Stillwater, OK · Public · 21,773 undergraduates · town
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Moderately selective
A land-grant flagship where agriculture, engineering, business, aviation, and applied sciences remain central to the undergraduate identity.
Institutional profile
Well established Solid in mobility, and solid in affordability.- Admission
- 70.9% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 64.2%
19,612 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$57,413 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Oklahoma State University-Main Campus apart
Academic design
Strong land-grant mix of agriculture, engineering, business, education, and aviation-related study.
Campus pattern
Stillwater is a self-contained college town between Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Career & value signal
Particularly relevant to Oklahoma and regional agriculture, energy, aerospace, business, and public-sector employers.
Can I get in?
70.9% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
19,612About 71 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 23% submitted an SAT, and 69% submitted an ACT. Use your score when it adds strength to the application; withhold it when it does not.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Oklahoma State University-Main Campus, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Oklahoma State University-Main Campus weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Strong land-grant mix of agriculture, engineering, business, education, and aviation-related study.
Make institutional fit specific
A land-grant flagship where agriculture, engineering, business, aviation, and applied sciences remain central to the undergraduate identity.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: u.s. only
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
ArchitectureAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus publishes four merit awards, the largest reaching full tuition or more. No separate scholarship application is required; the college uses the admission application. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Guaranteed at a stated threshold · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Guaranteed at a stated threshold · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Guaranteed at a stated threshold · Renews
In the season card
These four awards, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Marketing
Admits separately
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Psychology, General
Animal Sciences
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus beyond the classroom
Stillwater is a self-contained college town between Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
A defining academic feature
Strong land-grant mix of agriculture, engineering, business, education, and aviation-related study.
What shapes an ordinary week
Stillwater is a self-contained college town between Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Where the degree can lead
Particularly relevant to Oklahoma and regional agriculture, energy, aerospace, business, and public-sector employers.