Oklahoma City University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 1,100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 3,023 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (88%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,542
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 44%
From Region 31%
Athletes 310 (21.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 9%
Black 6%
International 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 2%

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
Oklahoma City University 359 28% 62% 3% 9% 11% 4% $70,490 46 +0.07 66 97% 2.4%
Computer Science 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $110,833 37 -0.41 97 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $72,015 59 +0.04 69 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,958 45 -0.14 65 — — — — —
Biology 4 — 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $69,061 63 +0.30 64 — — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $67,736 37 -0.16 61 — — — — —
Cell Biology 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,211 41 -0.20 64 — — — — —
Exercise Science 19 — 63% 58% 0% 11% 0% 26% $47,901 3 -1.62 12 100% — — — —
Nursing 120 — 10% 58% 5% 12% 11% 2% $96,359 73 +0.41 92 97% 2.4% — — —
Accounting 4 — 50% 0% 25% 0% 50% 0% $91,226 65 +0.27 89 — — — — —
Business Administration 7 — 71% 29% 0% 29% 0% 14% $103,605 91 +1.35 95 95% — — — —
Economics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,037 31 -0.60 82 — — — — —
Finance 15 — 87% 73% 7% 7% 0% 13% $93,832 49 -0.18 90 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,035 39 -0.41 86 — — — — —
Marketing 10 — 40% 30% 0% 0% 10% 10% $82,615 68 +0.39 82 — — — — —
English 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,053 72 +0.44 31 — — — — —
General Studies 5 — 60% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $63,244 84 +0.57 50 100% — — — —
History 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,512 73 +0.25 40 — — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences — — — — — — — — $61,970 81 +0.45 47 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $59,469 52 -0.15 40 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,781 88 +0.98 38 — — — — —
Humanities — — — — — — — — $63,244 83 +0.58 50 100% — — — —
Journalism 6 — 33% 50% 0% 0% 0% 33% $58,735 35 -0.40 38 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,397 38 -0.35 60 — — — — —
Psychology 9 — 22% 44% 0% 22% 22% 11% $59,638 79 +0.69 41 — — — — —
Sports Communication 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,475 46 -0.22 40 — — — — —
Elementary Education — — — — — — — — $52,029 53 -0.04 21 — — — — —
English Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,820 33 -0.51 20 96% — — — —
History Education — — — — — — — — $51,820 32 -0.61 20 96% — — — —
Acting 19 — 16% 63% 5% 11% 11% 0% $48,206 84 +0.69 13 100% — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $44,760 40 -0.22 8 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,820 76 +0.53 20 96% — — — —
Dance 24 — 4% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $39,090 26 -0.53 4 95% — — — —
Drama and Dance Education 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $51,820 94 +1.17 20 95% — — — —
Film Production 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $44,999 18 -0.59 8 — — — — —
Game and Interactive Media Design 6 — 50% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $46,468 22 -0.62 10 — — — — —
Music 7 — 14% 43% 14% 29% 14% 0% $41,655 28 -0.55 5 96% — — — —
Music Education 11 — 36% 73% 0% 9% 9% 0% $51,820 72 +0.55 20 96% — — — —
Music Management — — — — — — — — $44,634 41 -0.23 8 — — — — —
Music Performance 30 — 27% 70% 3% 7% 13% 3% $41,655 28 -0.55 5 96% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $41,655 28 -0.55 5 96% — — — —
Theater 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,206 84 +0.69 13 100% — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,206 84 +0.69 13 100% — — — —
Corrections 7 — 43% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $58,887 48 -0.14 39 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,143
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 9%

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
Health Sciences 38.7% 139 17% 58% 4% 12% 9% 6% $89,735 87 +0.13 88 98% 2.4%
Arts 34.3% 123 22% 73% 2% 7% 12% 1% $44,502 18 -0.08 8 97% —
Business & Economics 10.6% 38 63% 47% 5% 8% 8% 11% $91,917 77 +0.28 89 95% —
Social Sciences 5.3% 19 42% 47% 0% 11% 11% 16% $60,569 58 +0.13 43 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.9% 14 29% 50% 0% 7% 21% 0% $68,800 55 -0.04 63 — —
Humanities 3.3% 12 58% 67% 8% 0% 8% 0% $60,080 76 +0.55 42 100% —
Professional 1.9% 7 43% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $58,887 23 -0.14 39 — —
Computer Science 1.1% 4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $110,833 50 -0.41 97 — —
Education 0.6% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,820 37 -0.51 20 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.3% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $72,015 32 +0.04 69 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences — — — — 57 #34 9 —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 4 #289 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 61 #236 9 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 45 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Baseball 31 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 29 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Wrestling 25 $955K $955K $0
Rowing 16 $624K $624K $0
Basketball 13 $798K $798K $0
Golf 9 $494K $494K $0
Other Sports 4 $227K $227K $0
Total 142 $8.4M $8.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 62 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Track & Field (combined) 42 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Soccer 22 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Wrestling 18 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Volleyball 17 $804K $804K $0
Softball 15 $935K $935K $0
Basketball 14 $815K $815K $0
Golf 9 $6.7M $6.7M $0
Rowing 6 $374K $374K $0
Total 168 $17.1M $17.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 87 $5.4M $5.4M $0
Other Sports 66 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Soccer 51 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Wrestling 43 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Baseball 31 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 27 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Rowing 22 $999K $999K $0
Golf 18 $7.2M $7.2M $0
Volleyball 17 $804K $804K $0
Softball 15 $935K $935K $0
Total 310 $26.4M $26.4M $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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

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 83%
SAT Range 1050 – 1260
SAT Math Range 510 – 610
SAT RW Range 540 – 650