Northwestern Oklahoma State University Business Programs

Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma. The surrounding location of Alva is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NWOSU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#54	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Northwestern Oklahoma State University?

Contact details for NWOSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	709 Oklahoma Blvd, Alva, OK 73717-2799
Phone:	580-327-1700
Website:	www.nwosu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/nwosu.rangers
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/nwosu

How Do I Get Into NWOSU?

You can apply to NWOSU online at: www.nwosu.edu/apply-for-admission

Admission Requirements for NWOSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into NWOSU?

With an acceptance rate of 70%, NWOSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 20% of students accepted to NWOSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 560. Math scores were between 410 and 530.

NWOSU received ACT scores from 84% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 21. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

Can I Afford Northwestern Oklahoma State University?

The overall average net price of NWOSU is $19,546. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NWOSU, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $4,642 a year. That adds up to $18,568 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NWOSU is 6.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,640 undergraduate students at NWOSU, with 1,293 being full-time and 347 being part-time.

There are also 193 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,293 full-time undergraduates at NWOSU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwestern Oklahoma State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	165
White	775
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	239

Geographic Diversity

Oklahoma students aren't the only ones who study at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at NWOSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Canada, and Ghana.

Online Learning at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

In 2019-2020, 1,235 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NWOSU has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of NWOSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Northwestern Oklahoma State University was $8,173 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $15,286. The following table shows how NWOSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Accounting	#7	#50
Accounting	#10	#49
General Business Administration and Management	#73	#168

Online Growth Rankings of NWOSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwestern Oklahoma State University was 5.7%. This is the #1,357 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NWOSU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at NWOSU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at NWOSU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Finance	#82
Entrepreneurship	#106
Finance & Financial Management	#128
Entrepreneurial Studies	#139
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#148
Human Resource Management	#259
Accounting	#361

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	23	39	62
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	0	17	17
Accounting	4	8	12
Entrepreneurship	2	0	2
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1	0	1
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	0	0	0
Finance	0	0	0
TOTAL	30	64	94

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.