Colleges / College of the Ozarks
College · Private nonprofit · Point Lookout, MO · Town
CO

College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO

Religious affiliation
Address100 Opportunity Avenue, Point Lookout, MO 65726-0017
Websitewww.cofo.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate12%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$6k
Undergrad size1,444
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $6k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 12% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1118 · ACT 23.

If you get in

1,444 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $6k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$135k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$24k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$111k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$22.3k
Room & board
$8.8k
Books & supplies
$1,150

How students pay for it.

Pell grants49%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans0%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention89%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,444
Location
Point Lookout, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White85%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Black2%
  • International2%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.

Colleges / College of the Ozarks
College · Private nonprofit · Point Lookout, MO · Town
CO

College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO

Religious affiliation
Address100 Opportunity Avenue, Point Lookout, MO 65726-0017
Websitewww.cofo.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate12%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$6k
Undergrad size1,444
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $6k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 12% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1118 · ACT 23.

If you get in

1,444 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $6k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$135k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$24k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$111k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$22.3k
Room & board
$8.8k
Books & supplies
$1,150

How students pay for it.

Pell grants49%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans0%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention89%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,444
Location
Point Lookout, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White85%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Black2%
  • International2%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.