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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Point Lookout, MO
Population 90,000
Website https://www.cofo.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,800 (75%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (70%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,602
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 65%
From Region 28%
Athletes 9.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 86%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Black 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2012 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2013 Men: 54.9% 54.9% 2014 Men: 55.9% 55.9% 2015 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2016 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2017 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2018 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2019 Men: 50.2% 50.2% 2020 Men: 40.8% 40.8% 2021 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2022 Men: 49.7% 49.7% 2023 Men: 52.3% 52.3% 2024 Men: 44.0% 44.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Black: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Black: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Black: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2015 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2024 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2011 White: 92.1% 92.1% 2012 White: 94.6% 94.6% 2013 White: 94.3% 94.3% 2014 White: 95.2% 95.2% 2015 White: 96.7% 96.7% 2016 White: 91.9% 91.9% 2017 White: 88.2% 88.2% 2018 White: 94.7% 94.7% 2019 White: 91.7% 91.7% 2020 White: 93.3% 93.3% 2021 White: 94.2% 94.2% 2022 White: 90.4% 90.4% 2023 White: 85.6% 85.6% 2024 White: 87.9% 87.9% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2017 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2018 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 International: 1.0% 1.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2023 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2024 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2025 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2020 White: 86.9% 86.9% 2021 White: 85.5% 85.5% 2022 White: 86.0% 86.0% 2023 White: 86.0% 86.0% 2024 White: 86.3% 86.3% 2025 White: 85.6% 85.6% 2020 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 International: 1.5% 1.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Ozarks 317 41% / 59% 0% $52,018 46 93%
General Engineering 14 — 86% / 14% 7% $85,842 93 —
Computer Science 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $84,994 92 —
Information Technology 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $78,598 88 —
Chemistry 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $53,347 50 —
Mathematics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $65,729 76 —
Biochemistry — — — — $52,587 48 —
Biomedical Sciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,325 44 —
Ecology 3 +2 100% / 0% 0% $46,871 31 —
Agricultural Business and Management 8 +1 62% / 38% 0% $53,366 50 94%
Agronomy and Crop Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $46,736 30 —
Animal Sciences 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $42,615 19 94%
Culinary Arts 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $47,322 32 —
Dietetics — — — — $52,727 48 —
Horticultural Science 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,671 30 —
International Agriculture 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,436 53 —
Nutrition Sciences — — — — $48,409 36 —
Wildlife Management 12 +3 58% / 42% 0% $46,443 30 —
Health Sciences 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $56,732 59 —
Kinesiology 8 — 62% / 38% 0% $48,638 36 —
Nursing 19 — 5% / 95% 0% $70,365 81 91%
Accounting 12 — 50% / 50% 0% $63,803 73 100%
Business 15 +1 80% / 20% 0% $58,711 63 —
Business Administration 18 — 39% / 61% 0% $56,933 59 95%
Finance 3 +3 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Hospitality Management 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $47,485 33 —
Marketing 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $57,043 59 —
Meeting and Event Planning 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,699 33 —
Recreation Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,029 31 —
Biblical Studies 9 +6 56% / 44% 0% $44,874 25 —
English 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $45,769 28 —
General Studies 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $46,539 30 —
History 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $46,851 31 —
Journalism 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $43,173 20 —
Psychology 17 +3 35% / 65% 0% $47,079 31 90%
Public Relations 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $39,138 12 89%
Religious/Sacred Music 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,139 26 —
Social Work 10 +1 20% / 80% 0% $51,033 43 100%
Sociology 5 +3 0% / 100% 0% $46,115 29 —
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $33,259 6 91%
Early Childhood Education 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $31,793 5 87%
Early Childhood and Family Studies 17 +2 0% / 100% 0% $47,068 31 —
Elementary Education 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $31,793 5 87%
English Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
General Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,646 33 —
History Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $33,259 6 91%
Mathematics Education — — — — $33,259 6 91%
Physical Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $33,259 6 91%
Spanish Language Teacher Education — — — — $33,259 6 —
Art Education — — — — $33,259 6 91%
Ceramic Arts 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $32,356 5 —
Film and Video Production 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $43,836 22 —
Graphic Design 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $44,090 23 —
Keyboard Instruments 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $32,481 5 —
Music 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $32,503 5 —
Music Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $33,259 6 91%
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $32,484 5 —
Musical Theatre — — — — $32,800 5 —
Painting 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $32,486 5 —
Theater 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $38,495 11 —
Visual Communication Design — +2 — — $45,953 28 —
Criminal Justice 9 +1 44% / 56% 0% $46,160 29 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $23,088
ROI Percentile 46th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6% 2012 Graduated: 62.3% 62.3% 2013 Graduated: 64.5% 64.5% 2014 Graduated: 63.4% 63.4% 2015 Graduated: 73.4% 73.4% 2016 Graduated: 68.9% 68.9% 2017 Graduated: 71.8% 71.8% 2018 Graduated: 65.8% 65.8% 2019 Graduated: 71.2% 71.2% 2020 Graduated: 60.1% 60.1% 2021 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5% 2022 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5% 2023 Graduated: 61.3% 61.3% 2024 Graduated: 63.7% 63.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 56.2% 56.2% 2012 Men: 61.3% 61.3% 2013 Men: 62.9% 62.9% 2014 Men: 63.5% 63.5% 2015 Men: 72.2% 72.2% 2016 Men: 69.8% 69.8% 2017 Men: 70.2% 70.2% 2018 Men: 63.8% 63.8% 2019 Men: 66.1% 66.1% 2020 Men: 56.4% 56.4% 2021 Men: 61.4% 61.4% 2022 Men: 61.7% 61.7% 2023 Men: 66.1% 66.1% 2024 Men: 61.0% 61.0% 2011 Women: 51.7% 51.7% 2012 Women: 63.2% 63.2% 2013 Women: 66.0% 66.0% 2014 Women: 63.3% 63.3% 2015 Women: 74.1% 74.1% 2016 Women: 68.2% 68.2% 2017 Women: 73.2% 73.2% 2018 Women: 67.4% 67.4% 2019 Women: 77.4% 77.4% 2020 Women: 64.6% 64.6% 2021 Women: 63.3% 63.3% 2022 Women: 63.0% 63.0% 2023 Women: 57.4% 57.4% 2024 Women: 66.2% 66.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 White: 55.5% 55.5% 2012 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2013 White: 64.3% 64.3% 2014 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2015 White: 73.3% 73.3% 2016 White: 69.8% 69.8% 2017 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2018 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2019 White: 71.7% 71.7% 2020 White: 61.0% 61.0% 2021 White: 62.0% 62.0% 2022 White: 62.2% 62.2% 2023 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2024 White: 63.0% 63.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.0% 73 34% / 66% 0% $45,929 28 92%
Business & Economics 18.9% 60 55% / 45% 0% $58,195 62 97%
Education 13.2% 42 12% / 88% 0% $39,150 12 88%
Agriculture & Food Science 11.7% 37 38% / 62% 0% $47,322 32 94%
Health Sciences 11.4% 36 22% / 78% 0% $62,129 70 91%
Arts 8.5% 27 41% / 59% 0% $37,718 10 91%
Engineering 4.4% 14 86% / 14% 7% $85,842 93 —
Computer Science 4.1% 13 100% / 0% 0% $82,042 90 —
Professional 2.8% 9 44% / 56% 0% $46,160 29 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 1.3% 4 100% / 0% 0% $47,985 34 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 2 100% / 0% 0% $59,538 65 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 8%
Yield (Unbound) 81%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 8% 8% 8%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 8.9% 8.9% 2012 Acceptance: 9.5% 9.5% 2013 Acceptance: 13.0% 13.0% 2014 Acceptance: 8.3% 8.3% 2015 Acceptance: 12.4% 12.4% 2016 Acceptance: 14.2% 14.2% 2017 Acceptance: 13.5% 13.5% 2018 Acceptance: 11.5% 11.5% 2019 Acceptance: 10.3% 10.3% 2020 Acceptance: 14.3% 14.3% 2021 Acceptance: 20.5% 20.5% 2022 Acceptance: 21.1% 21.1% 2023 Acceptance: 14.9% 14.9% 2024 Acceptance: 12.0% 12.0% 2011 Yield: 95.6% 95.6% 2012 Yield: 85.1% 85.1% 2013 Yield: 91.3% 91.3% 2014 Yield: 90.5% 90.5% 2015 Yield: 89.4% 89.4% 2016 Yield: 95.1% 95.1% 2017 Yield: 84.0% 84.0% 2018 Yield: 94.9% 94.9% 2019 Yield: 91.4% 91.4% 2020 Yield: 87.4% 87.4% 2021 Yield: 66.1% 66.1% 2022 Yield: 75.7% 75.7% 2023 Yield: 69.0% 69.0% 2024 Yield: 81.1% 81.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 3,299 3,299 2012 Applicants: 3,048 3,048 2013 Applicants: 3,006 3,006 2014 Applicants: 3,407 3,407 2015 Applicants: 3,122 3,122 2016 Applicants: 2,862 2,862 2017 Applicants: 3,250 3,250 2018 Applicants: 2,874 2,874 2019 Applicants: 2,720 2,720 2020 Applicants: 2,437 2,437 2021 Applicants: 2,160 2,160 2022 Applicants: 2,239 2,239 2023 Applicants: 2,495 2,495 2024 Applicants: 2,919 2,919 2011 Admitted: 295 295 2012 Admitted: 289 289 2013 Admitted: 391 391 2014 Admitted: 283 283 2015 Admitted: 386 386 2016 Admitted: 407 407 2017 Admitted: 438 438 2018 Admitted: 331 331 2019 Admitted: 279 279 2020 Admitted: 348 348 2021 Admitted: 443 443 2022 Admitted: 473 473 2023 Admitted: 371 371 2024 Admitted: 350 350 2011 Enrolled: 282 282 2012 Enrolled: 246 246 2013 Enrolled: 357 357 2014 Enrolled: 256 256 2015 Enrolled: 345 345 2016 Enrolled: 387 387 2017 Enrolled: 368 368 2018 Enrolled: 314 314 2019 Enrolled: 255 255 2020 Enrolled: 304 304 2021 Enrolled: 293 293 2022 Enrolled: 358 358 2023 Enrolled: 256 256 2024 Enrolled: 284 284

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 910 – 1180
SAT Math Range 440 – 570
SAT RW Range 470 – 610

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1110 1110 2012 25th: 950 950 2013 25th: 960 960 2014 25th: 1100 1100 2015 25th: 950 950 2016 25th: 1025 1025 2017 25th: 1088 1088 2018 25th: 1193 1193 2019 25th: 965 965 2020 25th: 1090 1090 2021 25th: 1010 1010 2022 25th: 1065 1065 2023 25th: 1063 1063 2024 25th: 1050 1050 2011 75th: 1190 1190 2012 75th: 1170 1170 2013 75th: 1108 1108 2014 75th: 1260 1260 2015 75th: 1059 1059 2016 75th: 1159 1159 2017 75th: 1235 1235 2018 75th: 1300 1300 2019 75th: 1203 1203 2020 75th: 1240 1240 2021 75th: 1213 1213 2022 75th: 1234 1234 2023 75th: 1305 1305 2024 75th: 1220 1220

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 530 530 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 540 540 2015 25th: 495 495 2016 25th: 500 500 2017 25th: 528 528 2018 25th: 563 563 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 530 530 2021 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 515 515 2023 25th: 518 518 2024 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 548 548 2014 75th: 640 640 2015 75th: 561 561 2016 75th: 593 593 2017 75th: 615 615 2018 75th: 640 640 2019 75th: 595 595 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 594 594 2023 75th: 645 645 2024 75th: 590 590

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 580 580 2012 25th: 510 510 2013 25th: 510 510 2014 25th: 560 560 2015 25th: 455 455 2016 25th: 525 525 2017 25th: 560 560 2018 25th: 630 630 2019 25th: 525 525 2020 25th: 560 560 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 550 550 2023 25th: 545 545 2024 25th: 540 540 2011 75th: 630 630 2012 75th: 610 610 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 620 620 2015 75th: 498 498 2016 75th: 566 566 2017 75th: 620 620 2018 75th: 660 660 2019 75th: 608 608 2020 75th: 650 650 2021 75th: 623 623 2022 75th: 640 640 2023 75th: 660 660 2024 75th: 630 630

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.