University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Public · Moderately Selective · OK

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School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationOK · South

SettingRural

Undergrads941

Student:faculty13:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate31.5%

6-yr grad rate44.1%

Drop-out rate33.7%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$9k

Out-of-state tuition$20k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity42.1%

Gender diversity65.1%

International7%

Identity—

Overview

The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is the state's designated public liberal-arts college, located in Chickasha. It was founded as a women's college and has kept a small, residential character even after becoming coeducational.

Academics

The curriculum centers on an unusual interdisciplinary core taught through team-taught seminars that combine faculty from different departments in a single classroom, a structure distinct from the general-education requirements at most public universities. Class sizes stay small across majors.

Campus & student life

Chickasha is a small town, and the compact, residential campus fosters close relationships between students and faculty typical of a liberal-arts college far smaller than Oklahoma's flagship universities.

Worth knowing

As one of the state's most affordable four-year options, USAO gives Oklahoma students a genuine small liberal-arts-college experience without the private-college price tag, though its interdisciplinary core is a distinctive academic style that suits some students better than a conventional major-based curriculum.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate65.8%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1090–1280 · ACT 21–26

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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