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University of Central Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma is a public campus in suburban Edmond, OK.

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

$16,012

family income
under $30k

$16,695

$30–48k

$20,039

$48–75k

$23,781

$75–110k

$24,282

over $110k

Average net price

$18,3092023–24Skip 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 University of Central Oklahoma rose from $11,384 (2008) to $18,309 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$11,384
2009	$11,048
2010	$10,279
2011	$11,773
2012	$11,232
2013	$11,216
2014	$12,141
2015	$12,794
2016	$14,594
2017	$16,572
2018	$16,562
2019	$17,339
2020	$17,116
2021	$17,868
2022	$18,990
2023	$18,309

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$26,3922024–25Skip 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 University of Central Oklahoma rose from $14,977 (2009) to $26,392 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,977
2010	$16,016
2011	$16,459
2012	$16,766
2013	$16,684
2014	$17,079
2015	$17,674
2016	$18,226
2017	$20,317
2018	$23,009
2019	$23,617
2020	$24,185
2021	$24,564
2022	$24,920
2023	$25,913
2024	$26,392

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$1,936	$4,456
2001	$2,067	$4,814
2002	$2,187	$5,081
2003	$2,550	$6,190
2004	$3,012	$7,586
2005	$3,618	$8,628
2006	$3,539	$8,924
2007	$3,857	$9,729
2008	$4,223	$10,652
2013	$5,437	$13,551
2014	$5,806	$14,286
2015	$6,096	$14,972
2016	$6,699	$16,460
2017	$7,100	$17,447
2018	$7,489	$18,376
2019	$7,753	$18,640
2020	$7,817	$18,704
2021	$8,030	$18,917
2022	$8,234	$19,121
2023	$8,522	$19,409

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Central Oklahoma reports tuition of $8,818 for in-state students and $19,704 for out-of-state students. Check University of Central Oklahoma’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 10,170 undergrads, University of Central Oklahoma is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

36.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Central Oklahoma 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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36.8%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 University of Central Oklahoma rose from 25.2% (entered 1991) to 36.8% (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	25.2%
1992 cohort	26.3%
1993 cohort	29%
1994 cohort	29.3%
1995 cohort	30.3%
1996 cohort	28.3%
1997 cohort	27.5%
1998 cohort	33.7%
1999 cohort	34.8%
2000 cohort	33.8%
2001 cohort	31%
2002 cohort	36%
2003 cohort	36.3%
2004 cohort	35.7%
2005 cohort	35.7%
2006 cohort	32.4%
2007 cohort	35.6%
2008 cohort	37.3%
2009 cohort	39%
2010 cohort	37.9%
2011 cohort	37.7%
2012 cohort	35.7%
2013 cohort	35.7%
2014 cohort	35.3%
2015 cohort	37%
2016 cohort	35.3%
2017 cohort	37.5%
2018 cohort	36.8%

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)	$10,455	$3,284
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$10,000	$3,245
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$9,758	$3,480
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,008	$3,648
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,308	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,720	$3,310
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,000	$3,672
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,500	$4,195
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$4,222
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,400	$5,201
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,979	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,528	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,136	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,268	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$20,000	$6,438
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,000	$7,247
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,759	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,000	$8,663

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

$43,074

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,951

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$48,351

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

University of Central Oklahoma admitted 4,574 of 5,855 applicants in Fall 2024. The 78.1% rate describes that application pool.

78.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,522 in-state tuition · 2023–24 10,170 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Central Oklahoma received 5,855 applications and admitted 4,574 (78.1%), with 1,964 enrolling.

University of Central Oklahoma reported required test scores for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. University of Central Oklahoma's ranges describe enrolled submitters, not all applicants or admitted students.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
ACT Composite	18	21	24

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).

Acceptance rate

78.1%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	81%
Fall 2002	81%
Fall 2003	88.3%
Fall 2004	94.5%
Fall 2005	95%
Fall 2006	94.5%
Fall 2007	72.3%
Fall 2008	69.4%
Fall 2009	75.4%
Fall 2010	78%
Fall 2011	80%
Fall 2012	78.9%
Fall 2013	84%
Fall 2014	90.3%
Fall 2015	69.9%
Fall 2016	75%
Fall 2017	75.5%
Fall 2018	78.2%
Fall 2019	84.1%
Fall 2020	80.5%
Fall 2021	81.3%
Fall 2022	69.9%
Fall 2023	81.8%
Fall 2024	78.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 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 2004	18	24
Fall 2005	19	23
Fall 2006	19	24
Fall 2007	19	23
Fall 2008	19	23
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	19	24
Fall 2013	20	24
Fall 2014	18	24
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	19	24
Fall 2019	19	24
Fall 2020	18	24
Fall 2021	18	24
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	17	24
Fall 2024	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, 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

10,170Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Central Oklahoma fell from 12,939 (Fall 2002) to 10,170 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	12,939
Fall 2003	12,835
Fall 2004	12,884
Fall 2005	13,936
Fall 2006	13,865
Fall 2007	14,183
Fall 2008	14,015
Fall 2009	14,029
Fall 2010	15,049
Fall 2011	15,158
Fall 2012	15,176
Fall 2013	15,119
Fall 2014	14,728
Fall 2015	14,270
Fall 2016	14,531
Fall 2017	14,267
Fall 2018	13,118
Fall 2019	12,619
Fall 2020	12,056
Fall 2021	11,420
Fall 2022	10,400
Fall 2023	10,132
Fall 2024	10,170

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

65%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 University of Central Oklahoma has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 72% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 65%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	64%
Fall 2003 cohort	62%
Fall 2004 cohort	64%
Fall 2005 cohort	61%
Fall 2006 cohort	53%
Fall 2007 cohort	61%
Fall 2008 cohort	65%
Fall 2009 cohort	68%
Fall 2010 cohort	66%
Fall 2011 cohort	65%
Fall 2012 cohort	65%
Fall 2013 cohort	66%
Fall 2014 cohort	62%
Fall 2015 cohort	61%
Fall 2016 cohort	64%
Fall 2017 cohort	65%
Fall 2018 cohort	65%
Fall 2019 cohort	72%
Fall 2020 cohort	67%
Fall 2021 cohort	64%
Fall 2022 cohort	66%
Fall 2023 cohort	65%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Central Oklahoma

36.5% of University of Central Oklahoma's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Central Oklahoma as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 10,170 undergraduates live off campus, and 65.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Incoming students who submitted scores typically landed between 18 and 24 on the ACT composite. Put your own practice estimate on University of Central Oklahoma's range with the ACT 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 University of Central Oklahoma 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

University of Central Oklahoma78.1%

Oklahoma median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

University of Central Oklahoma$8,818

Oklahoma median$9,797

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

University of Central Oklahoma$48,351

Oklahoma median$46,116

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Central Oklahoma	Oklahoma median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	78.1%	76%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,818	$9,797	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$48,351	$46,116	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 38 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$90,152
Mechanical Engineering	$88,188
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$87,792
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$82,603
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$75,796
Accounting and Related Services	$73,074
Human Resources Management and Services	$69,235
Public Health	$67,452
Management Information Systems and Services	$66,442
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$64,107
Marketing	$60,961
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$60,207
Finance and Financial Management Services	$58,334
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$57,186
Security Science and Technology	$54,876
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	$54,571
Design and Applied Arts	$53,927
Political Science and Government	$52,852
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$51,332
Journalism	$51,042
Biology, General	$50,748
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$50,636
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$49,630
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$49,383
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$48,851
Sociology	$48,562
Psychology, General	$47,937
Special Education and Teaching	$47,864
History	$46,882
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,831
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$46,420
English Language and Literature, General	$44,331
Music	$42,355
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$41,870
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$38,914
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$38,164
Fine and Studio Arts	$37,490
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other	$35,485

These 38 fields listed for University of Central Oklahoma measure earnings after completion. The $48,351 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 29 additional University of Central Oklahoma fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Central Oklahoma report?

The middle 50% of University of Central Oklahoma's enrolled Fall 2024 submitters reported ACT composites of 18–24; this dataset does not provide a GPA requirement.

What is University of Central Oklahoma's acceptance rate?

78.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,574 admitted from 5,855 applicants.

How much does University of Central Oklahoma cost?

In-state tuition is $8,818; out-of-state students pay $19,704. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Central Oklahoma report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $48,351. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Wesleyan University — 66.2% admitted
Northwestern Oklahoma State University — 65.5% admitted
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus — 75% admitted
Oklahoma City University — 77% 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.