College of the Ozarks

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 90,000

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 123 (8.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of the Ozarks 317 41% 87% 2% 1% 5% 0% $52,195 2 -1.35 39 93%
General Engineering 14 — 86% 93% 0% 0% 0% 7% $85,805 11 -0.97 90 — — — — —
Computer Science 7 — 100% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $92,128 13 -0.96 93 — — — — —
Information Technology 6 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,359 12 -1.02 84 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,982 3 -1.41 52 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,198 9 -0.99 57 — — — — —
Biochemistry — — — — — — — — $54,627 4 -1.50 45 — — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,629 4 -1.52 40 — — — — —
Ecology 3 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,980 6 -1.26 20 — — — — —
Agricultural Business and Management 8 +1 62% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,302 1 -1.87 42 92% — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,683 15 -0.72 43 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 9 — 11% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,313 65 +0.39 55 90% — — — —
Culinary Arts 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $51,544 8 -1.18 37 — — — — —
Dietetics — — — — — — — — $50,758 8 -1.26 35 — — — — —
Horticultural Science 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,398 15 -0.75 42 — — — — —
International Agriculture 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,026 2 -1.71 46 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences — — — — — — — — $51,937 9 -1.15 38 — — — — —
Wildlife Management 12 +3 58% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $46,922 16 -0.85 25 — — — — —
Health Sciences 9 — 22% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $53,326 9 -1.04 42 — — — — —
Kinesiology 8 — 62% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,131 19 -0.89 44 — — — — —
Nursing 19 — 5% 89% 5% 0% 0% 0% $50,472 0 -4.16 34 94% — — — —
Accounting 12 — 50% 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% $58,801 1 -1.83 56 100% — — — —
Business 15 +1 80% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $56,420 4 -1.10 50 — — — — —
Business Administration 18 — 39% 83% 0% 0% 11% 0% $57,140 5 -1.06 52 93% — — — —
Finance 3 +3 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $65,011 2 -1.18 69 — — — — —
Hospitality Management 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,078 12 -0.86 36 — — — — —
Marketing 8 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,199 4 -1.59 52 — — — — —
Meeting and Event Planning 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,980 11 -0.87 35 — — — — —
Recreation Management 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $49,919 8 -0.96 32 — — — — —
Biblical Studies 9 +6 56% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,905 17 -0.85 17 — — — — —
English 7 — 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,851 7 -1.17 15 — — — — —
General Studies 4 — 100% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $47,600 9 -0.93 26 — — — — —
History 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,205 10 -0.95 25 — — — — —
Music Ministry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,100 11 -1.08 14 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,826 12 -1.00 24 — — — — —
Journalism 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,184 5 -1.47 30 — — — — —
Psychology 17 +3 35% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,078 6 -1.21 25 90% — — — —
Public Relations 8 — 12% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,995 1 -2.07 30 96% — — — —
Social Work 10 +1 20% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $51,032 33 -0.26 35 100% — — — —
Sociology 5 +3 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $48,889 16 -0.72 30 — — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,364 0 -2.49 6 90% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,853 0 -2.59 5 82% — — — —
Early Childhood and Family Studies 17 +2 0% 76% 12% 0% 12% 0% $43,060 5 -1.37 16 — — — — —
Elementary Education 8 — 25% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $34,853 0 -2.59 5 82% — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,364 0 -2.82 6 90% — — — —
General Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,506 8 -1.24 19 — — — — —
History Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,364 0 -3.34 6 90% — — — —
Mathematics Education — — — — — — — — $35,364 0 -2.15 6 90% — — — —
Physical Education 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,364 0 -2.76 6 90% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $35,364 0 -2.82 6 90% — — — —
Art Education — — — — — — — — $35,364 7 -1.23 6 90% — — — —
Ceramic Arts 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $40,512 21 -0.68 11 — — — — —
Film and Video Production 6 +1 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,114 16 -0.72 18 — — — — —
Graphic Design 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,741 6 -1.27 17 — — — — —
Keyboard Instruments 1 +1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $38,072 11 -0.93 8 — — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,060 11 -0.93 8 — — — — —
Music Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,364 7 -1.22 6 90% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,071 11 -0.93 8 — — — — —
Musical Theatre — — — — — — — — $38,412 12 -0.90 8 — — — — —
Painting 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $40,161 19 -0.71 11 — — — — —
Theater 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,024 32 -0.41 11 — — — — —
Visual Communication Design — +2 — — — — — — $41,302 26 -0.59 13 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 9 +1 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,802 32 -0.43 51 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $23,088
ROI Percentile 39th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 18.9% 60 55% 85% 3% 0% 7% 0% $57,269 2 -1.29 52 96% —
Social Sciences 14.2% 45 22% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $48,733 5 -1.13 29 94% —
Education 13.2% 42 12% 86% 5% 2% 5% 0% $38,732 0 -2.08 9 85% —
Agriculture & Food Science 11.7% 37 38% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $52,374 16 -0.81 39 91% —
Health Sciences 11.4% 36 22% 86% 3% 0% 3% 0% $51,999 1 -2.65 38 94% —
Humanities 8.8% 28 54% 86% 0% 4% 0% 0% $44,916 4 -0.98 20 — —
Arts 8.5% 27 41% 78% 4% 0% 7% 0% $40,645 8 -0.85 11 90% —
Engineering 4.4% 14 86% 93% 0% 0% 0% 7% $85,805 1 -0.97 90 — —
Computer Science 4.1% 13 100% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $85,312 11 -0.99 89 — —
Professional 2.8% 9 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,802 15 -0.43 51 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.3% 4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,892 1 -1.32 24 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,090 2 -1.20 54 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 36 $264K $264K $0
Basketball 15 $288K $288K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 14 $50K $50K $0
Cross Country 10 $39K $39K $0
Total 71 $643K $643K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Volleyball 19 $241K $241K $0
Basketball 13 $264K $264K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 12 $45K $45K $0
Cross Country 11 $41K $41K $0
Total 52 $593K $593K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 36 $264K $264K $0
Basketball 28 $553K $553K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 26 $96K $96K $0
Cross Country 21 $81K $81K $0
Volleyball 19 $241K $241K $0
Total 123 $1.4M $1.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 8.0%
Yield (non-ED) 81%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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