Private nonprofit · University

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma · Distant town

#4 for grad earnings in Oklahoma
66.2%
Admit rate
$28,358
Avg net price
35%
Graduation rate
$59,841
Median earnings

Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Bartlesville, Oklahoma (distant town setting), enrolling 673 undergraduates. It has a Wesleyan religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 673 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 66% admitNAIA Division IICold winters

About Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Bartlesville is a city in Washington County, Oklahoma, United States. Jacob Bartles, son-in-law of Delaware chief Charles Journeycake, moved from Wyandotte County, Kansas, to Indian Territory in 1873. He settled first at Silver Lake, a natural lake south of the present city of Bartlesville. Price Tower, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, stands in downtown Bartlesville. It is Wright's only realized skyscraper, and one of only two vertically oriented Wright structures extant (the other is the S.C. Johnson Wax Research Tower in Racine, Wisconsin). (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
39 miles to Tulsa, OK
To the ocean
481 miles
Nearest airport
36 miles to Tulsa (TUL) · major hub

How Oklahoma Wesleyan University compares

Selectivity66.2%

More selective than 69% · #7 most selective of 17 in Oklahoma

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 17% · #14 of 22 in Oklahoma

First-year retention50%

Higher than 6%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$59,841

Higher than 67% · #4 of 23 in Oklahoma

Average net price$28,358

Cheaper than 20% · #22 cheapest of 22 in Oklahoma

Median debt at graduation$24,813

Lower than 39%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment673

Larger than 27%

Percentiles compare Oklahoma Wesleyan University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Oklahoma.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

788students
  • Undergraduate67385%
  • Graduate11515%

Undergraduates by gender

673undergrads
  • Women38657%
  • Men28743%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White51%
  • Black9.4%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial22%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
673
Graduate enrollment
115
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
10%
Median family income
$50,830
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$50,058
Endowment
$11,335,922

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
66.2%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$33,550
Room & board
$10,274
Books & supplies
$1,348
Total cost of attendance
$44,743
Average net price
$28,358

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
35%
Graduated on time (4 years)
21%
First-year retention
50%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$55,700
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,841
Median debt at graduation
$24,813
Students with federal loans
52%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
57%

About 14% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
21%
Low-income (Pell)
46%
First-generation
45%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
509
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
76%
Housing charge (year)
$4,742
Meal plan (year)
$4,440
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division II
Varsity athletes
482 (284 men · 198 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (11)

Soccer109
Baseball103
Basketball81
Softball52
Volleyball34
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)28
Beach Volleyball20
Wrestling19
Tennis14
Golf13
Other Sports9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (880 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$25,011
$30–48k
$22,831
$48–75k
$28,645
$75–110k
$30,697
$110k+
$31,238

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$131,762

$28,645/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$13,536
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 99% — get grant money from Oklahoma Wesleyan University itself, averaging $13,536, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 199 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$59,841
Typical debt at graduation
$24,813
Debt vs. one year's pay
41%
Out-earn a HS grad
74%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$60,900
Men
$58,358

Women out-earn men by $2,542 (4%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
93°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
39.7″
Annual snow
8.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bartlesville 3, OK US station (4.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.