10-yr median earnings
$41,592
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Point Lookout, Missouri
College of the Ozarks
College of the Ozarks is a private nonprofit institution in Point Lookout, Missouri. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $41,592
- 10-yr median earnings
- 12.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $6,100
- Avg net price / yr
- 62.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
College of the Ozarks pairs above-median former-student earnings with a very selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 47%
- former-student earnings, US
- 12.0%
- acceptance rate
- 62.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +14%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this College of the Ozarks profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
68/100
College of the Ozarks
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C-
$41,592
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$6,100
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
62.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
90.2%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$6,100
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
62.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 62.4%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - College of the Ozarks vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How College of the Ozarks ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
College of the Ozarks: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$41,592 Top 47% higher than 53% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | College of the Ozarks | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $41,592 | #2423 of 5103 | 53rd |
| Average net price | $6,100 | #499 of 5020 | 90th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.4% | #2027 of 4858 | 58th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,444 | #1803 of 5462 | 67th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,444
Undergraduate enrollment
12.0%
Acceptance rate
1,118
SAT average
62.4%
150%-time completion
$41,592
10-yr median earnings
90.2%
First-year retention
How College of the Ozarks ranks in Missouri
State rank among 120 reporting Missouri colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | College of the Ozarks | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $41,592 | #59 of 120 | 51st |
| Average net price | $6,100 | #3 of 119 | 97th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.4% | #48 of 107 | 55th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,444 | #35 of 125 | 72nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Missouri
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | $137,047 | $31,817 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Missouri | $92,405 | $30,716 |
| 3 | Washington University in St Louis | $86,182 | $21,786 |
| 4 | Research College of Nursing | $85,910 | - |
| 5 | Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing | $84,393 | - |
| 6 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $82,957 | $16,298 |
| 7 | Saint Louis University | $70,783 | $24,398 |
| 8 | Rockhurst University | $67,102 | $25,884 |
| 9 | University of Missouri-Columbia | $63,403 | $20,268 |
| 10 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | $62,105 | $22,066 |
| 11 | Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $60,918 | $19,390 |
| 12 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | $59,637 | $13,310 |
| 59 | College of the OzarksThis school | $41,592 | $6,100 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 12.0% |
| SAT Average | 1,118 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 510 – 590 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 540 – 630 |
| ACT Average | 23 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 20 – 25 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at College of the Ozarks
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$6,381 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$6,140 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$5,022 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$10,426 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at College of the Ozarks - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $22,320 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $22,320 |
| Average Net Price | $6,100 |
49.2%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
College of the Ozarks costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $11,491 to $7,669 (-33.3%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,4912023 · $7,669
Over the same years, enrollment went -6.5% (1,513 → 1,415 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
58.2%
Female
32.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
90.2%
Retention Rate
$36,507
Median Earnings (6yr)
53.0%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 62.4% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 90.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $36,507 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $41,592 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 53.0% |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at College of the Ozarks by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$60,422 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$60,192 median earnings
- Agricultural Business and …
Agricultural Business and Management
$49,360 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$47,665 median earnings
- Psychology, General
Psychology, General
$44,659 median earnings
- Public Relations, Advertis…
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
$44,554 median earnings
- Animal Sciences
Animal Sciences
$42,296 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
$32,583 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | 14 | $60,422 | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 16 | $60,192 | - |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's | 5 | $49,360 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 34 | $47,665 | - |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 26 | $44,659 | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's | 11 | $44,554 | - |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's | 9 | $42,296 | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's | 12 | $32,583 | - |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | 3 | - | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 27 | - | - |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | 7 | - | - |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's | 16 | - | - |
| Social Work | Bachelor's | 10 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at College of the Ozarks? ▼
College of the Ozarks is a private nonprofit institution in Point Lookout, Missouri. The acceptance rate is 12.0%. The average SAT score is 1,118. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,444 students.
How much do College of the Ozarks former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at College of the Ozarks who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $41,592 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $36,507.
How much does College of the Ozarks cost? ▼
The average net price at College of the Ozarks is $6,100. In-state tuition is $22,320 and out-of-state tuition is $22,320.
What is the graduation rate at College of the Ozarks? ▼
College of the Ozarks has a 62.4% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 90.2%.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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