Oklahoma Baptist University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Oklahoma Baptist University

Oklahoma Baptist University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,308 students of which 1,515 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Oklahoma Baptist University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 49.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,024 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,958, with published in-state tuition of $35,570 and a Pell grant recipient share of 17.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,801, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.7%. Graduates earn a median of $48,434 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,581 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 72500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.