Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 15,000

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 337 (11.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Southwestern Oklahoma State University 856 36% 61% 2% 7% 12% 1% $85,411 83 +0.43 92 96% 2.4%
Engineering Physics 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $102,161 68 +0.28 98 — — — — —
Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $61,891 0 -2.66 71 95% — — — —
Computer Science 39 — 82% 67% 0% 5% 15% 8% $61,891 0 -1.84 71 95% — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $64,406 18 -0.69 75 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,359 21 -0.72 77 — — — — —
Biology 12 — 42% 58% 0% 0% 8% 0% $57,550 13 -1.03 63 100% — — — —
Microbiology — — — — — — — — $60,368 11 -1.33 69 — — — — —
Exercise Science 32 — 59% 50% 0% 16% 9% 3% $65,241 68 +0.40 76 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 67 — 7% 75% 1% 3% 10% 0% $81,969 91 +0.93 90 94% 2.8% — — —
Nursing 233 — 9% 53% 2% 15% 11% 0% $108,738 94 +1.64 98 98% 2.3% — — —
Pharmaceutical Sciences 71 — 52% 52% 13% 7% 10% 0% $186,370 99 +2.31 100 100% — — — —
Public Health — — — — — — — — $71,337 77 +0.58 82 — — — — —
Business Administration 86 — 53% 63% 0% 2% 13% 5% $60,034 9 -0.91 68 92% — — — —
Health Administration 8 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $54,963 17 -0.59 58 92% — — — —
Health Information Management 7 — 29% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,963 17 -0.59 58 92% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 13 — 46% 62% 8% 0% 15% 0% $60,034 9 -1.15 68 92% — — — —
Recreation Management 15 — 67% 87% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,509 56 -0.01 69 94% — — — —
Sports Management 21 — 86% 52% 0% 10% 10% 5% $65,241 74 +0.42 76 100% — — — —
English 8 — 12% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,769 51 -0.08 50 — — — — —
History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,265 49 -0.16 59 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 42 — 31% 67% 0% 2% 10% 0% $54,944 39 -0.23 58 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $54,945 40 -0.28 58 — — — — —
Communication 10 — 40% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,809 7 -1.22 42 100% — — — —
Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services 20 — 85% 70% 0% 0% 15% 0% $62,482 53 +0.15 72 — — — — —
Political Science 4 — 75% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,246 15 -0.95 67 — — — — —
Psychology 17 — 29% 59% 6% 0% 24% 6% $47,410 7 -1.16 39 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 54 — 0% 76% 0% 0% 11% 0% $48,252 24 -0.60 41 91% — — — —
English Education 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,741 70 +0.32 64 98% — — — —
History Education 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $57,741 72 +0.37 64 98% — — — —
Mathematics Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,741 64 -0.00 64 98% — — — —
Physical Education 9 — 56% 11% 0% 11% 44% 11% $57,741 55 +0.00 64 98% — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,741 64 -0.00 64 98% — — — —
Special Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,495 62 +0.24 63 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,741 92 +1.17 64 98% — — — —
Graphic Design 7 — 43% 57% 0% 14% 0% 0% $56,176 39 -0.30 61 — — — — —
Music 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,008 46 -0.08 35 — — — — —
Music Education 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,741 94 +1.18 64 98% — — — —
Music Therapy 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,494 97 +1.48 69 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 13 — 54% 54% 0% 8% 38% 0% $58,684 47 -0.17 66 — — — — —
Engineering Technology 22 — 95% 64% 5% 5% 5% 0% $85,160 31 -0.30 92 100% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 7 — 100% 43% 0% 29% 14% 0% $96,342 88 +0.63 96 — — — — —

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 92th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 47.1% 403 21% 56% 3% 11% 11% 0% $114,511 99 +1.54 99 98% 2.4%
Business & Economics 17.5% 150 56% 65% 1% 3% 11% 3% $60,303 5 -0.62 69 94% —
Education 9.0% 77 12% 68% 0% 1% 17% 1% $51,074 30 -0.38 48 93% —
Humanities 6.0% 51 27% 73% 0% 2% 8% 0% $54,452 48 -0.20 57 — —
Social Sciences 6.0% 51 57% 67% 2% 0% 18% 2% $54,523 33 -0.64 57 100% —
Professional 4.9% 42 83% 57% 2% 10% 17% 0% $78,829 74 -0.10 88 100% —
Computer Science 4.6% 39 82% 67% 0% 5% 15% 8% $61,891 0 -1.84 71 95% —
Arts 2.2% 19 37% 68% 0% 5% 5% 0% $55,129 66 +0.42 58 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.4% 12 42% 58% 0% 0% 8% 0% $57,550 11 -1.03 63 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 7 57% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $64,964 12 -0.70 76 — —
Engineering 0.6% 5 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $102,161 55 +0.28 98 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.0M #465 72% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.0M #646 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.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 132 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Baseball 39 $354K $354K $0
Basketball 18 $459K $459K $0
Rodeo 15 $222K $222K $0
Golf 11 $157K $157K $0
Total 215 $2.7M $2.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 30 $338K $338K $0
Track & Field (combined) 28 $211K $211K $0
Softball 23 $294K $294K $0
Rodeo 16 $227K $227K $0
Volleyball 16 $389K $389K $0
Basketball 13 $448K $448K $0
Golf 7 $196K $196K $0
Total 122 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 132 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Baseball 39 $354K $354K $0
Basketball 31 $908K $908K $0
Rodeo 31 $450K $450K $0
Soccer 30 $338K $338K $0
Track & Field (combined) 28 $211K $211K $0
Softball 23 $294K $294K $0
Golf 18 $353K $353K $0
Volleyball 16 $389K $389K $0
Total 337 $6.2M $6.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

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%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional