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...
OBU is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of ministers, business leaders and members of the various Baptist churches throughout Oklahoma. Each trustee serves a three-year term on the Board of Trustees...
OBU is a leading university in the number of alumni serving as missionaries with the International Mission Board.