Study abroad at Stillwater

Stillwater (nationally celebrated as 'America's Friendliest College Town') is the classic, exceptionally vibrant, safe, and welcoming flagship university city situated in north-central Oklahoma, located just 65 miles (under 1 hour) northeast of Oklahoma City (Will Rogers World Airport OKC) and 65 miles west of Tulsa, home to Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO - direct American Airlines flights to Dallas/Fort Worth DFW). Celebrated for the iconic Georgian brick campus architecture of Oklahoma State University, Theta Pond, Boone Pickens Stadium (housing one of the loudest football atmospheres in the NCAA Big 12), the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, the historic Strip on Washington Street, and its thriving economy in aerospace technology, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), agricultural biotechnology, and energy research. Stillwater is the flagship home of one of America's premier top-tier land-grant research universities: Oklahoma State University (OSU - founded on Christmas Day 1890, elite Carnegie R1 Very High Research Activity flagship institution enrolling over 25,000 students on an expansive, breathtaking 1,489-acre campus characterized by modified Georgian architecture and crowned by the iconic clock tower of the Edmon Low Library). Oklahoma State University is globally acclaimed for the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT - ABET-accredited leader in Aerospace, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Electrical Engineering, and Architecture), Spears School of Business (AACSB-accredited, housed in the ultra-modern $53 million Business Building), Ferguson College of Agriculture, and College of Veterinary Medicine (the only veterinary medicine college in Oklahoma). Degrees are taught 100% in English with prestigious US accreditations. International students benefit from an exceptionally affordable cost of living, generous OSU International Academic Achievement Scholarships ($4,000 to $10,000/year for undergraduate; graduate assistantships with full tuition waivers and monthly stipends), OSU Transit bus system, and direct US F-1 / I-20 Student Visa support with 3-year STEM OPT work extensions.

Tuition fees in Stillwater for international undergraduate students at Oklahoma State University (OSU - Carnegie R1 Flagship) range between $24,500 and $29,800 per academic year for College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT), Computer Science, and Spears School of Business. Crucially, OSU awards automatic International Academic Achievement Scholarships discounting $4,000 to $10,000/year from tuition for qualified applicants based on high school GPA (bringing net annual tuition down to approx. $16,500–$21,500/year). For graduate Master's and PhD students, Graduate Teaching/Research Assistantships (GTA/GRA) typically provide 100% full tuition waivers plus a monthly stipend ($1,200 to $2,000/month). Modern on-campus university student residences (OSU: Village CASNR, Village Suites, Bennett Hall, Stout Hall, Morsani Hall, Iba Hall - fully furnished student suites with high-speed Wi-Fi, utilities, and dining commons) cost between $600 and $1,050 per month (inclusive of meal plans and utilities), while off-campus student apartments in Stillwater range from $420 to $750 per month for private rooms in shared apartment communities. General monthly living expenses range between $650 and $1,050 (among the lowest in the nation).

International students require a US F-1 Student Visa. Upon academic admission and verification of financial documentation (bank statement certifying first-year tuition and living expenses minus scholarship awards approx. $24,000), International Students and Scholars (OSU ISS) issues the official Form I-20. The student pays the SEVIS I-901 fee, completes the DS-160 online visa application, and attends the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy or Consulate. STEM graduates qualify for a 24-month OPT extension (total 36 months of US employment authorization across Oklahoma aerospace/energy industries and nationwide).