Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Private College in Bartlesville, OK. Six-year graduation rate 35%. Median 10-year earnings $59,841.
Students who entered Oklahoma Wesleyan University land at a median of $59,841 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate is 35% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $24,813, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 35% — below national average
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 66% puts Oklahoma Wesleyan University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. With 810 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 38% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is the problem here: 35% graduate within six years. Retention is weak: only 50% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 663 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $27,312 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $25,011 at $0–30k against $31,238 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 94% of students receive it, averaging $21,243. Borrowing is widespread: 65% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 192 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $25,011 |
| $30–48k | $22,831 |
| $48–75k | $28,645 |
| $75–110k | $30,697 |
| $110k+ | $31,238 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 428 of these 663 students, totalling $2,640,307 — an average of $6,169 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Washington County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)