Colleges / Oklahoma City University
College · Private nonprofit · Oklahoma City, OK · City
OCU

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

Religious affiliation
Address2501 N Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1402
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size1,514
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1177 · ACT 25.

If you get in

1,514 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $47k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$189k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$91k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$98k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$35.6k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$2,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr65%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out9%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,514
Location
Oklahoma City, OK
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White61%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Two or more races9%
  • Black6%
  • International5%
  • Asian3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$65k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 40

What you can study.

Colleges / Oklahoma City University
College · Private nonprofit · Oklahoma City, OK · City
OCU

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

Religious affiliation
Address2501 N Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1402
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size1,514
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1177 · ACT 25.

If you get in

1,514 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $47k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$189k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$91k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$98k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$35.6k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$2,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr65%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out9%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,514
Location
Oklahoma City, OK
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White61%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Two or more races9%
  • Black6%
  • International5%
  • Asian3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$65k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 40

What you can study.