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OCU

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, Oklahoma Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Christian University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 2,851 students in fall 2024, including 2,098 undergraduates and 753 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Churches of Christ.

Oklahoma Christian University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 85 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Engineering, Registered Nursing, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 898 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Mission

Oklahoma Christian University educates, mentors, and inspires learners to fulfill their God-given potential.

Mission statement as reported by Oklahoma Christian University

Key figures

2,851
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
898
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
85
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 85

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Engineering 5
Business, Management and Marketing 18
Health Professions 6
Education 12
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 5
Communication and Journalism 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Psychology 1
English Language and Literature 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Social Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
History 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
438
Associate degrees
50
Master's degrees
380
Postbaccalaureate certificates
30

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,851
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,098
Graduate students, fall 2024
753
Full-time, fall 2024
73%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,507
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,501
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,006
Full-time, 2024-25
68%
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
58%
Men
42%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
38%
Students taking some online courses
37%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Churches of Christ
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Lone Star Conference
President
Dr. Ken Jones
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

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