Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution in Alva, OK with an acceptance rate of 65% and 1,724 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 803–1036 on the SAT. The average net price after financial aid is $10,448 per year.
About Northwestern Oklahoma State University
A public 4-year town university in Alva, OK.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a college in Alva, OK. It enrolls roughly 1,724 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 65%. Admitted students typically score between 803 and 1036 on the SAT.
Your chances at this school
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What strengthens an application here
- SAT scores of 803 to 1036The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
- Depth in one or two activitiesSustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.
Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.
Admissions
What it actually takes to get into Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.
Admitted student profile
Range shown is the middle 50%.
Application requirements
- SAT/ACT required
Cost & financial aid
Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Northwestern Oklahoma State University after grants and scholarships.
Net price by family income
Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.
Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.
Academics & majors
Where students at Northwestern Oklahoma State University concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.
Student body
Who attends Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.
Race & ethnicity
- White33%
- Asian10%
- Hispanic9%
- Black4%
- Two or more races29%
- International15%
Gender
- Female58%
- Male42%
Outcomes after graduation
What Northwestern Oklahoma State University graduates do next — and what they earn.
Is it worth it?
Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.
- Median earnings
- $44.4k
- Typical debt
- $11.0k
- Avg. net price
- $10.4k/yr
- These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
- Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
- Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
- Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.
What this means
$44k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 35% graduation rate is below the national average.
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