University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma operates as a public institution located in Chickasha, Oklahoma (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 941 students of which 1,013 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 Science and Arts of Oklahoma is categorized as “21” 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 65.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,152. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $6,624, with published in-state tuition of $9,000 and a Pell grant recipient share of 51.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 40.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.3%. Graduates earn a median of $41,913 ten years after enrolling, compared with $35,520 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 43000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 52.8% 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.