which allows it to legally discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons. A student LGBT group called Bison 4 Equality protested the Title IX exemption. Oklahoma Baptist University was ranked among the "Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth" in the US by Campus Pride in 2021.
In 2019, it received the St. Gregory's University campus as a donation from Hobby Lobby. However, this real estate was later traded in a land swap.
In 2020, a campus was established at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center prison in Lexington, Oklahoma.
The campus was struck by very large, multiple-vortex tornado on April 19, 2023. Many buildings were heavily damaged, including large brick institutional buildings that suffered significant roof and exterior wall damage. The tornado was rated high-end EF2 with winds of 135 mph (217 km/h).
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=== Graduate degrees ===
OBU offers two graduate degrees through the OBU Graduate School, based in downtown Oklahoma City.
On February 20, 2012, …
