Oklahoma State University

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

Oklahoma State University is a public research university in Stillwater, OK (town setting), with 21,354 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 71% of 19,612 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1030–1240 on the SAT and 20–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $43,754 a year for out-of-state students and $28,234 in-state; aided first-year students paid $18,291 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 66% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, agriculture. The campus reported 0.77 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.