Oklahoma · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma. 663 undergraduate students. 53 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

ENROLLMENT CLIFF · TRENDING WORSE-33%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment fell 33% at Oklahoma Wesleyan University vs the 2003–2007 baseline (663 vs 986).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-31%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Oklahoma Wesleyan University fell 31% between 2021 and 2024 (30.2% → 20.9%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+14%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Oklahoma Wesleyan University rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($29.5k → $33.5k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+14%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Oklahoma Wesleyan University rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($29.5k → $33.5k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Oklahoma

Each tile compares this institution to the Oklahoma median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$59,841+7% · 6→10y
Oklahoma median $38,465
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$55,700
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
28.4%-9% · '97→'24
Oklahoma median 52.9%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$16,679+192% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
663+65% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
49.0%-23% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
77.0%±0% · '10→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$31,466+265% · '00→'24
out-of-state $31,466
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

3.7%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $16,679 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $59,841 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 19962009965
1,06857519962009
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202434.8%
57%28%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$24,813
$24,813$7,75019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
RETENTION · 20042024-23%

Oklahoma Wesleyan University · retention fell

65.0% → 50.0%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962009+65%

Oklahoma Wesleyan University · undergrad enrollment rose

584 → 965

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+265%

Oklahoma Wesleyan University · in-state tuition rose

$9,200 → $33,550

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+265%

Oklahoma Wesleyan University · out-of-state tuition rose

$9,200 → $33,550

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+192%

Oklahoma Wesleyan University · median debt rose

$8,512 → $24,813

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Oklahoma Wesleyan University · cohort default rate fell

9.9% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024-25%

Oklahoma Wesleyan University · pell share fell

39.1% → 29.3%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+31%

Oklahoma Wesleyan University · earnings_median_10yr rose

$45,600 → $59,841

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+43%

Oklahoma Wesleyan University · earnings_median_8yr rose

$40,500 → $58,104

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+47%

Oklahoma Wesleyan University · earnings_median_6yr rose

$38,000 → $55,700

SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

4 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,025,374
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 6
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 6year 0year 39
Cost per year
$25,989
HS-only baseline · OK
$33,800
Years to complete
4
CIP family
51

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Oklahoma Wesleyan University graduates earn $X” — not “Oklahoma Wesleyan University makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Oklahoma Wesleyan University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →