| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Churches of Christ |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
Oklahoma Christian University is a higher learning community which transforms lives for Christian faith, leadership, and service.
Oklahoma Christian University (locally known as OC) is a four-year private comprehensive coeducational Christian university founded in 1950 by members of the churches of Christ. Enrollment for the 2006-2007 Academic Year numbered 2,122, which included 1,876 undergraduate and 246 graduate students. OC is located on a campus in Edmond, Oklahoma, a northern suburb of Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma Christian University was originally named Central Christian College. It opened as a two-year college in 1950 with 97 students in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on the 152 acre (615,000 m²) former estate of L.V. Foster, a prominent oil businessman. L. R. Wilson was the college's first president, having founded Florida Christian College just four years before. James O. Baird became the school's second president in 1954 and soon after plans were made to move the campus to Oklahoma City. Groundbreaking occurred on on the far north edge of the city in 1957 and the University was relocated in 1958. It was renamed Oklahoma Christian College in 1959 and began offering the bachelor's degree, with its first Senior Class graduating in 1962. Full accreditation was obtained from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in 1965. In the 1990s the school restructured its academic departments into separate colleges and the name of the institution was changed initially to Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts before being truncated to "Oklahoma Christian University."
In August 2001, OC became the first university in Oklahoma and one of the few nationwide at that time to provide campus-wide wireless Internet service and a personal laptop computer to every full time student. Oklahoma Christian University announced in February 2008 that it will begin providing Apple’s MacBook to students and faculty. Included with each MacBook will be the choice of an iPhone or an iPod touch.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 84% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NAIA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Sooner Athletic Conference) Track (Sooner Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 13,932 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 12,486 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,446 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,020 | 31% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,238 | 5% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 5,633 | 100% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,212 | 88% | |
Any Aid: |
100% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 100% (Open Admissions) |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
