“Oklahoma's only HBCU and the westernmost public historically Black land-grant university in the United States.”
Langston University is Oklahoma's only Historically Black College or University and the westernmost four-year public HBCU in the United States. Founded on March 12, 1897 as the Colored Agricultural and Normal University under the Second Morrill Act of 1890, it was named for John Mercer Langston, the first African American elected to Congress from Virginia. Today the main residential campus sits in the small town of Langston, about 40 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, with additional academic centers in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Ardmore that serve commuter and graduate students. In March 2025, Langston was newly designated a Carnegie Research College and University, recognizing its growing research footprint as a land-grant institution. Academically, Langston is organized into six schools: the Sherman Lewis School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, the School of Education and Behavioral Sciences, the School of Nursing and Health Professions, and the School of Physical Therapy. The university offers around thirty undergraduate and six graduate degree programs, including Oklahoma's oldest Doctor of Physical Therapy program and a Rehabilitation Counseling master's that U.S. News ranks #10 nationally and #1 among HBCUs. Its E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research is one of the leading goat-research programs in the world, anchoring Langston's identity as a working land-grant agricultural university. With roughly 1,800 students, Langston offers a small, close-knit residential experience built around HBCU traditions: the Marching Pride band, Lions athletics in the NAIA Sooner Athletic Conference, a vibrant Greek life, and a two-year on-campus residency requirement that pulls freshmen and sophomores into campus life. The student body is about 75-76% Black, with growing Native American, Hispanic, and international cohorts, and 68% of undergraduates come from low-income families. Langston is consistently recognized by U.S. News as a top-tier social-mobility school, and graduates fan out into nursing, education, agriculture, business, and public service across Oklahoma and the broader U.S.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
Regional Universities West
US News Best Colleges 2026 (range #105-115)
Top Performers on Social Mobility (Regional Universities West)
US News Best Colleges 2026
Rehabilitation Counseling (Master's)
US News Best Graduate Schools 2026
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Official SourceRolling Admission (Domestic)
Langston operates rolling admissions; applications accepted year-round, but earlier applicants get priority for housing and scholarships. Recommended by August 1 for fall start.
International — Fall
All required documents (transcripts, financial certificate, English proficiency, passport copy) must be received by July 15 or the application is deferred to the following semester.
International — Spring
All required documents must be received by Nov 15 or the application is deferred.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$7,138 – $15,124
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$14,617 – $15,124
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Langston's signature land-grant school, home to the world-renowned E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research and active 1890 land-grant research/extension programs in agriculture, natural resources, and family/consumer sciences.
The largest academic unit, covering humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and the arts. Houses pre-professional tracks (pre-med, pre-law) and the historically strong Music program tied to the Marching Pride band.
Offers undergraduate degrees in business administration, accounting, and management, plus a Master of Entrepreneurial Studies. Recognized in recent years among top HBCU business schools.
Trains teachers and counselors with a strong urban-education emphasis. Home to the Rehabilitation Counseling master's program — ranked #10 in the US and #1 among HBCUs by U.S. News — and Corrections, one of LU's most-awarded majors.
Houses the BSN program, Langston's most-awarded undergraduate degree, with clinical placements across Oklahoma City and Tulsa hospital systems.
Offers Oklahoma's oldest Doctor of Physical Therapy program, a fully accredited DPT housed at the OKC and Langston campuses with strong clinical-residency outcomes.
2 years
Ranked #10 nationally by U.S. News and the highest-ranked HBCU program on the list. Trains counselors to work with people with disabilities and underserved communities; CACREP-accredited and a feeder into Oklahoma's vocational-rehabilitation workforce.
3 years
Oklahoma's oldest DPT program. Cohort-model clinical training with rotations across OKC and Tulsa hospital systems, including underserved-community fieldwork that defines the school's mission.
4 years
Anchored by the E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research — the leading goat-research center in the United States. Undergraduates get hands-on access to a 320-acre research farm, a meat-goat herd, and USDA-funded extension projects, an experience available almost nowhere else in the country.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $14,616
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
