Quick Facts
LocationShawnee, Oklahoma - 35 miles from Oklahoma City, 90 miles from Tulsa, and 200 miles from Dallas/Fort Worth - map
Founded
1910 by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
Campus
200 acres, 34 major buildings
Areas of Study
Ten bachelor's degrees in 84 areas of study.
Two master's degrees, Master of business administration and Master of Science in nursing, offered at OBU International Graduate School, 111 Harrison, Oklahoma City.
Enrollment
1,764 from 40 states and 14 other countries (Fall 2009)
Faculty
111 faculty members.
All are active Christians.
Student to Faculty
15:1
2010-11 Tuition, Room, Board & Fees
(Fall and Spring semesters combined, full-time student)
$24,300
Financial Aid
More than 95 percent of OBU students receive some type of aid.
Accreditation
OBU is accredited by:
The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Phone: 312.263.0456
Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
National Association of Schools of Music
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
Oklahoma Commission on Teacher Preparation
OBU Memberships
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Council on Education
Association for Computing Machinery
Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities
International Reading Association
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
National League for Nursing
Society for Research in Child Development
International Studies
Brazil, China, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Russia
Ministry Programs
OBU’s Campus Ministry permeates the campus through discipleship, worship and ministry activities. In addition, students can serve in missions through the University’s Avery T. Willis Center for Global Outreach.
For the 2008-09 academic year, The Avery T. Willis Center for Global Outreach coordinated eight Global Outreach Trips, with 50 participants. In addition, students worked with eight on-going local ministry groups throughout the year.
OBU is the world's leading college in the number of alumni serving as missionaries with Southern Baptist' International Mission Board.
National Recognition
OBU is ranked #2 among baccalaureate colleges in the western region in the 2010 U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best Colleges” ratings. OBU has been Oklahoma’s highest rated college in the U.S. News rankings for 16 consecutive years. OBU has been in the magazine’s regional “top 10” for 18 straight years.
OBU is a 2010 “Best in the West” institution, according to The Princeton Review. OBU also is listed in the latest "America's Best Value Colleges" rankings compiled by the Princeton Review.
OBU was named Oklahoma's top-ranked university in the Forbes.com 2010 listing of "America's Best Colleges." OBU also was the state's top college in the Forbes.com list of "America's Best College Buys."
Annual Operating Budget
$40.87 million. (2009-10)
University Endowment
More than $80 million. (August 2009)
Governance
OBU is owned by Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, which provides approximately $2.8 million in annual support through Cooperative Program funds. OBU is governed by a 33-member board of trustees elected by the state convention.
Sports
17, including men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, soccer, tennis, men's baseball, and women's softball and volleyball.
OBU was ranked #5 in the 2006-07 U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings for the NAIA. The rankings are based on the overall success of athletic programs at NAIA member schools. OBU finished as the top school from the Sooner Athletic Conference and NAIA Region VI with 639.
OBU’s women’s indoor track and field team won the 2007 NAIA Championship, which was their second championship in three years. The OBU men’s outdoor track and field team won the 2007 NAIA Championship, which was their second championship.
OBU has a total of five NAIA National Championships: men’s basketball, one, 1966; men’s outdoor track and field, two, 1990 and 2007; women’s indoor track and field, two, 2005 and 2007.
Intramurals
Approximately 800 students participate in 15 intramural sports.
Mascot
Bison and Lady Bison
Information
Email: info@okbu.edu
OBU Switchboard Phone Number: 405.275.2850
News/Information Phone Number: 405.878.2107
