College · Public · Goodwell, OK · Rural
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Goodwell, OK
Hispanic-serving
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$7k
Undergrad size917
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $7k/yr for a shot at a $39k 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
917 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $15k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $7k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$60k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$30k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$31k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $8.1k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $8.7k
- Room & board
- $6.4k
- Books & supplies
- $430
How students pay for it.
Pell grants48%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans64%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$13k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention51%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr21%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out36%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 917
- Location
- Goodwell, OK
- Region
- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- OPSU, Panhandle, Panhandle State
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White46%
- Hispanic23%
- Black12%
- American Indian / Alaska Native8%
- International7%
- Two or more races3%
- Asian1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time17%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$40k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 22
What you can study.