Southwestern Oklahoma State University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Remote town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
3,514 students
Larger than 71% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 40.2%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- El Reno41.2 mi
- Chickasha54.8 mi
- Bethany60.1 mi
- Oklahoma City63.5 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, the largest reported group is White (60%), followed by Hispanic (14.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 3.3% | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 7.3% |
| Black | 5.2% | 1% |
| Hispanic | 14.3% | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| White | 60% | 79.8% |
| Two or more races | 10.6% | 1.6% |
| Non-resident | 2% | 2.1% |
| Unknown | 3.4% | 3.6% |
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Did you know? Southwestern Oklahoma State University
- 94%Southwestern Oklahoma State University admitted 1,954 of 2,076 applicants.Source: CollegesRef archive
- 33.7%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 659 of 1,954.Source: CollegesRef archive
- $53,203median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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