2022 best colleges in Oklahoma
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Net cost: The median annual cost of all students that receive any aid. This does not refer to the “sticker price”, the price listed by the college.
Earnings: The median earnings of all bachelor-level students 10 years after enrollment. This includes both students that do and do not graduate, across all majors.
Payback: The amount of time in years it takes to pay off the median net cost by the median earnings. For this calculation, the median earning of high school graduates (in the school’s home state) are deducted from the median earnings.
Degree premium: The difference between the school’s median earnings and the median earnings for all schools in the same state. This is called “Vs. state average” in school profiles below.
Ranking: The payback rate is divided by the degree premium (set as a percentage), the lower the number the higher the rank. (i.e. payback=1, degree premium 20% higher than state school median: 1/120% = .883.
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 68%
Grad rate: 61%
Net cost: $14,648
Payback: 2.4 Years
Earnings: $52,702
Vs. state average: + $5,209
Economic score: 2.13
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 84%
Grad rate: 64%
Net cost: $21,145
Payback: 3.0 Years
Earnings: $57,071
Vs. state average: + $9,578
Economic score: 2.46
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 70%
Grad rate: 72%
Net cost: $20,936
Payback: 3.0 Years
Earnings: $54,632
Vs. state average: + $7,139
Economic score: 2.60
Southern Nazarene University
Bethany, Oklahoma
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 44%
Net cost: $18,147
Payback: 3.5 Years
Earnings: $51,104
Vs. state average: + $3,611
Economic score: 3.28
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 94%
Grad rate: 44%
Net cost: $12,891
Payback: 3.4 Years
Earnings: $43,079
Vs. state average: - $4,414
Economic score: 3.77
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 100%
Grad rate: 45%
Net cost: $9,994
Payback: 3.2 Years
Earnings: $40,170
Vs. state average: - $7,323
Economic score: 3.82
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 74%
Grad rate: 71%
Net cost: $22,306
Payback: 4.1 Years
Earnings: $47,648
Vs. state average: + $155
Economic score: 4.12
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 81%
Grad rate: 44%
Net cost: $16,562
Payback: 4.6 Years
Earnings: $43,999
Vs. state average: - $3,494
Economic score: 4.96
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 59%
Grad rate: 51%
Net cost: $21,446
Payback: 4.8 Years
Earnings: $43,596
Vs. state average: - $3,897
Economic score: 5.21
Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 62%
Grad rate: 53%
Net cost: $21,347
Payback: 4.9 Years
Earnings: $43,503
Vs. state average: - $3,990
Economic score: 5.38
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 79%
Grad rate: 46%
Net cost: $22,248
Payback: 5.6 Years
Earnings: $42,161
Vs. state average: - $5,332
Economic score: 6.29
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 79%
Grad rate: 40%
Net cost: $8,237
Payback: 2.4 Years
Earnings: $41,698
Vs. state average: - $5,795
Economic score: 2.73
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Goodwell, Oklahoma
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 29%
Net cost: $10,537
Payback: 2.9 Years
Earnings: $41,056
Vs. state average: - $6,437
Economic score: 3.36
East Central University
Ada, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 97%
Grad rate: 40%
Net cost: $10,334
Payback: 3.0 Years
Earnings: $40,737
Vs. state average: - $6,756
Economic score: 3.47
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Alva, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 71%
Grad rate: 32%
Net cost: $9,791
Payback: 3.0 Years
Earnings: $40,371
Vs. state average: - $7,122
Economic score: 3.58
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 36%
Grad rate: 41%
Net cost: $8,607
Payback: 3.1 Years
Earnings: $37,083
Vs. state average: - $10,410
Economic score: 4.01
Cameron University
Lawton, Oklahoma
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 24%
Net cost: $7,952
Payback: 3.3 Years
Earnings: $36,869
Vs. state average: - $10,624
Economic score: 4.24
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Admission rate: 83%
Grad rate: 37%
Net cost: $25,246
Payback: 4.5 Years
Earnings: $48,309
Vs. state average: + $816
Economic score: 4.44
Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 31%
Net cost: $20,746
Payback: 5.2 Years
Earnings: $45,023
Vs. state average: - $2,470
Economic score: 5.53
Rogers State University
Claremore, Oklahoma
Admission rate: N/A
Grad rate: 22%
Net cost: $16,087
Payback: 4.9 Years
Earnings: $39,704
Vs. state average: - $7,789
Economic score: 5.90
