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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Weatherford, OK
Population 15,000
Website https://www.swosu.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,184
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 90%
From Region 7%
Athletes 11.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Hispanic 15%
Mixed 11%
Black 5%
Native American 3%
International 2%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2012 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2013 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2014 Men: 45.1% 45.1% 2015 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2016 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2017 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2018 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2019 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2020 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2021 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2022 Men: 40.1% 40.1% 2023 Men: 42.1% 42.1%

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: 7.7% 7.7% 2012 Native: 10.4% 10.4% 2013 Native: 6.9% 6.9% 2014 Native: 5.9% 5.9% 2015 Native: 5.9% 5.9% 2016 Native: 7.1% 7.1% 2017 Native: 7.5% 7.5% 2018 Native: 5.1% 5.1% 2019 Native: 4.1% 4.1% 2020 Native: 3.7% 3.7% 2021 Native: 5.1% 5.1% 2022 Native: 4.1% 4.1% 2023 Native: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Native: 3.7% 3.7% 2011 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2018 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2011 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2012 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2013 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2015 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2016 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2017 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2018 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2019 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2020 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2021 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2022 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2011 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2012 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2013 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2014 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2015 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2016 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2017 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2018 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2019 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1% 2020 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2021 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2% 2022 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2023 Hispanic: 15.8% 15.8% 2024 Hispanic: 13.4% 13.4% 2011 White: 77.3% 77.3% 2012 White: 75.8% 75.8% 2013 White: 77.0% 77.0% 2014 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2015 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2016 White: 71.3% 71.3% 2017 White: 67.5% 67.5% 2018 White: 66.1% 66.1% 2019 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2020 White: 66.1% 66.1% 2021 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2022 White: 60.8% 60.8% 2023 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2024 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2011 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2020 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2021 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 International: 1.7% 1.7%

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: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 Native: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Native: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 Native: 3.8% 3.8% 2024 Native: 3.7% 3.7% 2025 Native: 3.2% 3.2% 2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2021 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2023 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2025 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0% 2021 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3% 2022 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2023 Hispanic: 13.7% 13.7% 2024 Hispanic: 14.2% 14.2% 2025 Hispanic: 15.0% 15.0% 2020 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2021 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2022 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2023 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2024 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2025 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2020 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2021 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2025 International: 2.4% 2.4%

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
Southwestern Oklahoma State University 856 36% / 64% 1% $79,565 91 96%
Engineering Physics 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $87,916 95 —
Artificial Intelligence — — — — $89,255 96 100%
Computer Science 39 — 82% / 18% 8% $89,255 96 100%
Chemistry 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $58,564 71 —
Mathematics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,711 82 —
Biology 12 — 42% / 58% 0% $40,731 26 94%
Microbiology — — — — $57,685 70 —
Exercise Science 32 — 59% / 41% 3% $49,977 53 100%
Health Sciences 67 — 7% / 93% 0% $81,970 93 94%
Nursing 233 — 9% / 91% 0% $92,345 97 96%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 71 — 52% / 48% 0% $186,372 100 100%
Public Health — — — — $68,510 84 —
Business Administration 86 — 53% / 47% 5% $57,485 69 91%
Health Administration 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $55,414 65 98%
Health Information Management 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $55,414 65 98%
Organizational Leadership 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $57,485 69 91%
Recreation Management 15 — 67% / 33% 0% $55,363 65 100%
Sports Management 21 — 86% / 14% 5% $49,977 53 100%
Communication 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $54,811 64 —
English 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $47,836 47 —
Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services 20 — 85% / 15% 0% $58,678 72 —
History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,995 60 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 42 — 31% / 69% 0% $55,003 65 —
Political Science 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $58,291 71 —
Psychology 17 — 29% / 71% 6% $49,637 52 96%
Spanish — — — — $53,761 62 —
Elementary Education 54 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,586 38 91%
English Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $55,755 66 90%
History Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $55,755 66 90%
Mathematics Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $55,755 66 90%
Physical Education 9 — 56% / 44% 11% $55,755 66 90%
Science Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,755 66 90%
Special Education 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,686 64 —
Art Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,755 66 90%
Graphic Design 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $50,783 55 —
Music 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $41,276 28 —
Music Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $55,755 66 90%
Music Therapy 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Criminal Justice 13 — 54% / 46% 0% $54,860 64 —
Engineering Technology 22 — 95% / 5% 0% $68,661 84 100%
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $76,895 90 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,681
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $8,766
Est. In-State Cost $11,230
Est. Out-of-State Cost $11,340
ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 40%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 36.8% 36.8% 2012 Graduated: 36.3% 36.3% 2013 Graduated: 32.9% 32.9% 2014 Graduated: 33.6% 33.6% 2015 Graduated: 28.7% 28.7% 2016 Graduated: 28.1% 28.1% 2017 Graduated: 30.8% 30.8% 2018 Graduated: 36.4% 36.4% 2019 Graduated: 35.1% 35.1% 2020 Graduated: 40.4% 40.4% 2021 Graduated: 38.7% 38.7% 2022 Graduated: 39.1% 39.1% 2023 Graduated: 34.7% 34.7% 2024 Graduated: 39.7% 39.7%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 32.8% 32.8% 2012 Men: 30.1% 30.1% 2013 Men: 26.5% 26.5% 2014 Men: 29.8% 29.8% 2015 Men: 24.8% 24.8% 2016 Men: 24.3% 24.3% 2017 Men: 28.0% 28.0% 2018 Men: 30.8% 30.8% 2019 Men: 32.3% 32.3% 2020 Men: 32.8% 32.8% 2021 Men: 32.3% 32.3% 2022 Men: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 Men: 31.2% 31.2% 2024 Men: 34.4% 34.4% 2011 Women: 40.4% 40.4% 2012 Women: 40.8% 40.8% 2013 Women: 37.0% 37.0% 2014 Women: 36.6% 36.6% 2015 Women: 32.0% 32.0% 2016 Women: 31.4% 31.4% 2017 Women: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 Women: 40.8% 40.8% 2019 Women: 37.2% 37.2% 2020 Women: 46.7% 46.7% 2021 Women: 44.0% 44.0% 2022 Women: 43.9% 43.9% 2023 Women: 37.4% 37.4% 2024 Women: 43.7% 43.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate 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: 27.1% 27.1% 2012 Native: 21.6% 21.6% 2013 Native: 17.7% 17.7% 2014 Native: 14.8% 14.8% 2015 Native: 18.9% 18.9% 2016 Native: 13.0% 13.0% 2017 Native: 17.8% 17.8% 2018 Native: 25.5% 25.5% 2019 Native: 25.0% 25.0% 2020 Native: 18.2% 18.2% 2021 Native: 22.9% 22.9% 2022 Native: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Native: 18.6% 18.6% 2024 Native: 25.0% 25.0% 2011 Asian: 53.3% 53.3% 2012 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 Asian: 71.4% 71.4% 2014 Asian: 54.5% 54.5% 2015 Asian: 46.7% 46.7% 2016 Asian: 40.9% 40.9% 2017 Asian: 30.4% 30.4% 2018 Asian: 69.2% 69.2% 2019 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2021 Asian: 45.0% 45.0% 2022 Asian: 56.5% 56.5% 2023 Asian: 56.2% 56.2% 2024 Asian: 76.5% 76.5% 2011 Black: 24.5% 24.5% 2012 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2013 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2014 Black: 27.0% 27.0% 2015 Black: 20.8% 20.8% 2016 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2017 Black: 22.0% 22.0% 2018 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2019 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2020 Black: 17.8% 17.8% 2021 Black: 21.2% 21.2% 2022 Black: 24.5% 24.5% 2023 Black: 15.0% 15.0% 2024 Black: 28.2% 28.2% 2011 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2012 Hispanic: 26.2% 26.2% 2013 Hispanic: 26.9% 26.9% 2014 Hispanic: 23.2% 23.2% 2015 Hispanic: 19.6% 19.6% 2016 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2017 Hispanic: 21.1% 21.1% 2018 Hispanic: 27.9% 27.9% 2019 Hispanic: 19.3% 19.3% 2020 Hispanic: 24.7% 24.7% 2021 Hispanic: 32.3% 32.3% 2022 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 Hispanic: 21.7% 21.7% 2024 Hispanic: 20.9% 20.9% 2011 White: 39.2% 39.2% 2012 White: 38.9% 38.9% 2013 White: 34.6% 34.6% 2014 White: 36.0% 36.0% 2015 White: 30.5% 30.5% 2016 White: 31.3% 31.3% 2017 White: 35.7% 35.7% 2018 White: 40.6% 40.6% 2019 White: 39.4% 39.4% 2020 White: 43.9% 43.9% 2021 White: 41.1% 41.1% 2022 White: 43.4% 43.4% 2023 White: 40.8% 40.8% 2024 White: 45.9% 45.9% 2011 International: 71.4% 71.4% 2012 International: 83.3% 83.3% 2013 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2015 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 International: 38.5% 38.5% 2019 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 International: 64.9% 64.9% 2021 International: 64.3% 64.3% 2022 International: 22.6% 22.6% 2023 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2024 International: 56.2% 56.2%

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 47.1% 403 21% / 79% 0% $103,821 99 97%
Business & Economics 17.5% 150 56% / 44% 3% $56,015 67 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 11.9% 102 42% / 58% 1% $54,358 63 96%
Education 9.0% 77 12% / 88% 1% $47,867 47 90%
Professional 4.9% 42 83% / 17% 0% $65,762 81 100%
Computer Science 4.6% 39 82% / 18% 8% $89,255 96 100%
Arts 2.2% 19 37% / 63% 0% $49,960 53 90%
Life & Natural Sciences 1.4% 12 42% / 58% 0% $40,731 26 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 7 57% / 43% 0% $60,892 75 —
Engineering 0.6% 5 80% / 20% 0% $87,916 95 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.0M #465 72% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #623 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.0M #647 72% — — — — —

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 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

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: 92.3% 92.3% 2012 Acceptance: 90.9% 90.9% 2013 Acceptance: 90.3% 90.3% 2014 Acceptance: 85.3% 85.3% 2015 Acceptance: 91.6% 91.6% 2016 Acceptance: 90.8% 90.8% 2017 Acceptance: 92.0% 92.0% 2018 Acceptance: 91.9% 91.9% 2019 Acceptance: 91.1% 91.1% 2020 Acceptance: 93.2% 93.2% 2021 Acceptance: 94.1% 94.1% 2022 Acceptance: 76.8% 76.8% 2023 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0% 2011 Yield: 62.2% 62.2% 2012 Yield: 57.2% 57.2% 2013 Yield: 39.9% 39.9% 2014 Yield: 40.1% 40.1% 2015 Yield: 50.7% 50.7% 2016 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2017 Yield: 43.6% 43.6% 2018 Yield: 43.1% 43.1% 2019 Yield: 43.5% 43.5% 2020 Yield: 40.8% 40.8% 2021 Yield: 35.3% 35.3% 2022 Yield: 37.6% 37.6% 2023 Yield: 43.6% 43.6%

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: 1,717 1,717 2012 Applicants: 1,859 1,859 2013 Applicants: 2,536 2,536 2014 Applicants: 2,632 2,632 2015 Applicants: 2,084 2,084 2016 Applicants: 3,131 3,131 2017 Applicants: 2,541 2,541 2018 Applicants: 2,505 2,505 2019 Applicants: 2,196 2,196 2020 Applicants: 2,132 2,132 2021 Applicants: 2,076 2,076 2022 Applicants: 2,571 2,571 2023 Applicants: 1,689 1,689 2011 Admitted: 1,585 1,585 2012 Admitted: 1,690 1,690 2013 Admitted: 2,289 2,289 2014 Admitted: 2,244 2,244 2015 Admitted: 1,908 1,908 2016 Admitted: 2,844 2,844 2017 Admitted: 2,337 2,337 2018 Admitted: 2,301 2,301 2019 Admitted: 2,000 2,000 2020 Admitted: 1,987 1,987 2021 Admitted: 1,954 1,954 2022 Admitted: 1,974 1,974 2023 Admitted: 1,689 1,689 2011 Enrolled: 986 986 2012 Enrolled: 966 966 2013 Enrolled: 913 913 2014 Enrolled: 899 899 2015 Enrolled: 967 967 2016 Enrolled: 990 990 2017 Enrolled: 1,019 1,019 2018 Enrolled: 991 991 2019 Enrolled: 869 869 2020 Enrolled: 811 811 2021 Enrolled: 690 690 2022 Enrolled: 743 743 2023 Enrolled: 736 736

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

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: 93.0% 93.0% 2012 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2013 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2014 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2015 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2016 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2017 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2018 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2019 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2020 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2021 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0% 2022 Submitted: 77.0% 77.0% 2023 Submitted: 78.0% 78.0%

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.