Northwestern Oklahoma State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Northwestern Oklahoma State University operates as a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 1,498 students of which 2,104 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. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is categorized as “20” 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 65.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,003 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,104, with published in-state tuition of $5,970 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,355, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 32.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.1%. Graduates earn a median of $44,358 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,997 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 87800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.5% 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.