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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Wesleyan Church
Location Bartlesville, OK
Population 60,000
Website https://www.okwu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 3,023 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (87%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 629
Men / Women 56% / 44%
From State 27%
From Region 58%
Athletes 79.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
Hispanic 17%
Black 9%
Mixed 8%
International 7%
Native American 4%
Asian 1%

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: 52.6% 52.6% 2012 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2013 Men: 54.5% 54.5% 2014 Men: 52.7% 52.7% 2015 Men: 60.8% 60.8% 2016 Men: 58.6% 58.6% 2017 Men: 57.4% 57.4% 2018 Men: 57.8% 57.8% 2019 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2020 Men: 57.1% 57.1% 2021 Men: 56.2% 56.2% 2022 Men: 59.3% 59.3% 2023 Men: 57.9% 57.9% 2024 Men: 62.7% 62.7%

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: 8.9% 8.9% 2012 Native: 10.6% 10.6% 2013 Native: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Native: 11.2% 11.2% 2015 Native: 9.7% 9.7% 2016 Native: 8.5% 8.5% 2017 Native: 4.5% 4.5% 2018 Native: 2.9% 2.9% 2019 Native: 4.5% 4.5% 2020 Native: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Native: 5.3% 5.3% 2022 Native: 4.5% 4.5% 2023 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Native: 13.9% 13.9% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2011 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2012 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2013 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2015 Black: 14.2% 14.2% 2016 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2017 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2018 Black: 15.1% 15.1% 2019 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2020 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2021 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2022 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2023 Black: 16.8% 16.8% 2024 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2011 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2012 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2013 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2014 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2016 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2017 Hispanic: 22.0% 22.0% 2018 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5% 2019 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2020 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2021 Hispanic: 16.4% 16.4% 2022 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7% 2023 Hispanic: 13.2% 13.2% 2024 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2011 White: 77.2% 77.2% 2012 White: 75.0% 75.0% 2013 White: 81.7% 81.7% 2014 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2015 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2016 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2017 White: 50.8% 50.8% 2018 White: 52.5% 52.5% 2019 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2020 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2021 White: 51.3% 51.3% 2022 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2023 White: 53.3% 53.3% 2024 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2011 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2012 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2013 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2014 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 8.0% 8.0% 2017 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2018 International: 7.9% 7.9% 2019 International: 7.9% 7.9% 2020 International: 7.0% 7.0% 2021 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2022 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2024 International: 5.3% 5.3%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 Native: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 Native: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 Native: 5.9% 5.9% 2024 Native: 4.6% 4.6% 2025 Native: 4.0% 4.0% 2020 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2021 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2022 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2023 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2024 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2025 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2020 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2021 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2022 Hispanic: 13.3% 13.3% 2023 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9% 2024 Hispanic: 12.9% 12.9% 2025 Hispanic: 17.3% 17.3% 2020 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2021 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2022 White: 46.6% 46.6% 2023 White: 49.3% 49.3% 2024 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2025 White: 50.6% 50.6% 2020 International: 8.1% 8.1% 2021 International: 11.1% 11.1% 2022 International: 9.9% 9.9% 2023 International: 8.7% 8.7% 2024 International: 7.8% 7.8% 2025 International: 6.5% 6.5%

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
Oklahoma Wesleyan University 144 44% / 56% 6% $69,477 73 97%
Chemistry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $67,469 70 —
Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $65,846 67 —
Biology 7 — 29% / 71% 14% $65,568 66 —
Exercise Science 13 — 54% / 46% 0% $58,087 49 —
Kinesiology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,507 50 —
Nursing 15 — 0% / 100% 7% $103,772 97 96%
Accounting 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $72,299 77 —
Business 22 — 55% / 45% 9% $63,951 63 96%
Business Studies 6 — 100% / 0% 33% $92,137 93 100%
Business/Corporate Communications 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $78,810 84 —
Entrepreneurship — — — — $80,297 85 —
Hospitality Marketing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Human Resources Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $79,195 84 —
Management Information Systems 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Managerial Economics — — — — $73,983 79 —
Marketing 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $78,502 84 —
Organizational Leadership 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $86,046 89 97%
Sports Management 4 — 75% / 25% 25% $56,725 45 —
Biblical Studies 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Digital Communication 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $55,389 41 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
General Studies — — — — $69,338 73 —
Humanities — — — — $77,496 83 97%
Missions/Missionary Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,926 40 —
Political Science and Government 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,548 66 —
Psychology 13 — 15% / 85% 8% $58,069 49 —
Religious Studies 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $58,777 51 —
Religious/Sacred Music — — — — $55,871 42 —
Social Sciences — — — — $58,725 51 —
Theological and Ministerial Studies 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $54,316 38 —
Theology and Religious Vocations — — — — $55,500 41 —
Elementary Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,560 47 —
English Education — — — — $60,916 56 —
Physical Education — — — — $61,397 57 —
Social Studies Education — — — — $61,482 58 —
Music Management — — — — $42,626 10 —
Criminology 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $62,705 60 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $35,898
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 50%
4-Year Graduation Rate 21%
6-Year Graduation Rate 35%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 48.0% 48.0% 2012 Graduated: 44.7% 44.7% 2013 Graduated: 56.9% 56.9% 2014 Graduated: 37.1% 37.1% 2015 Graduated: 46.0% 46.0% 2016 Graduated: 44.3% 44.3% 2017 Graduated: 45.5% 45.5% 2018 Graduated: 38.1% 38.1% 2019 Graduated: 39.0% 39.0% 2020 Graduated: 36.0% 36.0% 2021 Graduated: 32.8% 32.8% 2022 Graduated: 33.9% 33.9% 2023 Graduated: 28.4% 28.4% 2024 Graduated: 34.8% 34.8%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2012 Men: 35.1% 35.1% 2013 Men: 51.6% 51.6% 2014 Men: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Men: 33.9% 33.9% 2016 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2017 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2018 Men: 31.9% 31.9% 2019 Men: 33.0% 33.0% 2020 Men: 23.5% 23.5% 2021 Men: 22.6% 22.6% 2022 Men: 31.3% 31.3% 2023 Men: 19.6% 19.6% 2024 Men: 27.4% 27.4% 2011 Women: 52.5% 52.5% 2012 Women: 56.9% 56.9% 2013 Women: 63.8% 63.8% 2014 Women: 42.1% 42.1% 2015 Women: 60.8% 60.8% 2016 Women: 48.6% 48.6% 2017 Women: 60.7% 60.7% 2018 Women: 44.3% 44.3% 2019 Women: 45.8% 45.8% 2020 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Women: 48.6% 48.6% 2022 Women: 37.8% 37.8% 2023 Women: 40.0% 40.0% 2024 Women: 44.4% 44.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Native 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: 54.5% 54.5% 2012 Native: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Native: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Native: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Native: 27.3% 27.3% 2016 Native: 13.3% 13.3% 2017 Native: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Native: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Native: 12.5% 12.5% 2020 Native: 22.2% 22.2% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 10.0% 10.0% 2023 Native: 25.0% 25.0% 2024 Native: 26.9% 26.9% 2011 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2012 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2013 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2015 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2016 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2017 Black: 41.7% 41.7% 2018 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2019 Black: 27.8% 27.8% 2020 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2021 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Black: 29.6% 29.6% 2023 Black: 15.2% 15.2% 2024 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2016 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2017 Hispanic: 41.4% 41.4% 2018 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2019 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2020 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2021 Hispanic: 29.0% 29.0% 2022 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2023 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4% 2024 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2011 White: 47.4% 47.4% 2012 White: 46.5% 46.5% 2013 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2014 White: 42.2% 42.2% 2015 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2016 White: 48.3% 48.3% 2017 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2018 White: 49.3% 49.3% 2019 White: 45.7% 45.7% 2020 White: 41.9% 41.9% 2021 White: 43.3% 43.3% 2022 White: 43.0% 43.0% 2023 White: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 White: 40.0% 40.0% 2011 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2012 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 85.7% 85.7% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 45.5% 45.5% 2019 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 International: 38.5% 38.5% 2021 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2022 International: 14.3% 14.3% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 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
Business & Economics 39.6% 57 60% / 40% 9% $72,936 78 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.6% 34 29% / 71% 3% $57,184 46 —
Health Sciences 20.8% 30 27% / 73% 3% $80,958 86 96%
Professional 6.2% 9 89% / 11% 0% $62,705 60 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.9% 7 29% / 71% 14% $65,568 66 —
Education 3.5% 5 0% / 100% 0% $57,560 47 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 2 50% / 50% 0% $66,658 68 —

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 54%
Yield (Unbound) 38%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 54% 54% 54%

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: 57.9% 57.9% 2012 Acceptance: 50.6% 50.6% 2013 Acceptance: 49.3% 49.3% 2014 Acceptance: 62.7% 62.7% 2015 Acceptance: 94.7% 94.7% 2016 Acceptance: 72.8% 72.8% 2017 Acceptance: 62.3% 62.3% 2018 Acceptance: 67.7% 67.7% 2019 Acceptance: 57.5% 57.5% 2020 Acceptance: 82.7% 82.7% 2021 Acceptance: 53.9% 53.9% 2022 Acceptance: 52.1% 52.1% 2023 Acceptance: 77.0% 77.0% 2024 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2% 2011 Yield: 11.0% 11.0% 2012 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2013 Yield: 16.2% 16.2% 2014 Yield: 11.6% 11.6% 2015 Yield: 9.8% 9.8% 2016 Yield: 10.6% 10.6% 2017 Yield: 11.6% 11.6% 2018 Yield: 11.6% 11.6% 2019 Yield: 12.1% 12.1% 2020 Yield: 8.6% 8.6% 2021 Yield: 41.7% 41.7% 2022 Yield: 47.7% 47.7% 2023 Yield: 36.8% 36.8% 2024 Yield: 38.1% 38.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,109 2,109 2012 Applicants: 1,889 1,889 2013 Applicants: 2,335 2,335 2014 Applicants: 2,587 2,587 2015 Applicants: 2,092 2,092 2016 Applicants: 2,879 2,879 2017 Applicants: 2,831 2,831 2018 Applicants: 2,454 2,454 2019 Applicants: 2,370 2,370 2020 Applicants: 2,376 2,376 2021 Applicants: 894 894 2022 Applicants: 800 800 2023 Applicants: 688 688 2024 Applicants: 810 810 2011 Admitted: 1,222 1,222 2012 Admitted: 955 955 2013 Admitted: 1,152 1,152 2014 Admitted: 1,622 1,622 2015 Admitted: 1,982 1,982 2016 Admitted: 2,096 2,096 2017 Admitted: 1,764 1,764 2018 Admitted: 1,662 1,662 2019 Admitted: 1,363 1,363 2020 Admitted: 1,964 1,964 2021 Admitted: 482 482 2022 Admitted: 417 417 2023 Admitted: 530 530 2024 Admitted: 536 536 2011 Enrolled: 135 135 2012 Enrolled: 141 141 2013 Enrolled: 187 187 2014 Enrolled: 188 188 2015 Enrolled: 194 194 2016 Enrolled: 222 222 2017 Enrolled: 204 204 2018 Enrolled: 192 192 2019 Enrolled: 165 165 2020 Enrolled: 168 168 2021 Enrolled: 201 201 2022 Enrolled: 199 199 2023 Enrolled: 195 195 2024 Enrolled: 204 204

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

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: 900 900 2012 25th: 800 800 2013 25th: 840 840 2014 25th: 850 850 2015 25th: 840 840 2016 25th: 830 830 2017 25th: 900 900 2018 25th: 690 690 2019 25th: 930 930 2020 25th: 930 930 2021 25th: 880 880 2022 25th: 930 930 2011 75th: 970 970 2012 75th: 1070 1070 2013 75th: 1080 1080 2014 75th: 1090 1090 2015 75th: 1040 1040 2016 75th: 1100 1100 2017 75th: 1070 1070 2018 75th: 1039 1039 2019 75th: 1140 1140 2020 75th: 1140 1140 2021 75th: 1130 1130 2022 75th: 1100 1100

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 400 400 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 446 446 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 430 430 2022 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 420 420 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 590 590 2017 75th: 530 530 2018 75th: 519 519 2019 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 550 550

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
200 300 400 500 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 500 500 2012 25th: 370 370 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 244 244 2019 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 450 450 2021 25th: 450 450 2022 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 510 510 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 510 510 2017 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 520 520 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 560 560 2022 75th: 550 550

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: 74.0% 74.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 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.