Private Nonprofit · Shawnee, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Baptist University

Oklahoma Baptist University is a private nonprofit institution in Shawnee, Oklahoma. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.

$48,434
10-yr median earnings
49.4%
Acceptance rate
$20,958
Avg net price / yr
51.0%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Oklahoma Baptist University pairs above-median former-student earnings with a selective admit.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 32%
former-student earnings, US
49.4%
acceptance rate
51.0%
150%-time completion
+14%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant Carnegie: Master's (S)
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Oklahoma Baptist University profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

D
College Value Score
47/100
Oklahoma Baptist University

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings B-
$48,434
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,958
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
51.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$24,801
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
86.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
71.7%
First-year students returning for year two
Oklahoma Baptist University vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$48,434

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$20,958

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

51.0%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 51.0%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Oklahoma Baptist University vs peers

Oklahoma Baptist University positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Oklahoma Baptist University positioned by ea… Carnegie Classification: Master's (S) Master's (… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $16K $63K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $7K $30K Avg Net Price ($) Oklahoma Baptist University (you are here): $48K earn · $21K net · 51% grad You are here - Oklahoma Baptist U… Southern Nazarene University: $55K earn · $22K net · 50% grad Southern Nazarene … Oklahoma City University: $55K earn · $23K net · 65% grad Oklahoma City Univ… Mid-America Christian University: $46K earn · $17K net · 40% grad Mid-America Christ… Oklahoma Christian University: $49K earn · $22K net · 55% grad Oklahoma Christian… Oklahoma Wesleyan University: $60K earn · $28K net · 32% grad Oklahoma Wesleyan … Community Care College: $29K earn · $26K net · 73% grad Shawnee Beauty College: $19K earn · $8K net · 88% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Oklahoma Baptist University ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Oklahoma Baptist University: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$48,434 Top 32% higher than 68% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Oklahoma Baptist University National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $48,434 #1608 of 5103 68th
Average net price $20,958 #3285 of 5020 35th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 51.0% #2889 of 4858 41st
Undergraduate enrollment 1,308 #1904 of 5462 65th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

1,308
Undergraduate enrollment
49.4%
Acceptance rate
1,024
SAT average
51.0%
150%-time completion
$48,434
10-yr median earnings
71.7%
First-year retention

How Oklahoma Baptist University ranks in Oklahoma

State rank among 90 reporting Oklahoma colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Oklahoma Baptist University State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $48,434 #13 of 90 86th
Average net price $20,958 #71 of 84 15th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 51.0% #54 of 88 39th
Undergraduate enrollment 1,308 #31 of 94 67th

Highest former-student earnings in Oklahoma

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus$63,126$15,300
2University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center$63,126-
3University of Tulsa$61,408$15,000
4Oklahoma Wesleyan University$59,841$28,358
5Oklahoma State University-Main Campus$57,413$17,447
6Southern Nazarene University$54,951$22,084
7Oklahoma City University$54,655$22,857
8Green Country Technology Center$51,375$1,062
9Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology$49,944$29,776
10Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center$49,311$6,904
11Oklahoma Christian University$49,203$21,872
12Southwest Technology Center$48,966$14,313
13Oklahoma Baptist UniversityThis school$48,434$20,958

Admissions

Admission Rate 49.4%
SAT Average 1,024
SAT Math (25th-75th) 530 – 610
SAT Reading (25th-75th) 540 – 630
ACT Average 22
ACT (25th-75th) 17 – 19
0%100%49.4%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Oklahoma Baptist University

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Oklahoma Baptist University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $35,570
Out-of-State Tuition $35,570
Average Net Price $20,958
17.4%
Pell Grant Rate
23.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$24,801
Median Debt
$263/mo
Monthly Payment

What students pay at Oklahoma Baptist University rose +54.3% since 2013

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $15,474 in 2013 to $23,880 in 2023, a rise of $8,406 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $15,4742014: $17,2002015: $16,7032016: $18,0302017: $16,2672018: $18,1732019: $21,4462020: $21,6682021: $20,5642022: $21,7652023: $23,880
2013 · $15,4742023 · $23,880

Over the same years, enrollment went -31.3% (1,882 → 1,292 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

57.1%
Female
25.7%
First Generation

Outcomes

71.7%
Retention Rate
$42,581
Median Earnings (6yr)
62.1%
Earning Over $25K
86.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 51.0%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 71.7%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $42,581
Median earnings 10 years after entry $48,434
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 62.1%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 86.5%
Median federal student debt At completion $24,801
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $263/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Bachelor's 9 125 $53,558 $73,651 $23,213
Master's 1 13 - - -

Top programs at Oklahoma Baptist University by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's 10 $73,651 $19,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's 38 $72,577 $27,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's 5 $47,162 -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's 12 $46,956 $21,050
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Bachelor's 14 $46,512 $24,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's 26 $45,306 $25,825
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's 11 $42,740 $25,367
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's 6 - $19,500
Anthropology Bachelor's 3 - -
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Master's 13 - -

Independent Scorecard matches among reporting colleges — not recommendations from the institution or a counselor.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at Oklahoma Baptist University?
Oklahoma Baptist University is a private nonprofit institution in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The acceptance rate is 49.4%. The average SAT score is 1,024. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,308 students.
How much do Oklahoma Baptist University former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Oklahoma Baptist University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $48,434 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $42,581.
How much does Oklahoma Baptist University cost?
The average net price at Oklahoma Baptist University is $20,958. In-state tuition is $35,570 and out-of-state tuition is $35,570. Median student debt at graduation is $24,801.
What is the graduation rate at Oklahoma Baptist University?
Oklahoma Baptist University has a 51.0% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 71.7%.
Is Oklahoma Baptist University worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Oklahoma Baptist University is $24,801, while former students earn a median of $48,434 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 51% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 86.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $263.

Sources & methodology

Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.

Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Oklahoma Baptist University

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