10-yr median earnings
$44,933
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Goodwell, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Oklahoma Panhandle State University is a public institution in Goodwell, Oklahoma. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $7,413
- Avg net price / yr
- $44,933
- 10-yr median earnings
- 23.5%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Oklahoma Panhandle State University posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 40%
- former-student earnings, US
- 23.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +15%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Distant
Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Oklahoma Panhandle State University 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
C-
College Value Score
50/100
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
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
$44,933
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A
$7,413
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
23.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
70.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
55.9%
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
$7,413
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
23.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 23.5%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Oklahoma Panhandle State University 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 Oklahoma Panhandle State University 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.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$44,933 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $44,933 | #2025 of 5103 | 60th |
| Average net price | $7,413 | #709 of 5020 | 86th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 23.5% | #4567 of 4858 | 6th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 917 | #2266 of 5462 | 59th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
917
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
23.5%
150%-time completion
$44,933
10-yr median earnings
55.9%
First-year retention
How Oklahoma Panhandle State University ranks in Oklahoma
State rank among 90 reporting Oklahoma colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $44,933 | #23 of 90 | 74th |
| Average net price | $7,413 | #22 of 84 | 74th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 23.5% | #83 of 88 | 6th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 917 | #37 of 94 | 61st |
Highest former-student earnings in Oklahoma
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | $63,126 | $15,300 |
| 2 | University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center | $63,126 | - |
| 3 | University of Tulsa | $61,408 | $15,000 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | $59,841 | $28,358 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | $57,413 | $17,447 |
| 6 | Southern Nazarene University | $54,951 | $22,084 |
| 7 | Oklahoma City University | $54,655 | $22,857 |
| 8 | Green Country Technology Center | $51,375 | $1,062 |
| 9 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | $49,944 | $29,776 |
| 10 | Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center | $49,311 | $6,904 |
| 11 | Oklahoma Christian University | $49,203 | $21,872 |
| 12 | Southwest Technology Center | $48,966 | $14,313 |
| 23 | Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityThis school | $44,933 | $7,413 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $8,092 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $8,673 |
| Average Net Price | $7,413 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $7,302 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $15,055 |
47.7%
Pell Grant Rate
63.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,500
Median Debt
$133/mo
Monthly Payment
Oklahoma Panhandle State University costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $11,034 to $7,557 (-31.5%) 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 · $11,0342023 · $7,557
Over the same years, enrollment went -19.5% (1,238 → 997 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
47.4%
Female
41.2%
First Generation
Outcomes
55.9%
Retention Rate
$39,089
Median Earnings (6yr)
58.9%
Earning Over $25K
70.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 23.5% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 55.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $39,089 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $44,933 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 58.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 70.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $133/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 7 | 283 | $57,809 | $92,450 | $15,534 |
| Associate's | 1 | 41 | $50,227 | $50,227 | $11,618 |
Top programs at Oklahoma Panhandle State University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$92,450 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$50,227 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$50,148 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$47,464 median earnings
- Sports, Kinesiology, and P…
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
$41,172 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 157 | $92,450 | $10,408 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 41 | $50,227 | $11,618 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 30 | $50,148 | $16,521 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 24 | $47,464 | $19,673 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's | 30 | $41,172 | - |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's | 14 | - | - |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's | 20 | - | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's | 8 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Oklahoma Panhandle State University? ▼
Oklahoma Panhandle State University is a public institution in Goodwell, Oklahoma. Undergraduate enrollment is 917 students.
How much do Oklahoma Panhandle State University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Oklahoma Panhandle State University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $44,933 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $39,089.
How much does Oklahoma Panhandle State University cost? ▼
The average net price at Oklahoma Panhandle State University is $7,413. In-state tuition is $8,092 and out-of-state tuition is $8,673. Median student debt at graduation is $12,500.
What is the graduation rate at Oklahoma Panhandle State University? ▼
Oklahoma Panhandle State University has a 23.5% 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 55.9%.
Is Oklahoma Panhandle State University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Oklahoma Panhandle State University is $12,500, while former students earn a median of $44,933 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 28% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 70.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $133.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. 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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