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University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is based in the town of Chickasha, OK — a public campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma — 7% of its 941 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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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

$6,445

family income
under $30k

$4,105

$30–48k

$9,684

$48–75k

$13,794

$75–110k

$14,515

over $110k

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

Average net price

$6,6242023–24Skip 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 Science and Arts of Oklahoma has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $9,215 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $6,624.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$7,017
2009	$4,459
2010	$5,409
2011	$6,556
2012	$7,956
2013	$6,014
2014	$7,314
2015	$8,684
2016	$7,149
2017	$7,931
2018	$8,607
2019	$8,011
2020	$9,215
2021	$8,327
2022	$8,543
2023	$6,624

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$20,6622024–25Skip 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 Science and Arts of Oklahoma rose from $13,118 (2009) to $20,662 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$13,118
2010	$12,894
2011	$13,266
2012	$13,638
2013	$15,440
2014	$14,731
2015	$16,260
2016	$17,212
2017	$17,184
2018	$18,014
2019	$19,425
2020	$18,540
2021	$19,284
2022	$19,687
2023	$21,258
2024	$20,662

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	$1,538	$3,554
2001	$2,244	$5,339
2002	$2,250	$5,402
2003	$2,312	$5,432
2004	$2,544	$6,000
2005	$2,784	$6,576
2006	$2,976	$7,056
2007	$3,240	$7,704
2008	$3,552	$8,448
2013	$4,866	$11,298
2014	$6,270	$15,210
2015	$6,270	$15,210
2016	$7,200	$17,550
2017	$7,200	$17,550
2018	$7,200	$17,550
2019	$8,040	$18,900
2020	$8,040	$18,900
2021	$8,040	$18,900
2022	$9,000	$20,190
2023	$9,000	$20,190

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma reports published tuition by residency: $9,000 in-state versus $20,190 out-of-state — a $11,190 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma reports 941 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

44.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Science and Arts of 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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44.1%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 Science and Arts of Oklahoma rose from 23.2% (entered 1991) to 44.1% (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	23.2%
1992 cohort	26.9%
1993 cohort	26.1%
1994 cohort	24.2%
1995 cohort	26.3%
1996 cohort	21.8%
1997 cohort	32%
1998 cohort	34.4%
1999 cohort	36.7%
2000 cohort	27.7%
2001 cohort	21.8%
2002 cohort	29.6%
2003 cohort	29.8%
2004 cohort	32.4%
2005 cohort	39.1%
2006 cohort	40.9%
2007 cohort	37.9%
2008 cohort	46.3%
2009 cohort	40.4%
2010 cohort	39.2%
2011 cohort	31.4%
2012 cohort	46.1%
2013 cohort	37.8%
2014 cohort	41.1%
2015 cohort	38.7%
2016 cohort	40.4%
2017 cohort	36.3%
2018 cohort	44.1%

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)	$9,180	$2,512
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,166	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$8,830	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$8,812	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,183	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,998	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,000	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,706	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,750	$3,063
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,750	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,175	$3,599
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,291	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,271	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,688	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$19,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,069	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,774	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	—	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,500	$7,161
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$18,414	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,053	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,825	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,750	$6,500

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

$35,520

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$37,782

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$41,913

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 Science and Arts of Oklahoma admitted 645 of 980 applicants in Fall 2024. The 65.8% rate describes that application pool.

65.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $9,000 in-state tuition · 2023–24 941 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1090–12801600

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Admissions

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 580–700 and Math was 510–580 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1090–1280 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	580	660	700
SAT Math	510	540	580
ACT Composite	21	23	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, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma received 980 applications and admitted 645 (65.8%), with 230 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

65.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Read University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma's change from 84.2% to 65.8% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	84.2%
Fall 2002	81.5%
Fall 2003	85.7%
Fall 2004	91.2%
Fall 2005	88.6%
Fall 2006	65.3%
Fall 2007	93.7%
Fall 2008	93.4%
Fall 2009	73.9%
Fall 2010	55.6%
Fall 2011	27.3%
Fall 2012	38.5%
Fall 2013	62.5%
Fall 2014	67.5%
Fall 2015	66%
Fall 2016	48.9%
Fall 2017	52.1%
Fall 2018	53%
Fall 2019	64.5%
Fall 2020	35.8%
Fall 2021	63.4%
Fall 2022	56.3%
Fall 2023	55.8%
Fall 2024	65.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1090–1280Fall 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 2009	860	1050
Fall 2010	720	1240
Fall 2013	905	1075
Fall 2014	808	995
Fall 2015	815	1010
Fall 2016	815	1010
Fall 2017	815	1010
Fall 2018	815	1010
Fall 2019	815	1010
Fall 2020	600	1200
Fall 2022	923	1138
Fall 2023	1043	1188
Fall 2024	1090	1280

IPEDS Fall 2009–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–26Fall 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 2001	18	23
Fall 2002	18	23
Fall 2003	18	23
Fall 2004	18	24
Fall 2005	18	25
Fall 2006	18	24
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	19	25
Fall 2009	19	26
Fall 2010	19	26
Fall 2011	20	26
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	18	24
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	19	24
Fall 2019	19	24
Fall 2020	14	19
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	21	25
Fall 2024	21	26

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

941Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma fell from 1,204 (Fall 2002) to 941 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,204
Fall 2003	1,266
Fall 2004	1,247
Fall 2005	1,281
Fall 2006	1,253
Fall 2007	1,133
Fall 2008	1,082
Fall 2009	1,031
Fall 2010	1,017
Fall 2011	1,005
Fall 2012	963
Fall 2013	864
Fall 2014	845
Fall 2015	850
Fall 2016	806
Fall 2017	852
Fall 2018	817
Fall 2019	781
Fall 2020	718
Fall 2021	841
Fall 2022	808
Fall 2023	896
Fall 2024	941

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

66%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 Science and Arts of Oklahoma rose from 56% (Fall 2002) to 66% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	56%
Fall 2003 cohort	56%
Fall 2004 cohort	61%
Fall 2005 cohort	60%
Fall 2006 cohort	63%
Fall 2007 cohort	62%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	66%
Fall 2010 cohort	63%
Fall 2011 cohort	60%
Fall 2012 cohort	69%
Fall 2013 cohort	76%
Fall 2014 cohort	63%
Fall 2015 cohort	66%
Fall 2016 cohort	72%
Fall 2017 cohort	62%
Fall 2018 cohort	61%
Fall 2019 cohort	64%
Fall 2020 cohort	54%
Fall 2021 cohort	60%
Fall 2022 cohort	71%
Fall 2023 cohort	66%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Faculty pay at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma averages $76,272 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma as a primarily residential campus of 941 undergraduates — and 66.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma's SAT section-percentile sums are 1090–1280 — their midpoint is above the OK four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma'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 University of Science and Arts of 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 Science and Arts of Oklahoma65.8%

Oklahoma median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma$9,000

Oklahoma median$9,797

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma$41,913

Oklahoma median$46,116

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Oklahoma and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	Oklahoma median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	65.8%	76%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$9,000	$9,797	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$41,913	$46,116	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma report?

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1090–1280 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma's acceptance rate?

65.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 645 admitted from 980 applicants.

How much does University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma cost?

In-state tuition is $9,000; out-of-state students pay $20,190. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $41,913. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Oklahoma

Southeastern Oklahoma State University — 76.4% admitted
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus — 76.6% admitted
University of Tulsa — 61.5% 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. Read the date and population definitions.