SWOSU vs ORU 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.

SWOSU is a public and ORU is a private (not-for-profit) 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 (20) 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 - Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Oral Roberts University.

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

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	99.01 %
43.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,170
20	ACT Score	24
39 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
68 %	Retention Rate	81 %
4,777	Student Population	5,051
204	Number of Faculties	151
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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

See Full Comparison