Oklahoma State
University-Oklahoma City
Public Community College in Oklahoma City, OK. Six-year graduation rate 15%. Median 10-year earnings $41,307.
Ten-year median earnings of $41,307 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Only 15% finish within six years, so roughly nine in ten students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $14,250.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.34 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 15% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 15% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. The 35% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. The student-faculty ratio is 17:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. With 4,134 undergraduates, the school sits in the middle of the size distribution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,426 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $6,926 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $6,981 at $0–30k against $7,881 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is limited — 45% of students receive any. Only 24% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
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 · 318 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 | $6,981 |
| $30–48k | $5,341 |
| $48–75k | $9,124 |
| $75–110k | $10,477 |
| $110k+ | $7,881 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 807 of these 3,426 students, totalling $4,932,694 — an average of $6,112 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Oklahoma County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)