Rogers State University
Public College in Claremore, OK. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $43,166.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $43,166 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $20,500, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 34% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. First-year retention is 70% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. Transfer-out runs to 19% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. A 18:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,547 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $15,314 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $13,714 at $0–30k, $19,675 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 71% of students at an average of $8,753. 44% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 405 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 | $13,714 |
| $30–48k | $14,130 |
| $48–75k | $15,125 |
| $75–110k | $17,978 |
| $110k+ | $19,675 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,132 of these 2,547 students, totalling $8,538,706 — an average of $7,543 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Rogers 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)