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Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with a Wesleyan religious affiliation and an acceptance rate of 77 percent.

Bartlesville, OKtown, distant
77%ACCEPTANCE
$26,811AVG NET PRICE
28%GRAD RATE
947STUDENTS
University data profileIPEDS 2023

THE SIGNATURE

Oklahoma Wesleyan University Report Card

Explore university facts, programs, and campus life at a glance.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit four-year college located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The school maintains a Wesleyan religious affiliation and currently enrolls 947 students across its campus.

The institution offers forty-three undergraduate majors for prospective students to consider. With an acceptance rate of 77 percent based on 688 applicants, the university admits a significant portion of those who apply.

AT A GLANCE
TypePrivateFour or more years
Settingtown, distant
Calendarsemester
Religious affiliationWesleyan

GETTING IN

Admissions

Oklahoma Wesleyan University reports an acceptance rate of 77 percent based on 688 applicants. The institution operates as a private nonprofit four-year college in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Source: IPEDS 2023

ACCEPTANCE RATE

77%

More selective than 39% of listed universities.

SelectiveAccessible

APPLICATION FEE

No application fee.

WHAT IT COSTS

Cost & Financial Aid

Sticker price tells you little — net price after aid is what most families actually pay.

Source: IPEDS 2023

IN-STATE TUITION & FEES

$31,466/yr

Out-of-state: $31,466/yr.

Net price by income band

$24,466
$0–$30,000
$22,817
$30,001–$48,000
$25,989
$48,001–$75,000
$29,978
$75,001–$110,000
$30,103
$110,001+

AVERAGE NET PRICE AFTER AID

$26,811/yr

▲ 5% since 2020-2188% receive grants or scholarships

Average grant or scholarship aid $18,679.

IN THE CLASSROOM

Academics

The university offers forty-three undergraduate majors within its four-year program structure.

Source: IPEDS 2023

Student–faculty ratio

15:1

6-year graduation rate

28%

▼ 16 pts since 2016

First-year retention

49%

Median across 34 institutions in our national dataset: 89%.

Bachelor-level fields offered

43

Bachelor-level fields reported as offered in IPEDS

MOST POPULAR FIELDS OF STUDY

Share of bachelor's degree completions, not of all enrolled students.

Business/Commerce, General.22.1%
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.17.7%
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia.7.4%
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.7.4%
Accounting.5.2%
Elementary Education and Teaching.4.4%

CAMPUS LIFE

Campus & Housing

Reported capacity of institution-controlled housing and campus setting. Capacity does not indicate how many students currently live in university housing.

University-controlled housing capacity

509

Includes institution-controlled housing; it may extend beyond campus.

Setting

town, distant

AFTER GRADUATION

Student outcomes

Earnings and employment of former students after entering the university.

Source: College Scorecard 2025

Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry

$59,841

Median earnings of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.

Working after 10 yrs

89.9%

Share of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.

Earning more than a high-school graduate

82.4%

82.4% of former students earn above the Scorecard high-school earnings threshold, ten years after entry.

Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics, and College Scorecard. University Apartments is not affiliated with Oklahoma Wesleyan University.