Oklahoma Wesleyan University

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

Oklahoma Wesleyan University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 673 students of which 929 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 Wesleyan 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 66.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,358, with published in-state tuition of $33,550 and a Pell grant recipient share of 29.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,813, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 31.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 50.0%. Graduates earn a median of $59,841 ten years after enrolling, compared with $55,700 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 73600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.8% 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.