Oklahoma State University-Main Campus is a public four-year institution in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 27,278 students in fall 2024, including 22,364 undergraduates and 4,914 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 195 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Marketing, and Psychology, General. It awarded 7,183 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 55 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.
Key figures
27,278
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
7,183
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
195
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 195
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
85%
First-year retention, part-time students
66%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
5,225
Master's degrees
1,110
Doctoral degrees (research)
242
Professional doctorates
103
Certificates under 1 year
194
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
25
Postbaccalaureate certificates
280
Post-master's certificates
4
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
27,278
Undergraduates, fall 2024
22,364
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,914
Full-time, fall 2024
81%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
30,146
Undergraduates, 2024-25
24,283
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,863
Full-time, 2024-25
77%
Size category
20,000 students or more
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
62%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
11%
American Indian or Alaska Native
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
55
Programs with a fully online option
120
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
57%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Twelve Conference
President, Oklahoma State University
President Jim Hess
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, Student veteran organization