University of Central Oklahoma

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Central Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma operates as a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 10,170 students of which 12,183 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. University of Central Oklahoma 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 78.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,090 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,309, with published in-state tuition of $8,818 and a Pell grant recipient share of 36.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 37.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.2%. Graduates earn a median of $48,351 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,074 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 536300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.1% 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.