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Sam Houston State University vs University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Huntsville, TX · Norman, OK · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair TX:OK

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × OK
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Sam Houston State University: average net price rose +29.3% from $12,392 (2013) to $16,025 (2023), r² 0.95.
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: net price ranged $16,418–$21,145 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.4% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • Sam Houston State University: acceptance rate eased +31.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.72).
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Sam Houston State University vs University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Sam Houston State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,068 vs $27,377 at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on 150%-time completion (75.3% vs 54.9% at Sam Houston State University)
  3. RETENTION-RATE University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on retention rate (90.0% vs 73.3% at Sam Houston State University)

Sam Houston State University profile · University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Sam Houston State University and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
Sam Houston State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,068 versus $27,377 at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Sam Houston State University and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 75.3% versus 54.9% at Sam Houston State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Sam Houston State University and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on retention rate at 90.0% versus 73.3% at Sam Houston State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025