Let it shine.
Oklahoma Baptist University is a small Christian liberal arts university in Shawnee, 30 minutes east of Oklahoma City.At OBU you will learn how all knowledge connects and how that framework can be informed by a thoughtful Christian worldview. You will have the choice of 84 areas of study, the opportunity to work and study abroad and the chance to engage faculty mentors.
All of this occurs in a supportive, Christian community; one that's dedicated to the highest intellectual and ethical standards.
Intellectual, social and spiritual growth ... this is what an OBU education is all about.
Just the facts
Programs: 10 bachelor's degrees in 84 areas of studyTwo master's degrees offered at OBU Graduate School, 111 N. Harrison, Oklahoma City.
Enrollment: 1,764 from 40 states and 14 other countries
Faculty: 111 faculty members, all are active Christians
Student to Faculty Ratio: 15:1
National Rankings: Oklahoma's highest rated college in the U.S. News & World Report rankings for 16 consecutive years.
Second among baccalaureate colleges in the western region in the 2010 U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges" ratings.
Listed in the latest "America's Best Value Colleges" rankings compiled by The Princeton Review.
Oklahoma's top-ranked university in the Forbes.com 2010 listing of "America's Best Colleges."
Oklahoma's top college in the Forbes.com list of "America's Best College Buys."
Named a 2010 "Best in the West" institution, by The Princeton Review.



