College · Public · Lawton, OK · City
Cameron University
Lawton, OK
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size2,492
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
2,492 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$79k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$44k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $7.1k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $16.5k
- Room & board
- $9.6k
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans26%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr31%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$40k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out23%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 2,492
- Location
- Lawton, OK
- Region
- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White45%
- Hispanic19%
- Two or more races12%
- Black9%
- American Indian / Alaska Native6%
- Unknown4%
- International3%
- Asian2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time24%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$27k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 29
What you can study.