Colleges / Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
College · Public · Stillwater, OK · Town
OSU

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, OK

Address107 Whitehurst, Stillwater, OK 74078-1015
Websitewww.okstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate75%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size21,773
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 75% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1150 · ACT 24.

If you get in

21,773 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$113k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$70k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$43k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.8k
Room & board
$11.2k
Books & supplies
$1,350

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
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 yr68%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out10%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
21,773
Location
Stillwater, OK
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Two or more races11%
  • Hispanic10%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native5%
  • Black4%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 88

What you can study.

Colleges / Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
College · Public · Stillwater, OK · Town
OSU

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, OK

Address107 Whitehurst, Stillwater, OK 74078-1015
Websitewww.okstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate75%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size21,773
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 75% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1150 · ACT 24.

If you get in

21,773 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$113k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$70k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$43k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.8k
Room & board
$11.2k
Books & supplies
$1,350

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
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 yr68%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out10%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
21,773
Location
Stillwater, OK
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Two or more races11%
  • Hispanic10%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native5%
  • Black4%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 88

What you can study.