University of
Central Oklahoma
Public College in Edmond, OK. Six-year graduation rate 37%. Median 10-year earnings $48,351.
Ten years after entry, the median University of Central Oklahoma student earns $48,351 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Only 37% 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 $21,000, 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
Admissions
78% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool runs to 5,855, typical for a school of this reach. A 43% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through. The score bands below cover the middle 50% of the enrolled students who submitted a score — not the whole class, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 18–24 | 1,623 (83%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 37% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 65% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. Transfer-out runs to 28% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. Retention drops to 48% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 10,132 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $18,660 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $15,275 at the $0–30k band to $24,183 at $110k+. 79% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,516 — common but not automatic. 34% 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 · 1,797 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 | $15,275 |
| $30–48k | $15,828 |
| $48–75k | $17,776 |
| $75–110k | $23,249 |
| $110k+ | $24,183 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 3,468 of these 10,132 students, totalling $25,142,619 — an average of $7,250 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)