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: 1,871 from 37 states and 27 other countries
Faculty: 113 faculty members, all are active Christians
Student to Faculty Ratio: 16:1
National Rankings:
OBU has been ranked as the only Oklahoma college or university on U.S.News & World Report’s annual ranking of “Great Schools, Great Prices” for 2012. OBU also has been listed as Oklahoma’s highest-ranked college in “Best Regional Colleges” for the 18th consecutive year. OBU has made the news magazine’s “top 10” in its category for 20 consecutive years.
For the seventh consecutive year, OBU has been named one of the best colleges and universities in the western United States by The Princeton Review.
For the fourth year in a row, OBU is the highest-ranked university in Oklahoma in the latest Forbes.com listing of "America’s Best Colleges."
