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Oklahoma Wesleyan University: OKWU Campus
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, OK · Private nonprofit · 4-year

Your real cost

Average price after aid $28,358 a year

Median debt at graduation: $24,813 (all students)

Estimate your own price · the college’s net price calculator

Academic Excellence

C+Academic Excellence: C+ (grade C+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data.
Solid
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.35%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.50%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.15 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$5,716

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

What families pay, by income

Average yearly price after grants and scholarships, for students who receive federal aid.

Average net price by family income
Family incomePrice after aid
Up to $30,000$25,011
$30,001–$48,000$22,831
$48,001–$75,000$28,645
$75,001–$110,000$30,697
Over $110,000$31,238

Full cost of attendance before aid: $44,743 a year.

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Cost and value

Federal data: what families pay after aid, what graduates earn, and what they owe.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
824
Men and women
College Scorecard, fall 2023
Men 54% · Women 46%
First-generation students
College Scorecard
41%
Total students947
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$28,358
Cost of attendance (per year)$44,743
Median federal debt at graduation$24,813
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
35%
Graduation rate for Pell grant recipients
College Scorecard, within 6 years
55%
Graduation rate for first-generation students
College Scorecard, within 6 years
61%
Borrowers paying down their loans within 3 years
College Scorecard, within 3 years
61%
First-year retention50%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$59,841
Admission rate66%
Application fee
IPEDS, 2023–24
No application fee
Typical rent
HUD fair market rent, FY2026
About $801 a month for a one-bedroom
Students receiving Pell grants29%

Value: Good (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Earnings by major

Median earnings of bachelor’s graduates a few years after finishing, by major (College Scorecard).

Median earnings by major
MajorMedian earnings
Nursing$89,006
Other business, management, marketing, and related support services$86,511
Business (general)$60,046
Criminology$59,143

Also offered (no earnings published yet): Accounting, Arts management, Bible/Biblical Studies, Biology, Broadcasting, Business administration, Business/Corporate Communications, Chemistry, Communication studies, Computing and information science, English, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human resources, Kinesiology and exercise science, Liberal arts, Management information systems, Managerial economics, Marketing, Mathematics, Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, Other social sciences, Other theology and religious vocations, Pastoral counseling, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Religious Music and Worship, Religious studies, Secondary education, Social sciences, Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations, Teacher education, Theology, Writing and rhetoric.

What students study most

Share of bachelor’s degrees by field, first majors in 2023–24 (IPEDS).

Most common bachelor’s fields
FieldShare of degrees
Business38%
Parks, recreation and fitness13%
Health professions9%
Psychology8%
Social sciences8%

Campus life

School colors
SettingTown
Part-time undergraduates10%
Undergraduates aged 25 and older10%
On-campus room and board (per year)$10,274
SportsNAIA · Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Students per faculty member15 to 1
Undergraduates registered with the disability officeAbout 4%IPEDS, 2023–24
Faculty who are full-time27%College Scorecard, fall 2023
Endowment per student$14,212IPEDS, 2023, per student
Dorm spaceFor about 62% of studentsBeds per undergraduate; not who lives on campus
Nearest airport with airline serviceTulsa International Airport (TUL)About 36 miles away
Town population37,878Census, 2020–2024
Nearest city of 250,000 people or moreTulsaAbout 41 miles away
Typical weather35°F in January · 81°F in JulyNOAA, 1991–2020, from Bartlesville 3, OK, about 4 miles away

Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard), except school colors.

Campus safety reports

On-campus crimes reported in 2024, per 1,000 students.

On-campus crimes per 1,000 students
CategoryThis campusU.S. rate
Rape0.000.07
Robbery0.000.01
Aggravated assault0.000.04
Burglary3.410.08
Motor vehicle theft0.000.15

Numbers reflect what each campus reported. They differ with campus size and how reporting is done, so compare with care. U.S. rate: total reported offenses divided by total students at every institution in the report.

Source: Official data: U.S. Department of Education

Questions families ask

What is Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s Compass Score?
Solid (grade C+). The grade comes from outcomes (40%: graduation, retention and earnings), entering students (40%: test scores and selectivity), cost (15%: debt and price after aid) and teaching (5%: class size), all from federal data.
How much does Oklahoma Wesleyan University cost after financial aid?
The average net price is $28,358 a year for students who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. What your family pays depends on income; the college’s net price calculator gives your own estimate.
How hard is it to get into Oklahoma Wesleyan University?
Oklahoma Wesleyan University admitted 66% of applicants in the most recent federal data.
How do Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s graduates do?
35% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years; the median earnings of former students ten years after entry are $59,841; the median federal debt at graduation is $24,813.

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