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Oklahoma Wesleyan University

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.

Campus Location

2201 Silver Lake Rd
Bartlesville, OK 74006-6299
USA
Main Tel: (918) 333-6151
Web Site

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

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Wesleyan religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and business and management.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor21826
Master392
Associate296

Students

Student enrollment was 1,046 in 2007-2008 (948 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 94% of enrolled students and graduate students are 6%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 15,685
Room$ 3,200
Board$ 2,850
Books and supplies$ 900
Other$ 3,300

Financial Aid: Oklahoma Wesleyan University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

Oklahoma Wesleyan University provides on-campus housing for 325 of its 948 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). 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) .

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (97 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
  • Marketing

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

  • Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (8 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

LIBERAL ARTS (23 awarded)

  • General Studies

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (4 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (1 awarded)

  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (106 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 (24 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physical Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (10 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Oklahoma Wesleyan University with government-defined occupation categories.)

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