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Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Alva, OK
Population 7,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,468
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 66%
Hispanic 15%
Native American 9%
Black 6%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Asian 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Health Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 22%
Education 12%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Computer Science & Math 4%
Arts 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,970
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $11,664
Est. In-State Cost $7,723
Est. Out-of-State Cost $15,089
10-Year ROI $164,000
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate 30%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,120 (92th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 293 (92th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 38%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 14 #451
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #578

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 840 – 1000
SAT Math Range 383 – 518
SAT RW Range 420 – 518
ACT Range 16 – 21

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Northwestern Oklahoma State University 301 38% / 62% 1% $59,066
Computer Science 9 89% / 11% 0%
Mathematics and Statistics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Biology 14 21% / 79% 0%
Chemistry 5 0% / 100% 0%
Kinesiology 44 61% / 39% 2% $54,641
Nursing 36 8% / 92% 0% $85,894
Accounting 11 27% / 73% 0%
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 18 72% / 28% 6% $51,823
Business Administration 37 43% / 57% 3% $55,548
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 4 50% / 50% 0%
English 2 0% / 100% 0%
General Studies 19 37% / 63% 0% $49,659
History 6 50% / 50% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Police Science 12 58% / 42% 0%
Political Science 3 67% / 33% 0%
Psychology 26 15% / 85% 0% $47,426
Rhetoric and Composition 2 50% / 50% 0%
Social Work 11 9% / 91% 0%
Agricultural Teacher Education 4 75% / 25% 0%
Early Childhood Education 7 0% / 100% 0% $57,680
Elementary Education 14 14% / 86% 0% $57,680
English Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Learning Disabilities Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics Education 3 0% / 100% 0%
Physical Education 5 80% / 20% 0%
Social Studies Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
Music 1 100% / 0% 0%
Studio Art 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mason/Masonry 1 100% / 0% 0%