Shawnee, Oklahoma · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Baptist University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,569, made up of 1,427 undergraduates and 142 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.
Oklahoma Baptist University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 68 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Divinity/Ministry, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 353 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
1,569
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
353
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
68
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 68
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
278
Associate degrees
2
Master's degrees
38
Postbaccalaureate certificates
35
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,569
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,427
Graduate students, fall 2024
142
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,225
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,039
Graduate students, 2024-25
186
Full-time, 2024-25
61%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
53%
Men
47%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
26%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great American Conference
President
Dr. Heath Thomas
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact