Oklahoma Christian University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Oklahoma Christian University

Oklahoma Christian University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,885 students of which 2,362 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. Oklahoma Christian University is categorized as “19” 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 96.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,122 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,872, with published in-state tuition of $27,180 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.5%. Graduates earn a median of $49,203 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,281 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 82400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.3% 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.