Biological Sciencesearnings not reported
- Mathematicsearnings not reported
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitnessearnings not reported
- Religion/Religious Studiesearnings not reported
- Bible/Biblical Studiesearnings not reported
- Missions/Missionary Studiesearnings not reported
- Religious/Sacred Musicearnings not reported
- Theology/Theological Studiesearnings not reported
- Pastoral Studies/Counselingearnings not reported
- Theology and Religious Vocations, Otherearnings not reported
- Physical Sciencesearnings not reported
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- Psychologyearnings not reported
- Social Sciencesearnings not reported
- Criminologyearnings not reported
- Social Sciences, Otherearnings not reported
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Managementearnings not reported
- Business/Commerceearnings not reported
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- Accountingearnings not reported
- Business/Corporate Communicationsearnings not reported
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- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studiesearnings not reported
- Financeearnings not reported
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administrationearnings not reported
- Management Information Systemsearnings not reported
- Marketing/Marketing Managementearnings not reported
- Auctioneeringearnings not reported
- Speech Communication and Rhetoricearnings not reported
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Otherearnings not reported