SNAPSHOT OF RSU

• Profile: Public four-year regional university offering bachelor and associate degrees
• Founded: 1909
• Campuses: Claremore, Bartlesville, and Pryor
• Total faculty: 196
• Number of students: 4,600 (Fall 2011)
• Female students: 55 percent
• Male students: 45 percent
• Students age 18-25: 2,681
• Students over the age of 25: 1,358
• From Oklahoma: 3,818
• Out-of-state: 221
• Most students from: Claremore, Bartlesville, Tulsa/suburbs, northeast Oklahoma, southern Kansas
• Minutes from Tulsa: 30
• Known for: Personal attention, small class sizes, affordability, proximity to Tulsa
• Bachelor degrees: 44 (10 available completely online)
• Associate degrees: 25 (4 available completely online)
• Minors: 28
• Classes transfer: easily to and from most Oklahoma college or universities and out-of-state institutions
• Classes offered: On-site at three campuses, online, via television
• Most popular programs: Biology, Business, Communications, Liberal Arts, Nursing, Social Sciences, Sciences, Technology
• Academic & Leadership Programs: Honors Program, President’s Leadership Class, Washington Center Internship Program
• Cooperative & articulation agreements: Tulsa Community College, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO), Tulsa Technology Centers (all campuses), Northeast Technology Centers (all campuses), Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College, Independence (Kan.) Community College
• Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• In-state tuition: for residents of contiguous counties in Kansas and Arkansas
• Tuition & fees:
• Mascot: Hillcat
• University colors: Blue and Red
• Unique Features: RSU Radio, RSU Public Television, Innovation Center (economic development and business incubator), RSU Foundation, TRIO student support programs, 120-acre nature preserve, Oklahoma Military Academy Museum, athletic fields, RSU Police Department, three full-service campuses
• Historic sculptures: 3 on main campus
• Student organizations: 33
• Admission requirements at a glance: for bachelor’s degree programs, 20 ACT or above or 940 SAT or above, 2.7 high school GPA or above; for associate’s degree programs, open admissions; transfer students, 2.0 college GPA or above
• Greek Organizations: 3
• Financial Aid: 59% of students receive financial aid; application deadline, June 1 for fall semester; average financial aid package, $4,427.00
• Housing: On-campus residence hall and student apartments (Claremore campus)
• Athletics: Men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf. Member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC).
• Food: Student meal plans, Hillcat Hut located in the Centennial Center