| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | American Baptist |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
Bacone College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Founded in 1880 as the Indian University by Almon C. Bacone, Bacone College is the oldest continuously operated institution of higher education in Oklahoma. The college has strong historic ties to various tribal nations, including the Cherokee Nation and the Muscogee Creek Nation, and the American Baptist Churches of America.
Bacone College is a member of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the Oklahoma Independent College Foundation and Universities, the Joint Review Commission for Radiography Education, the National League for Nursing, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, and an affiliate member of the Oklahoma Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Its current president is Rev. Dr. Robert J. Duncan, Jr., a United Methodist minister from Drew University.
Bacone College sports compete as the Warriors in the Red River Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
The college traces its origins to a request to the American Baptist Home Mission Society by Professor Almon C. Bacone, a missionary teacher, to start a school in the Cherokee Baptist Mission at Tahlequah, Indian Territory. The only faculty member, Professor Bacone, enrolled three students and by the end of the first semester, the student body had quadrupled; by the end of the first year, student population was fifty-six and the faculty numbered three.
Seeing the need to expand, an appeal was made to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's Tribal Council for of land in nearby Muskogee, Oklahoma, known then as the "Indian Capital of the World." The land was granted, and in 1885 Indian University was moved to its present site. In 1910, it was renamed Bacone Indian University after its founder and first president and was later changed to Bacone College by its Board of Trustees.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 66% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NAIA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Red River Athletic Conference) Basketball (Red River Athletic Conference) Baseball (Red River Athletic Conference) Track (Red River Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 8,820 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 8,140 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 680 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 1,498 | 93% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 650 | 31% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 2,210 | 91% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 1,643 | 95% | |
Any Aid: |
95% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 50% (Highly Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 11% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 340, Math: 350 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 430, Math: 460 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 85% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 15, Verbal: 13, Math: 15 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 20, Math: 18 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Recommended |
| Test Scores: | Required |
