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Oklahoma Christian University

Oklahoma Christian University is a private campus in Edmond proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Churches of Christ affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$19,109

family income
under $30k

$21,651

$30–48k

$19,389

$48–75k

$23,256

$75–110k

$26,413

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$21,8722023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Oklahoma Christian University rose from $16,710 (2008) to $21,872 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$16,710
2009	$16,338
2010	$16,809
2011	$17,970
2012	$18,731
2013	$18,707
2014	$18,190
2015	$18,153
2016	$18,206
2017	$19,791
2018	$21,347
2019	$16,177
2020	$18,369
2021	$20,586
2022	$21,423
2023	$21,872

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$39,1062024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Oklahoma Christian University rose from $26,500 (2009) to $39,106 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$26,500
2010	$25,912
2011	$26,713
2012	$28,490
2013	$29,359
2014	$29,488
2015	$30,501
2016	$31,504
2017	$32,471
2018	$34,418
2019	$36,479
2020	$37,015
2021	$36,352
2022	$37,935
2023	$38,029
2024	$39,106

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$12,100
2002	$12,700
2003	$13,034
2004	$13,160
2005	$13,932
2006	$14,976
2007	$15,796
2008	$16,566
2013	$18,800
2014	$19,120
2015	$19,890
2016	$20,840
2017	$21,670
2018	$22,760
2019	$23,850
2020	$25,090
2021	$25,090
2022	$25,148
2023	$25,900

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Oklahoma Christian University reports published tuition of $27,180 in this record. Oklahoma Christian University's $27,180 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Oklahoma Christian University reports 1,885 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

55.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Oklahoma Christian University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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55.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Oklahoma Christian University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 59.5% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 55.5%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	55.3%
1992 cohort	43.1%
1993 cohort	22.3%
1994 cohort	3.6%
1995 cohort	40.3%
1996 cohort	41.2%
1997 cohort	31.1%
1998 cohort	43.4%
1999 cohort	46.6%
2000 cohort	44.1%
2001 cohort	41.3%
2002 cohort	39%
2003 cohort	50.8%
2004 cohort	43.9%
2005 cohort	44.7%
2006 cohort	50.4%
2007 cohort	48.8%
2008 cohort	47.4%
2009 cohort	49.5%
2010 cohort	48.9%
2011 cohort	53.8%
2012 cohort	57.1%
2013 cohort	55.4%
2014 cohort	59.5%
2015 cohort	56.5%
2016 cohort	56.9%
2017 cohort	55.2%
2018 cohort	55.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$12,328	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,608	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,000	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,886	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$5,688
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$6,251
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$4,852
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$18,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,407	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,920	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,625	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,665	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,665	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,986	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,300	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,213	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$8,725

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$43,281

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,426

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$49,203

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Oklahoma Christian University admitted 1,145 of 1,186 applicants in Fall 2024. The 96.5% rate describes that application pool.

96.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $25,900 tuition · 2023–24 1,885 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1010–12701600

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Admissions

Oklahoma Christian University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Oklahoma Christian University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 500–640 and Math was 510–630 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1010–1270 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	560	640
SAT Math	510	570	630
ACT Composite	19	22	26

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Oklahoma Christian University received 1,186 applications and admitted 1,145 (96.5%), with 413 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

96.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2006	35.2%
Fall 2007	72.4%
Fall 2008	56.2%
Fall 2009	56.5%
Fall 2010	55.3%
Fall 2011	51.2%
Fall 2012	44.7%
Fall 2013	63.2%
Fall 2014	64%
Fall 2015	59.1%
Fall 2016	60.8%
Fall 2017	62.8%
Fall 2018	64.8%
Fall 2019	66.5%
Fall 2020	61.2%
Fall 2021	96.5%
Fall 2022	96%
Fall 2023	97.1%
Fall 2024	96.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2006–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1270Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2006	1330	1460
Fall 2007	940	1220
Fall 2008	910	1220
Fall 2009	950	1250
Fall 2012	910	1260
Fall 2013	910	1230
Fall 2014	940	1220
Fall 2015	970	1230
Fall 2016	940	1220
Fall 2017	990	1220
Fall 2018	1020	1280
Fall 2019	1010	1240
Fall 2020	1020	1250
Fall 2021	1000	1220
Fall 2022	1020	1240
Fall 2023	1000	1220
Fall 2024	1010	1270

IPEDS Fall 2006–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–26Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2006	20	26
Fall 2007	19	26
Fall 2008	19	26
Fall 2009	20	27
Fall 2010	20	27
Fall 2011	20	28
Fall 2012	21	28
Fall 2013	22	28
Fall 2014	22	28
Fall 2015	21	28
Fall 2016	21	28
Fall 2017	20	27
Fall 2018	20	27
Fall 2019	21	27
Fall 2020	20	27
Fall 2021	19	26
Fall 2022	19	27
Fall 2023	19	27
Fall 2024	19	26

IPEDS Fall 2006–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,885Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Oklahoma Christian University rose from 1,590 (Fall 2002) to 1,885 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,590
Fall 2003	1,495
Fall 2004	1,701
Fall 2005	1,685
Fall 2006	1,846
Fall 2007	1,986
Fall 2008	1,929
Fall 2009	1,938
Fall 2010	1,781
Fall 2011	1,766
Fall 2012	1,862
Fall 2013	1,949
Fall 2014	1,941
Fall 2015	1,948
Fall 2016	1,868
Fall 2017	1,883
Fall 2018	1,813
Fall 2019	1,710
Fall 2020	1,601
Fall 2021	1,736
Fall 2022	1,856
Fall 2023	1,897
Fall 2024	1,885

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Oklahoma Christian University rose from 20% (Fall 2002) to 73% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	20%
Fall 2003 cohort	72%
Fall 2004 cohort	71%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	71%
Fall 2007 cohort	68%
Fall 2008 cohort	70%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	76%
Fall 2011 cohort	82%
Fall 2012 cohort	85%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	77%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	71%
Fall 2019 cohort	78%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Oklahoma Christian University

Faculty pay at Oklahoma Christian University averages $81,576 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Oklahoma Christian University as a primarily residential campus of 1,885 undergraduates — and 72.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Oklahoma Christian University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1010–1270 — their midpoint is near the OK four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Oklahoma Christian University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Oklahoma Christian University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Oklahoma Christian University96.5%

Oklahoma median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Oklahoma Christian University$27,180

Oklahoma median$9,797

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Oklahoma Christian University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Oklahoma Christian University$49,203

Oklahoma median$46,116

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma and national reference values
Metric & basis	Oklahoma Christian University	Oklahoma median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	96.5%	76%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$27,180	$9,797	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$49,203	$46,116	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Oklahoma Christian University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Oklahoma Christian University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Engineering	$87,701
Mechanical Engineering	$85,881
Accounting and Related Services	$73,871
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$70,909
Marketing	$58,241
Design and Applied Arts	$56,958
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,101
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$45,738
Communication and Media Studies	$40,001
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$39,356

These 10 fields listed for Oklahoma Christian University measure earnings after completion. The $49,203 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 40 additional Oklahoma Christian University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Oklahoma Christian University report?

Oklahoma Christian University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1010–1270 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Oklahoma Christian University's acceptance rate?

96.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,145 admitted from 1,186 applicants.

How much does Oklahoma Christian University cost?

At Oklahoma Christian University, tuition is $27,180. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Oklahoma Christian University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $49,203. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Oklahoma

Northeastern State University — 99.6% admitted
Oral Roberts University — 98.9% admitted
Mid-America Christian University — 91.8% admitted
Northwestern Oklahoma State University — 65.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.