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A top-ranked Christian liberal arts institution, Oklahoma Baptist University equips students to be Future Shapers for Christ. colleges and universities.

With undergraduate, graduate, and online programs, OBU prioritizes faith, academic excellence, service and a vibrant campus life. With its campus located in Shawnee, OBU offers 10 bachelor’s degrees with more than 80 fields of study and five master’s degree programs. The Christian liberal arts university has an overall enrollment of 1,763, with students from 35 states and 34 other countries. OBU has been rated as one of the top 10 regional colleges in the West by U.S. News and World Report for 29 consecutive years and Oklahoma’s highest rated regional college in the U.S. News rankings for 25 consecutive years. OBU is one of three universities in Oklahoma and the only private Oklahoma university listed on Great Value College’s rankings of 50 Great Affordable Colleges in the Midwest. The Wall Street Journal ranks OBU second in the nation for student engagement among all U.S. Forbes.com consistently ranks OBU as a top university in Oklahoma and the Princeton Review has named OBU one of the best colleges and universities in the western United States for 16 consecutive years.

10/29/2026

Oklahoma Baptist University’s Master of Science in Physician Associate Studies program has been granted Accreditation-Provisional status by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.

The decision clears the way for OBU to welcome its first cohort of 40 students in January 2027. The program is built to prepare physician associates who care for the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of their patients.

See how it works, from on-campus immersion weeks to second-year clinical rotations, in the full story linked in the comments.

10/27/2026

Some of tomorrow’s teachers spent today on Bison Hill.

High school students joined OBU faculty and education students for Discover Teaching, a day of hands-on sessions on what it really looks like to teach, with breakouts ranging from science and Spanish to special education and theatre.

Teaching is a calling that shapes lives for decades. We’re grateful we got to help a few future educators take a closer look at theirs.

Thank you to the teachers and schools who brought students, and to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the grant that made today free. 🍎

10/24/2026

What an iconic night at Back To The Biggie!

Here are some of our favorite moments! 📸

What are some of your favorite moments from Biggie?

👏 OBU’s Campus Activities Board

10/22/2026

Leadership looks different when you see it up close.

This week, OBU’s Presidential Leadership Class visited Bethany Children’s Health Center for an evening on leadership, faith and service. They toured the health center and heard from CEO Nico Gomez and from Albert and Carol Gray, authors of A Legacy of Hope.

In 1977, the Grays took over a struggling convalescent facility on the brink of closure. Over the next 45 years, their commitment to excellence, innovation and compassionate care helped shape it into one of the nation’s premier pediatric rehabilitation hospitals.

OBU and Bethany Children’s share a foundation in Christian faith and service. OBU equips students to pursue academic excellence and live worthy of their calling in Christ. Bethany Children’s puts those same convictions to work through care for children and families. For our students, the evening showed how a calling, answered faithfully, can change an organization and the lives of the children it serves. 🦬

Thank you to Bethany Children’s for hosting us.

10/21/2026

Another Bison Day in the book! 🦬

10/19/2026

There is a place for you here!

10/16/2026

It’s Fall Break, so here are some Raley Chapel photos for your weekend.

📸 Evan Kennemer

10/13/2026

OBU Theatre will stage “Frankenstein: A Musical in One Act” Oct. 29-Nov. 1 and Nov. 5-8 in the Sarkeys Black Box Theatre, with evening shows at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m.

This adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel features music by award-winning composer and OBU alumna Elena Childress and orchestrations by fellow OBU graduate Jubal Nelson.

Student tickets are free with a valid student ID, and general admission is $10. Tickets are available at the door or online, and the link is in the comments.

10/10/2026

Take up and read.

Those words sent Augustine to Paul’s letter to the Romans, and his life was never the same. This past week, educators and students gathered on Bison Hill for Lamppost 2026 to explore how great books still shape the way we live.

OBU faculty led sessions on Homer, Dante, Don Quixote, Coleridge and T.S. Eliot. Students worked through the Odyssey and Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy, and tried their hand at writing short stories. Philosopher Jennifer Frey delivered this year’s keynote.

Thank you to everyone who spent the day with us, and to OBU’s Division of Language and Literature for hosting a day devoted to reading well and teaching well.

Want to hear about the next Lamppost? Find out more in the comments 👇

10/09/2026

Lunch at Gathering Place, a chance to reconnect with fellow Bison, and a great conversation to go with it.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Tulsa yesterday for Bison Connections, and to Carla D of Paragon Films for speaking to our alumni and friends.

These gatherings are possible because of generous partners. Thank you to our Legacy Sponsors, CJC Architects, Inc., Robert Stephen Capital Management, ScottRice Workspace Solutions and WatersEdge.

Bison Connections brings alumni and friends together in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Shawnee. Stay connected with the OBU Alumni Association so you don’t miss the next one.

Details in the comments 👇

Address

500 W. University Street
Shawnee, OK
74804

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+14052752850

Website

http://www.okbu.edu/, http://www.obubison.com/

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