University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus operates as a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 22,734 students of which 24,081 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 Oklahoma-Norman Campus is categorized as “15” 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 76.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,246 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,300, with published in-state tuition of $9,797 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,654, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 75.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 90.0%. Graduates earn a median of $63,126 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,216 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 668200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.6% 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.