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Bacone College has not appeared in the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS directory since 2025, which usually means it has closed or merged with another school. The data on this page is historical and kept for reference.

Private nonprofit, 4-year

Bacone College

Muskogee, Oklahoma · www.bacone.edu

Acceptance rate

54.5%

2022

Peer median 69.4%

Tuition per year

$15,060

$25,160 with room and board

Peer median $33,770

“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).

About

Type
Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Website
www.bacone.edu

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting
Distant town
Nearest major city
Tulsa, about 40 mi
Nearest international airport
Tulsa International Airport (TUL), about 40 mi
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Not applicable
President
Leslie Hannah (Acting President)
Phone
91892474227340
City
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Address
2299 Old Bacone Rd, Muskogee, OK 74403-1597

Rankings & Admission

Acceptance rate (%)

Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.

Acceptance rate by gender, 2022

Men
58.6%
Women
48.9%

In 2020: men 69.4%, women 74.5%.

Test Scores

2022 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 3% submitted SAT, 43% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT scores required for admission

SAT total938–1033Peer median 1220
ACT composite14–17
SAT Reading
500–540
600700800
SAT Math
438–493
600700800
ACT composite
14–17
253036

Cost

2024 cost per year

$25,160

Undergraduate tuition
$15,060
Room and board
$10,100
Tuition and room and board over time

Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.

Tuition rose 4% from 2016 to 2024; room and board rose 1%.

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NAIA

No athlete data available for 2025.

No athlete data available for 2024.

No athlete data available for 2023.

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.

Incidents, 2018–2020

Drug referrals
62
Burglary
30
Liquor referrals
21
Domestic violence
11
Drug arrests
6
Weapons arrests
5

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Bacone College include Joseph Medicine Crow (Crow Tribe historian, writer and war chief), Patrick J. Hurley (US Secretary of War and ambassador to China) and Alexander Posey (Muscogee Creek poet, journalist and politician).

More alumni (7, by field)

Politics and law

Arts and media

  • Fred Beaver 1911–1980

    Muscogee Creek-Seminole painter and muralist

  • Acee Blue Eagle 1907–1959

    Native American painter and educator

  • Willard Stone 1916–1985

    Oklahoma artist known for wood sculptures

Sports

  • Tyler Thomas 1990–

    Former CFL running back

  • Tim Hill 1990–

    Professional baseball pitcher

    Also attended: Palomar College

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.