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Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

OSU

https://www.okstate.edu

#245 National Colleges

69.98% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

19,777 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma State, OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma. OSU was founded in 1890 under the Morrill Act. Originally known as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (Oklahoma A&M), it is the flagship institution of the Oklahoma State University System that holds more than 35,000 students across its five campuses with an annual budget of $1.5 billion. The main campus enrollment for the fall 2019 semester was 24,071, with 20,024 undergraduates and 4,017 graduate students. OSU is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". According to the National Science Foundation, OSU spent $191 million on research and development in 2017.The Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls have won 52 national championships, which ranks fourth in most NCAA team national championships after Stanford University,University of California, Los Angeles,and University of Southern California . The Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling is the most successful NCAA Division I program of all time in any sport. As of 2021, Oklahoma State students and alumni have won 34 Olympic medals (21 gold, 5 silver, and 8 bronze). The university has produced 29 Goldwater Scholars, 18 Truman Scholars, 18 Udall Scholars, and 48 Fulbright Scholars, astronauts, and a billionaire.

Students spend part of the fall semester preparing for OSU's Homecoming celebration, begun in 1913, which draws more than 40,000 alumni and over 70,000 participants each year to campus and is billed by the university as "America's Greatest Homecoming Celebration." The Oklahoma State University alumni network exceeds 250,000 graduates.

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Location

City
Stillwater, Oklahoma

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Locale
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 25.5%
Engineering 12.6%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 10.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 6.8%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 5.1%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 4.9%
Education 4.4%
Psychology 3.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs 3.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 3.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 3.1%
Social Sciences 3.0%
Visual And Performing Arts 2.7%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 2.7%
Transportation And Materials Moving 1.6%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 1.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.0%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 0.9%
Physical Sciences 0.9%
Architecture And Related Services 0.7%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.7%
History 0.5%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.4%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.3%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.3%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.1%

Cost

In State Tuition
$9,019.00

Out of State Tuition
$24,539.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
41.50%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$14,648.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1209 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 640 580 520
Verbal 640 590 540

ACT Scores

25 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 27 24 20
English 27 24 21