ORU vs SWOSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

ORU is a private (not-for-profit) and SWOSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
ORU has more expensive tuition & fees ($34,100) than SWOSU ($8,325).
It is harder to admit to ORU than SWOSU.
ORU has higher submitted ACT score (24) than SWOSU (20).
ORU has more students with 5,051 students while SWOSU has 4,777 students.
ORU has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while SWOSU's ratio is 18 to 1.
SWOSU has more full-time faculties with 204 faculties while ORU has 151 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Oral Roberts University and Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

ORU	vs.	SWOSU
Tulsa, Oklahoma	Location	Weatherford, Oklahoma
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$34,100	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,295 Out-Of-State$8,325
75%	% Receiving Financial Aid	77%
$18,660	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,246

98.60 %	Acceptance Rates	100.00 %
23.77 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	43.58 %
1,170	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	20
62 %	Graduation Rate	39 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
81 %	Retention Rate	68 %
5,051	Student Population	4,777
151	Number of Faculties	204
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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