Oklahoma City University

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

Oklahoma City University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,514 students of which 1,592 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 City University is categorized as “17” 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 77.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,177 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,857, with published in-state tuition of $35,648 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,835, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 64.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.9%. Graduates earn a median of $54,655 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,312 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 95300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.9% 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.