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College of the Ozarks is a private regional college located in Point Lookout, Missouri. College of the Ozarks is very selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at College of the Ozarks is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $38,780 10 years after enrolling, 35th in Missouri, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, College of the Ozarks bachelor students earn 22% less than the national average. College of the Ozarks is ranked 11th in Missouri.
College of the Ozarks’s median net annual cost of $7,195 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at College of the Ozarks sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Advertising & PR, Education (subject specific), Registered Nursing, Education, Agricultural Bus. and Mgmt. - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$7,195
Average years to graduate
4.5
Computer Science
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 1.27
Accounting
Rank: #288
Economic score: 2.74
Criminal Justice
Rank: #133
Economic score: 3.88
Wildlife science Mgmt.
Rank: #12
Economic score: 6.42
Animal Sciences.
Rank: #51
Economic score: 9.61
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 72% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at College of the Ozarks is 12% higher than the state average, and 23% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At College of the Ozarks, Pell Grant recipients represent 48% of the measured graduating class, 13% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at College of the Ozarks graduates within 4.5 years.
College of the Ozarks is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
College of the Ozarks’s economic mobility score of 35.54 is calculated by adjusting the 2.22 economic score of lower-income students by the 48% pell grant recipients within the student body. College of the Ozarks’s EMS of 35.54 ranks in the top 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 5%
The average Title IV recipient at College of the Ozarks pays $7,195 a year, $24,225 less than the $31,420 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $7,195
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At College of the Ozarks, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $7,195 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, null% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $null. This is null the national average.
Pell grants
$4,261
State grants
$1,777
Institutional grants
$15,603
College of the Ozarks's very selective admissions are indicated by their 21% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,160 applicants, of which 443 were admitted and 293 enrolled. College of the Ozarks has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
81%
59%
In-state
68%
68%
1st generation
33%
35%
White
86%
52%
Black
1%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%