University of
Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Public Research University in Norman, OK. Six-year graduation rate 75%. Median 10-year earnings $63,126.
Students who entered University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus reach a median of $63,126 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. The six-year graduation rate of 75% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $20,654, 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.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.33 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 75% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
77% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool is large — 24,893 in the most recent cycle — so the published rate reflects genuine competition rather than a small-sample quirk. Yield sits at 29% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. Read the score bands below narrowly: only 23% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score, and test-optional applicants are not represented in them.
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 | 580–670 | 1,286 (23%) |
| SAT Math | 560–660 | |
| ACT Composite | 23–29 | 2,258 (40%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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75% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 90% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 77% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. 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 21,518 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $18,574 annually once grants are applied. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $10,509 at the $0–30k band to $20,986 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 87% of students receive it, averaging $10,567. 33% 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 · 4,505 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 | $10,509 |
| $30–48k | $10,602 |
| $48–75k | $14,536 |
| $75–110k | $19,342 |
| $110k+ | $20,986 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 7,117 of these 21,518 students, totalling $45,562,237 — an average of $6,402 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cleveland 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)