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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Alva, OK
Population 7,000
Website https://www.nwosu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 3,120 (92% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 293 (92% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,429
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 71%
From Region 22%
Athletes 59.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Hispanic 15%
Native American 9%
Black 8%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 56.0% 56.0% 2012 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2013 Men: 58.1% 58.1% 2014 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2015 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2016 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2017 Men: 50.9% 50.9% 2018 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2019 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2020 Men: 45.4% 45.4% 2021 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2022 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2023 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2024 Men: 50.6% 50.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 Native: 7.4% 7.4% 2013 Native: 4.9% 4.9% 2014 Native: 6.0% 6.0% 2015 Native: 7.5% 7.5% 2016 Native: 6.0% 6.0% 2017 Native: 7.5% 7.5% 2018 Native: 8.7% 8.7% 2019 Native: 7.8% 7.8% 2020 Native: 7.0% 7.0% 2021 Native: 6.6% 6.6% 2022 Native: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 Native: 7.5% 7.5% 2024 Native: 10.8% 10.8% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2012 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2013 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2014 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2015 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2016 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2017 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2018 Black: 13.4% 13.4% 2019 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2020 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2021 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2022 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2023 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2024 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2011 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2012 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2013 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2015 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2016 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2017 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2018 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2019 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2020 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2021 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2022 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2023 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4% 2024 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5% 2011 White: 82.1% 82.1% 2012 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2013 White: 82.9% 82.9% 2014 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2015 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2016 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2017 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2018 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2019 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2020 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2021 White: 56.6% 56.6% 2022 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2023 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2024 White: 58.0% 58.0% 2011 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2012 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2013 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2017 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2018 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 International: 6.5% 6.5% 2020 International: 17.7% 17.7% 2021 International: 12.4% 12.4% 2022 International: 20.7% 20.7% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 0.3% 0.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 7.9% 7.9% 2021 Native: 9.0% 9.0% 2022 Native: 9.3% 9.3% 2023 Native: 9.9% 9.9% 2024 Native: 8.4% 8.4% 2025 Native: 9.0% 9.0% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2021 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2022 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2023 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2024 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2025 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2020 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2021 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2022 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8% 2023 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6% 2024 Hispanic: 14.5% 14.5% 2025 Hispanic: 15.2% 15.2% 2020 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2021 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2022 White: 62.2% 62.2% 2023 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2024 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2025 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2020 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 International: 2.5% 2.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Northwestern Oklahoma State University 301 37% / 63% 0% $57,421 67 98%
Computer Science 18 — 72% / 28% 6% $77,029 89 —
Chemistry 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,869 64 —
Mathematics and Statistics — — — — $64,673 78 —
Biology 21 — 24% / 76% 0% $54,190 60 —
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 18 — 56% / 44% 0% $48,776 46 96%
Kinesiology 38 — 61% / 39% 0% $52,283 56 100%
Nursing 42 — 7% / 93% 0% $82,538 92 98%
Accounting 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $61,157 74 —
Business Administration 26 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,615 57 94%
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $50,274 51 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,964 35 —
General Studies 22 — 59% / 41% 0% $46,929 41 100%
History 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,219 48 —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $51,140 53 —
Political Science 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $57,019 66 —
Psychology 30 — 23% / 77% 0% $45,474 37 97%
Rhetoric and Composition — — — — $46,050 38 —
Social Work 15 — 7% / 93% 0% $49,367 48 —
Sociology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $54,867 62 100%
Early Childhood Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,686 49 97%
Elementary Education 12 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,686 49 97%
English Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $54,867 62 100%
Learning Disabilities Education — — — — $55,705 64 —
Mathematics Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,867 62 100%
Physical Education 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $54,867 62 100%
Science Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Social Studies Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,867 62 100%
Music — — — — $43,427 30 —
Music Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Studio Art — — — — $40,062 21 —
Mason/Masonry — — — — $78,967 90 —
Police Science 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $63,087 76 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,272
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $12,409
Est. In-State Cost $8,113
Est. Out-of-State Cost $16,052
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate 30%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 36.9% 36.9% 2012 Graduated: 30.9% 30.9% 2013 Graduated: 31.4% 31.4% 2014 Graduated: 34.4% 34.4% 2015 Graduated: 20.4% 20.4% 2016 Graduated: 25.7% 25.7% 2017 Graduated: 22.9% 22.9% 2018 Graduated: 29.7% 29.7% 2019 Graduated: 30.8% 30.8% 2020 Graduated: 25.8% 25.8% 2021 Graduated: 30.3% 30.3% 2022 Graduated: 26.9% 26.9% 2023 Graduated: 35.4% 35.4% 2024 Graduated: 30.4% 30.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 30.2% 30.2% 2012 Men: 24.6% 24.6% 2013 Men: 25.2% 25.2% 2014 Men: 27.7% 27.7% 2015 Men: 16.3% 16.3% 2016 Men: 21.0% 21.0% 2017 Men: 20.1% 20.1% 2018 Men: 23.5% 23.5% 2019 Men: 26.5% 26.5% 2020 Men: 22.7% 22.7% 2021 Men: 25.0% 25.0% 2022 Men: 18.3% 18.3% 2023 Men: 34.0% 34.0% 2024 Men: 28.0% 28.0% 2011 Women: 42.7% 42.7% 2012 Women: 37.2% 37.2% 2013 Women: 37.0% 37.0% 2014 Women: 40.7% 40.7% 2015 Women: 24.6% 24.6% 2016 Women: 30.8% 30.8% 2017 Women: 25.2% 25.2% 2018 Women: 38.1% 38.1% 2019 Women: 35.5% 35.5% 2020 Women: 28.5% 28.5% 2021 Women: 35.9% 35.9% 2022 Women: 34.1% 34.1% 2023 Women: 36.9% 36.9% 2024 Women: 32.2% 32.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Native Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 42.9% 42.9% 2012 Native: 16.7% 16.7% 2013 Native: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 Native: 21.1% 21.1% 2015 Native: 13.3% 13.3% 2016 Native: 34.8% 34.8% 2017 Native: 22.6% 22.6% 2018 Native: 21.2% 21.2% 2019 Native: 23.3% 23.3% 2020 Native: 11.5% 11.5% 2021 Native: 30.4% 30.4% 2022 Native: 11.1% 11.1% 2023 Native: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 Native: 20.0% 20.0% 2011 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Black: 16.0% 16.0% 2015 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2016 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2017 Black: 12.0% 12.0% 2018 Black: 19.6% 19.6% 2019 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2020 Black: 20.8% 20.8% 2021 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2022 Black: 21.1% 21.1% 2023 Black: 38.5% 38.5% 2024 Black: 15.2% 15.2% 2011 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2012 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2013 Hispanic: 27.8% 27.8% 2014 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8% 2015 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2016 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2017 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0% 2018 Hispanic: 24.0% 24.0% 2019 Hispanic: 28.1% 28.1% 2020 Hispanic: 24.1% 24.1% 2021 Hispanic: 17.6% 17.6% 2022 Hispanic: 29.0% 29.0% 2023 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 Hispanic: 28.3% 28.3% 2011 White: 40.2% 40.2% 2012 White: 33.9% 33.9% 2013 White: 33.5% 33.5% 2014 White: 37.6% 37.6% 2015 White: 24.3% 24.3% 2016 White: 27.9% 27.9% 2017 White: 26.1% 26.1% 2018 White: 30.2% 30.2% 2019 White: 34.1% 34.1% 2020 White: 32.3% 32.3% 2021 White: 36.7% 36.7% 2022 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2023 White: 36.5% 36.5% 2024 White: 36.0% 36.0% 2011 International: 18.2% 18.2% 2012 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2013 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2016 International: 11.8% 11.8% 2017 International: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 International: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 International: 20.0% 20.0% 2020 International: 16.7% 16.7% 2021 International: 9.3% 9.3% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 26.6% 80 32% / 68% 0% $68,167 82 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.6% 80 34% / 66% 0% $47,452 43 98%
Education 11.6% 35 17% / 83% 0% $52,124 56 98%
Business & Economics 11.0% 33 45% / 55% 0% $54,427 61 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 21 24% / 76% 0% $54,190 60 —
Agriculture & Food Science 6.0% 18 56% / 44% 0% $48,776 46 96%
Computer Science 6.0% 18 72% / 28% 6% $77,029 89 —
Professional 3.7% 11 73% / 27% 0% $63,087 76 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 3 0% / 100% 0% $55,869 64 —
Arts 0.7% 2 50% / 50% 0% — — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 59%
Yield (Unbound) 38%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 59% 59% 59%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Acceptance: 73.4% 73.4% 2013 Acceptance: 59.8% 59.8% 2014 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2% 2015 Acceptance: 48.1% 48.1% 2016 Acceptance: 43.8% 43.8% 2017 Acceptance: 83.0% 83.0% 2018 Acceptance: 62.4% 62.4% 2019 Acceptance: 62.6% 62.6% 2020 Acceptance: 70.3% 70.3% 2021 Acceptance: 59.3% 59.3% 2022 Acceptance: 56.4% 56.4% 2023 Acceptance: 66.4% 66.4% 2024 Acceptance: 65.5% 65.5% 2011 Yield: 51.4% 51.4% 2012 Yield: 77.7% 77.7% 2013 Yield: 82.3% 82.3% 2014 Yield: 65.0% 65.0% 2015 Yield: 88.9% 88.9% 2016 Yield: 88.9% 88.9% 2017 Yield: 41.8% 41.8% 2018 Yield: 51.1% 51.1% 2019 Yield: 48.4% 48.4% 2020 Yield: 45.9% 45.9% 2021 Yield: 38.8% 38.8% 2022 Yield: 39.7% 39.7% 2023 Yield: 39.6% 39.6% 2024 Yield: 38.7% 38.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 831 831 2012 Applicants: 1,372 1,372 2013 Applicants: 888 888 2014 Applicants: 989 989 2015 Applicants: 862 862 2016 Applicants: 1,067 1,067 2017 Applicants: 1,014 1,014 2018 Applicants: 1,170 1,170 2019 Applicants: 1,143 1,143 2020 Applicants: 1,012 1,012 2021 Applicants: 1,204 1,204 2022 Applicants: 1,503 1,503 2023 Applicants: 1,293 1,293 2024 Applicants: 1,375 1,375 2011 Admitted: 831 831 2012 Admitted: 1,007 1,007 2013 Admitted: 531 531 2014 Admitted: 655 655 2015 Admitted: 415 415 2016 Admitted: 467 467 2017 Admitted: 842 842 2018 Admitted: 730 730 2019 Admitted: 715 715 2020 Admitted: 711 711 2021 Admitted: 714 714 2022 Admitted: 848 848 2023 Admitted: 859 859 2024 Admitted: 900 900 2011 Enrolled: 427 427 2012 Enrolled: 782 782 2013 Enrolled: 437 437 2014 Enrolled: 426 426 2015 Enrolled: 369 369 2016 Enrolled: 415 415 2017 Enrolled: 352 352 2018 Enrolled: 373 373 2019 Enrolled: 346 346 2020 Enrolled: 326 326 2021 Enrolled: 277 277 2022 Enrolled: 337 337 2023 Enrolled: 340 340 2024 Enrolled: 348 348

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 800 – 1030
SAT Math Range 380 – 510
SAT RW Range 420 – 510

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 730 730 2012 25th: 850 850 2018 25th: 1030 1030 2019 25th: 920 920 2020 25th: 830 830 2021 25th: 850 850 2022 25th: 830 830 2023 25th: 868 868 2024 25th: 803 803 2011 75th: 950 950 2012 75th: 1040 1040 2018 75th: 1240 1240 2019 75th: 1120 1120 2020 75th: 1090 1090 2021 75th: 1090 1090 2022 75th: 1070 1070 2023 75th: 1090 1090 2024 75th: 1036 1036

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 360 360 2012 25th: 410 410 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 460 460 2020 25th: 410 410 2021 25th: 420 420 2022 25th: 410 410 2023 25th: 438 438 2024 25th: 383 383 2011 75th: 470 470 2012 75th: 520 520 2018 75th: 620 620 2019 75th: 550 550 2020 75th: 530 530 2021 75th: 550 550 2022 75th: 530 530 2023 75th: 540 540 2024 75th: 518 518

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 370 370 2012 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 460 460 2020 25th: 420 420 2021 25th: 430 430 2022 25th: 420 420 2023 25th: 430 430 2024 25th: 420 420 2011 75th: 480 480 2012 75th: 520 520 2018 75th: 620 620 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 540 540 2022 75th: 540 540 2023 75th: 550 550 2024 75th: 518 518

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 Submitted: 72.0% 72.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2024 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.