Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Oklahoma Wesleyan University is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. This university was founded by the Wesleyan Church. It was created through mergers of a number of educational institutes. The Bartlesville campus was purchased in 1959. Oklahoma Wesleyan University gained the status of a university in 2001. OKWU offers degrees to its students through the following academic schools:

• School of Arts & Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Nursing
• School of Religion & Philosophy

Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s clubs and organizations include the OWU Chorus and Alpha Chi. The university also fields sports teams in soccer, basketball, golf, tennis, cross country and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Wesleyan religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and business and management.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,021 in 2009-2010 (824 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 93% of enrolled students and graduate students are 7%.

Students under 25 years old represent 43% of the student body. About 25% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Oklahoma Wesleyan University provides on-campus housing for 325 of its 824 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 98 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 71 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Oklahoma Wesleyan University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (130 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Marketing

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (7 awarded)

• Business Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education

LAW (0 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (35 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (11 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (113 awarded)

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (33 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (10 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

• Psychology