Rogers State University

Location and Contact Information

1701 W Will Rogers Blvd
Claremore, OK 74017-3252
USA
Main Tel: (918) 343-7777
Web Site

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

Overview

Rogers State University, nicknamed RSU, is a co-educational public university that was originally founded as Eastern University Preparatory School in 1909. After various name and status changes, it was given its present name in 1996. Situated in Claremore, Oklahoma, RSU has branch campuses located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Pryor Creek, Oklahoma. The university enrolls more than 4,000 students every year of which over 50% are enrolled to attend at the main campus. RSU offers bachelor’s degrees, associate’s degree and distance learning through its e-college.

RSU possesses a prominent athletics department. The students participate in various sports and events such as men’s and women’s baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, softball, and cheerleading. Their sports teams are known as the Hillcats.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in engineering technician and business and management.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Numerous part-time students.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.
  • Large number of students.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 4,277
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 9,734
Room$ 5,050
Board$ 2,640
Books and supplies$ 1,590
Other$ 4,112

Financial Aid

Rogers State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 88% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant76%$4,606
Institutional Grant20%$2,656
Federal Grant41%$3,724
Pell Grant41%$3,315
Other Federal Grant20%$827
State or Local Grant63%$2,248

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan39%$4,321
Federal Loan39%$4,257
Other Loan $7,750

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

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Rogers State University:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, NY6,036
2Cameron UniversityLawton, OK5,449
3Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, NY3,269
4University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, VI2,393
5Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY6,850
6CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, NY13,752
7University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, WA2,967
8CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, NY15,540
9Indiana University-EastRichmond, IN2,447
10California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA3,783

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate21126
Bachelor18915

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  37
Without tenure; working toward tenure  28
Without tenure; tenure not available  32

Students

Student enrollment was 3,913 in 2009-2010 (2,896 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 88% are full-time and 12% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men60%
Women56%
All58%

Room and Board

Rogers State provides on-campus housing for 265 of its 2,896 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Sooner Athletic Conference for major sports.

International Study

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

  • Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (106 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Management Information Systems and Services

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (39 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (40 awarded)

  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

  • Public Administration

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

  • Fine Arts and Art Studies

LAW (4 awarded)

  • Court Reporting/Court Reporter
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (66 awarded)

  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Social Sciences

MEDIA (6 awarded)

  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (72 awarded)

  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Health Aide
  • Nursing
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (1 awarded)

  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

  • Commercial and Advertising Art

SCIENCE (27 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (20 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Security and Protective Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (3 awarded)

  • Community Psychology