Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK100 Campus Dr, Weatherford, OK 73096-3001
580-772-6611
Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a public university in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The university is part of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. SWOSU was founded in 1901 as Southwestern State Normal School. It became Southwestern State Teachers College in 1919 and Southwestern Oklahoma State College in 1965. The university has an enrollment of approximately 6,000 students.
SWOSU offers bachelor's and master's degrees in a variety of disciplines. The university is organized into five colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Education and Professional Studies, the College of Nursing and Allied Health, and the Graduate College.
SWOSU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The university's athletics teams compete in the NCAA Division II Great American Conference. The SWOSU Bulldogs have won two national championships in rodeo.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 4898
Acceptance Rate: 93.20%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.swosu.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.swosu.edu/paying-for-swosu/financial-aid/index.php
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $22563
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $29673
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Southwestern Oklahoma State University is $88565.44. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. For graduates of Southwestern Oklahoma State University, we saw an average early-career income of $43200.00 and mid-career income of $62400.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.