Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Public · OK

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School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationOK · South

SettingRural

Undergrads3,514

Student:faculty19:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate26.6%

6-yr grad rate39.7%

Drop-out rate32.3%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$8k

Out-of-state tuition$8k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity40%

Gender diversity62.4%

International2%

Identity—

Overview

Southwestern Oklahoma State University, in Weatherford, is a regional public university serving largely rural western Oklahoma. It's best known for its College of Pharmacy, a long-running pipeline for pharmacists across the state and region, which gives the university a professional-school reputation well beyond what its size and location would otherwise suggest.

Academics

Pharmacy is the flagship program, with a defined pre-pharmacy-to-PharmD pathway that draws students specifically for that track. Health sciences more broadly, along with education and business, round out the other main offerings, serving a student body drawn heavily from western Oklahoma and neighboring rural communities.

Campus & student life

Weatherford is a small town, and the university functions as a hub for the surrounding rural region rather than a destination campus drawing students from far afield. Campus life is modest in scale, with the pharmacy program's rigor shaping much of student culture for those on that track.

Worth knowing

The pharmacy program is the reason many students choose Southwestern specifically, and its pre-pharmacy track is more structured and demanding from the first semester than a typical undeclared health-sciences path elsewhere.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate—

Enrolled mid-50%1080

Test policynot reported

Rec letters—

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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