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Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City University is a private campus in Oklahoma City proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a United Methodist 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

$13,408

family income
under $30k

$20,156

$30–48k

$24,574

$48–75k

$27,115

$75–110k

$27,694

over $110k

Average net price

$22,8572023–24Skip 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 City University rose from $19,957 (2008) to $22,857 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,957
2009	$19,467
2010	$24,407
2011	$25,856
2012	$25,681
2013	$31,694
2014	$27,849
2015	$25,637
2016	$26,838
2017	$25,024
2018	$22,306
2019	$22,910
2020	$26,834
2021	$24,142
2022	$21,556
2023	$22,857

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$47,2472024–25Skip 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 City University rose from $36,500 (2009) to $47,247 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$36,500
2010	$37,450
2011	$40,050
2012	$42,290
2013	$41,431
2014	$42,983
2015	$45,171
2016	$43,811
2017	$45,913
2018	$44,858
2019	$43,184
2020	$44,942
2021	$46,199
2022	$46,239
2023	$46,144
2024	$47,247

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
2000	$10,080
2001	$10,800
2002	$12,375
2003	$14,094
2004	$16,400
2005	$18,000
2006	$19,200
2007	$21,000
2008	$23,400
2013	$29,426
2014	$30,726
2015	$30,726
2016	$30,726
2017	$30,726
2018	$31,026
2019	$32,594
2020	$32,744
2021	$32,744
2022	$32,744
2023	$33,586

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Oklahoma City University reports published tuition of $35,648 in this record. Oklahoma City University's $35,648 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Oklahoma City University reports 1,514 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

64.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Oklahoma City 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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64.9%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 City University rose from 43.7% (entered 1991) to 64.9% (entered 2018).

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	43.7%
1992 cohort	51%
1993 cohort	45.6%
1994 cohort	49.8%
1995 cohort	49.7%
1996 cohort	48.8%
1997 cohort	52.7%
1998 cohort	55.6%
1999 cohort	50.4%
2000 cohort	50.4%
2001 cohort	47.1%
2002 cohort	52%
2003 cohort	56%
2004 cohort	51.7%
2005 cohort	60.1%
2006 cohort	56.2%
2007 cohort	60.8%
2008 cohort	58.7%
2009 cohort	58.5%
2010 cohort	59.1%
2011 cohort	62.9%
2012 cohort	63.8%
2013 cohort	64.4%
2014 cohort	70.5%
2015 cohort	65%
2016 cohort	69.3%
2017 cohort	64.2%
2018 cohort	64.9%

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)	$14,500	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,439	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,136	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,349	$4,972
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,435	$4,848
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,333	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,837	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,250	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,625	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,033	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,875	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,750	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,073	$7,925
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,875	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,000	$10,998
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,636	$10,370
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,792	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,800	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,333	$7,927
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,486	$8,298
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,047	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,835	$7,500

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

$42,312

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,863

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$54,655

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 City University admitted 1,636 of 2,124 applicants in Fall 2024. The 77% rate describes that application pool.

77%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $33,586 tuition · 2023–24 1,514 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1050–12601600

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Admissions

Oklahoma City University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Oklahoma City University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–650 and Math was 510–610 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1050–1260 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	600	650
SAT Math	510	560	610
ACT Composite	21	24	27

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 City University received 2,124 applications and admitted 1,636 (77%), with 335 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

77%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 2001	66.1%
Fall 2002	63.9%
Fall 2003	77.6%
Fall 2004	79.5%
Fall 2005	80.8%
Fall 2006	80.8%
Fall 2007	85.2%
Fall 2008	79.1%
Fall 2009	78%
Fall 2010	76%
Fall 2011	74%
Fall 2012	69.8%
Fall 2013	72%
Fall 2014	67.8%
Fall 2015	70.2%
Fall 2016	72.2%
Fall 2017	71.7%
Fall 2018	76.2%
Fall 2019	74.6%
Fall 2020	73.1%
Fall 2021	79.2%
Fall 2022	70.4%
Fall 2023	70.4%
Fall 2024	77%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1050–1260Fall 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 2001	1010	1200
Fall 2003	990	1230
Fall 2004	1030	1240
Fall 2005	1030	1250
Fall 2006	1030	1290
Fall 2007	1030	1280
Fall 2008	970	1210
Fall 2009	1020	1250
Fall 2010	1040	1270
Fall 2011	1020	1250
Fall 2012	990	1240
Fall 2013	990	1230
Fall 2014	1060	1270
Fall 2015	965	1210
Fall 2016	990	1228
Fall 2017	1110	1280
Fall 2018	1090	1280
Fall 2019	1100	1300
Fall 2020	1080	1263
Fall 2021	1040	1233
Fall 2024	1050	1260

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–27Fall 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 2001	20	25
Fall 2003	21	27
Fall 2004	22	26
Fall 2005	22	27
Fall 2006	22	27
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	22	27
Fall 2009	23	27
Fall 2010	22	28
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	23	29
Fall 2014	23	28
Fall 2015	22	28
Fall 2016	22	29
Fall 2017	23	28
Fall 2018	23	29
Fall 2019	22	29
Fall 2020	22	29
Fall 2021	22	28
Fall 2022	21	25
Fall 2023	20	26
Fall 2024	21	27

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, 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

1,514Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Oklahoma City University fell from 1,702 (Fall 2002) to 1,514 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,702
Fall 2003	1,793
Fall 2004	1,865
Fall 2005	1,959
Fall 2006	2,239
Fall 2007	2,299
Fall 2008	2,276
Fall 2009	2,233
Fall 2010	2,286
Fall 2011	2,239
Fall 2012	2,071
Fall 2013	1,954
Fall 2014	1,793
Fall 2015	1,791
Fall 2016	1,777
Fall 2017	1,692
Fall 2018	1,691
Fall 2019	1,583
Fall 2020	1,520
Fall 2021	1,425
Fall 2022	1,344
Fall 2023	1,433
Fall 2024	1,514

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

84%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 City University rose from 75% (Fall 2003) to 84% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	70%
Fall 2005 cohort	76%
Fall 2006 cohort	80%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	76%
Fall 2009 cohort	78%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	81%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	80%
Fall 2016 cohort	82%
Fall 2017 cohort	81%
Fall 2018 cohort	83%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	84%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	83%
Fall 2023 cohort	84%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Oklahoma City University

Faculty pay at Oklahoma City University averages $93,660 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Oklahoma City University as a primarily residential campus of 1,514 undergraduates — and 83.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Oklahoma City University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1050–1260 — their midpoint is near the OK four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Oklahoma City 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 City 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 City University77%

Oklahoma median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Oklahoma City University$35,648

Oklahoma median$9,797

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Oklahoma City University$54,655

Oklahoma median$46,116

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma and national reference values
Metric & basis	Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	77%	76%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$35,648	$9,797	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$54,655	$46,116	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 6 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$85,736
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$45,219
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$45,199
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$41,540
Music	$35,621
Dance	$34,105

These 6 fields listed for Oklahoma City University measure earnings after completion. The $54,655 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 34 additional Oklahoma City University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Oklahoma City University report?

Oklahoma City University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1050–1260 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Oklahoma City University's acceptance rate?

77% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,636 admitted from 2,124 applicants.

How much does Oklahoma City University cost?

At Oklahoma City University, tuition is $35,648. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Oklahoma City University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $54,655. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus — 76.6% admitted
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus — 75% admitted
Northwestern Oklahoma State University — 65.5% admitted
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma — 65.8% 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.