100 Campus Drive
Weatherford, OK 73096

Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a public university that is a member of the Oklahoma State system of higher education. It is governed by the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges and is one of only six state-supported universities. Established in 1901, the Oklahoma university offers associate, bachelor's, master's and doctorate programs on its two campuses. The main campus sits on 73 acres in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The branch campus is in Sayre, Oklahoma.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University offers a quality educational experience. Students on the Weatherford campus have a variety of programs to choose from, including industrial technology, special education, health science, music education and business administration. Those on the Sayre campus have the option to choose associate degree programs. Over 1,000 courses are offered at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

More than half of the faculty members at the Oklahoma university have doctorate degrees. There are over 210 full-time faculty members. Graduate assistants teach less than 10 courses.

Quick Facts

Founded as the Southwestern Normal School, the Oklahoma university has been called Southwestern Oklahoma State University since 1974.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University has more accredited academic programs (15 in total) than the other Oklahoma universities.

Students at Southwestern Oklahoma State University come from 35 foreign countries, 35 states and 77 counties in the state of Oklahoma. The average class size at the Oklahoma university is 26 students, and the student to faculty ratio is 21 to one.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

The former Sayre Junior College merged with Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1987, and it became a branch campus of the university. The former college is now called Southwestern Oklahoma State University at Sayre.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University offers media-based distance education classes across the state. There are 84 sites across the state. Programs include undergraduate and graduate programs, including a traditional Master of business Administration and a registered nurse program.

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