Northeastern State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Northeastern State University

Northeastern State University operates as a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 4,772 students of which 6,025 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Northeastern State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 99.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,049 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,710, with published in-state tuition of $7,810 and a Pell grant recipient share of 45.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,367, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 36.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 60.5%. Graduates earn a median of $45,379 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,207 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 368500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.