Langston University
Public College in Langston, OK. Six-year graduation rate 32%. Median 10-year earnings $33,261.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $33,261, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Only 32% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $26,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.78 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Graduation rate 32% — below national average
Academics
Only 32% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 54% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a public four-year university, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,743 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $10,496 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $11,117 at $0–30k against $15,756 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 88% of students receive it, averaging $11,746. 60% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 480 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $11,117 |
| $30–48k | $9,782 |
| $48–75k | $12,315 |
| $75–110k | $15,530 |
| $110k+ | $15,756 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,047 of these 1,743 students, totalling $8,928,781 — an average of $8,528 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Logan County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring, Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing); Heightened Cash Monitoring; School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)