Oklahoma State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 80,000

Weather

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

Honors College

Name The Honors College
Students 2,000 (10%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,050
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 58%
From Region 32%
Athletes 477 (2.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Mixed 11%
Hispanic 10%
Native American 5%
Black 4%
Asian 2%
International 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
College of Arts and Sciences 1,776 40% 63% 3% 5% 9% 1% $63,857 22 -0.12 62 95% 6.6%
Computer Science 88 — 85% 59% 11% 3% 11% 2% $97,575 20 -0.80 94 96% 4.8% — — —
Data Analytics 10 — 50% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $101,438 23 -0.44 96 — — — — —
Information Technology 138 — 72% 66% 2% 7% 11% 1% $97,575 58 -0.03 94 96% 4.8% — — —
Chemistry 24 — 50% 79% 4% 0% 0% 4% $69,903 44 -0.16 72 — — — — —
Geophysics and Seismology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,559 80 +0.50 73 97% — — — —
Geosciences 18 — 50% 56% 0% 6% 17% 0% $70,559 80 +0.50 73 97% — — — —
Mathematics 23 — 65% 70% 4% 0% 4% 0% $66,295 21 -0.72 66 94% — — — —
Physics 7 — 86% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $79,873 40 -0.27 84 — — — — —
Statistics 12 — 50% 83% 8% 0% 0% 0% $79,887 11 -0.91 84 — — — — —
Biochemistry 43 — 37% 63% 7% 7% 12% 2% $63,530 16 -0.71 61 100% — — — —
Biology 127 — 30% 61% 2% 7% 10% 1% $64,131 39 -0.27 62 98% — — — —
Botany 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,286 54 -0.12 40 — — — — —
Ecology 66 — 58% 74% 2% 0% 5% 0% $60,699 76 +0.49 55 97% — — — —
Microbiology 58 — 12% 60% 3% 0% 16% 0% $67,799 35 -0.33 69 94% — — — —
Physiology 10 — 30% 50% 10% 0% 20% 0% $65,534 31 -0.36 65 — — — — —
Entomology 18 — 44% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,594 41 -0.34 30 100% — — — —
Zoology 59 — 22% 63% 3% 3% 7% 0% $51,594 41 -0.34 30 100% — — — —
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $65,742 69 +0.48 65 — — — — —
American Studies 3 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $56,591 49 -0.21 44 — — — — —
English 40 — 35% 75% 0% 2% 5% 0% $49,816 41 -0.32 25 95% — — — —
French 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,227 84 +0.91 70 92% — — — —
General Studies 266 — 49% 56% 1% 12% 6% 3% $59,504 70 +0.21 51 91% — — — —
German 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,222 82 +0.82 68 — — — — —
History 18 — 56% 78% 0% 0% 6% 0% $44,658 4 -1.20 14 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 17 — 41% 35% 12% 0% 12% 0% $60,944 76 +0.35 55 — — — — —
Philosophy 10 — 60% 50% 0% 10% 30% 0% $60,731 55 -0.05 55 100% — — — —
Spanish 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,227 84 +0.91 70 92% — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,296 44 -0.21 53 — — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $60,212 44 -0.22 53 — — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,839 60 +0.08 59 — — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,171 26 -0.50 60 — — — — —
Journalism 18 — 39% 72% 0% 0% 6% 6% $60,103 44 -0.25 53 94% — — — —
Political Science 50 — 52% 68% 2% 6% 4% 0% $66,387 35 -0.43 66 98% — — — —
Psychology 318 — 15% 59% 2% 3% 14% 0% $55,780 59 +0.11 42 94% 7.8% — — —
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 70 — 20% 67% 0% 1% 13% 0% $59,415 15 -1.12 51 96% — — — —
Sociology 69 — 20% 61% 1% 10% 10% 1% $52,457 36 -0.40 32 92% — — — —
Sports Communication 28 — 71% 61% 4% 11% 7% 4% $59,415 46 -0.23 51 96% — — — —
General Education 27 — 22% 63% 4% 7% 7% 0% $59,504 78 +0.52 51 91% — — — —
Acting 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,280 20 -0.64 6 100% — — — —
Art 66 — 26% 68% 11% 5% 5% 0% $52,116 77 +0.57 31 94% — — — —
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,928 35 -0.38 19 — — — — —
Music 31 — 58% 74% 3% 6% 3% 3% $46,967 50 +0.02 19 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,280 11 -0.91 6 100% — — — —
Theatre 12 — 42% 58% 8% 8% 8% 0% $38,280 20 -0.64 6 100% — — — —
⇅ 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 Education and Human Sciences 704 16% 74% 1% 3% 7% 1% $61,698 15 -0.03 57 95% 2.2%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 58 — 9% 71% 5% 3% 3% 0% $72,748 83 +0.84 76 94% — — — —
Exercise Science 150 — 39% 77% 1% 5% 7% 1% $57,543 35 -0.49 46 92% — — — —
Nursing 59 — 5% 64% 2% 3% 10% 0% $87,996 38 -0.42 89 100% 2.2% — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 28 — 25% 64% 0% 11% 7% 0% $62,102 39 -0.28 58 95% — — — —
Recreational Therapy 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,504 50 -0.07 68 — — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 63 — 2% 71% 0% 2% 8% 0% $65,827 70 +0.49 65 97% — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 12 — 8% 67% 0% 8% 8% 0% $54,290 22 -0.57 38 100% — — — —
Sport Management — — — — — — — — $57,543 38 -0.39 46 92% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 73 — 4% 75% 0% 4% 8% 0% $53,300 46 +0.00 35 94% — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 41 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,159 56 -0.05 53 98% — — — —
Child Care and Support Services Management 6 — 0% 33% 0% 17% 0% 0% $53,300 63 +0.15 35 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 108 — 2% 80% 0% 4% 6% 0% $53,144 61 +0.13 34 94% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching — — — — — — — — $60,159 65 +0.30 53 98% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 38 — 37% 79% 0% 0% 3% 0% $53,144 40 -0.23 34 94% — — — —
Technical Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,159 80 +0.60 53 98% — — — —
Fashion/Apparel Design — — — — — — — — $60,565 37 -0.11 54 — — — — —
Interior Design 49 — 4% 71% 2% 0% 8% 6% $66,117 33 -0.22 66 — — — — —
Music Education 14 — 50% 71% 0% 0% 21% 0% $60,159 97 +1.44 53 98% — — — —
⇅ 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 Engineering, Architecture and Technology 882 78% 68% 2% 2% 7% 8% $98,897 94 +0.24 95 98%
Aerospace Engineering 96 — 80% 74% 5% 2% 7% 0% $102,740 53 +0.02 96 98% — — — —
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 21 — 57% 90% 5% 5% 0% 0% $88,443 25 -0.40 90 96% — — — —
Architectural Engineering 17 — 35% 53% 6% 6% 0% 0% $96,665 78 +0.62 94 94% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 37 — 73% 57% 0% 3% 3% 19% $126,216 97 +2.12 99 99% — — — —
Civil Engineering 43 — 65% 72% 2% 5% 0% 2% $104,448 98 +1.73 97 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 46 — 85% 70% 2% 0% 9% 4% $107,123 30 -0.47 97 96% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 58 — 88% 66% 2% 2% 14% 2% $108,289 36 -0.41 97 96% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 28 — 68% 71% 0% 0% 14% 7% $106,067 30 -0.49 97 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 205 — 85% 72% 4% 1% 7% 1% $101,298 66 +0.26 96 97% — — — —
Robotics Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $104,405 78 +0.65 97 — — — — —
Architectural Studies 11 — 55% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,816 79 +0.66 78 — — — — —
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 37 — 49% 73% 3% 0% 8% 0% $76,400 88 +0.95 80 100% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 8 — 38% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $71,884 71 +0.44 75 — — — — —
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 130 — 84% 80% 1% 3% 7% 2% $87,558 27 -0.48 89 98% — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 36 — 89% 81% 0% 0% 6% 0% $111,066 82 +0.94 98 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 8 — 100% 38% 0% 25% 12% 0% $97,123 89 +0.70 94 100% — — — —
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians 74 — 76% 15% 1% 0% 4% 73% $93,568 67 +0.40 92 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 26 — 100% 85% 4% 0% 4% 0% $90,694 54 +0.16 91 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Ferguson College of Agriculture 555 31% 78% 0% 0% 5% 4% $68,910 39 +0.66 71 95%
Agricultural Business and Management 142 — 48% 70% 0% 0% 3% 15% $83,130 75 +0.81 86 95% — — — —
Agricultural Economics 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,130 75 +0.81 86 95% — — — —
Agricultural Mechanization 12 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,900 65 +0.32 64 — — — — —
Agricultural Public Services 23 — 26% 70% 0% 0% 4% 0% $61,786 17 -1.11 57 97% — — — —
Animal Sciences 236 — 25% 82% 0% 1% 6% 0% $65,564 93 +1.17 65 94% — — — —
Environmental Science 21 — 38% 81% 0% 0% 10% 0% $57,394 48 -0.16 46 100% — — — —
Food Science 9 — 33% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,202 66 +0.31 68 — — — — —
Horticultural Science 30 — 47% 70% 3% 0% 10% 0% $53,176 15 -0.77 34 — — — — —
Soil Science 19 — 26% 79% 0% 0% 11% 0% $74,000 96 +1.16 78 86% — — — —
Agricultural Communication/Journalism 60 — 0% 90% 0% 0% 3% 0% $61,786 51 -0.06 57 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Spears School of Business 1,308 56% 68% 2% 4% 9% 1% $79,898 72 -0.07 84 95% 5.7%
Accounting 160 — 53% 76% 2% 1% 6% 0% $94,419 70 +0.48 93 97% — — — —
Business Administration 420 — 58% 65% 2% 5% 10% 0% $74,744 59 -0.15 79 94% 5.7% — — —
Economics 9 — 56% 56% 0% 11% 0% 0% $79,040 25 -0.71 83 — — — — —
Economics 24 — 79% 83% 4% 0% 0% 0% $79,186 21 -0.76 83 97% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 46 — 78% 70% 0% 4% 20% 0% $81,908 70 +0.27 85 93% — — — —
Finance 176 — 82% 74% 4% 2% 6% 1% $91,802 45 -0.25 91 96% 4.8% — — —
Hospitality Management 39 — 23% 69% 0% 5% 5% 3% $64,243 72 +0.33 63 95% — — — —
International Business 45 — 44% 51% 0% 9% 27% 4% $76,412 45 -0.32 80 92% — — — —
Marketing 387 — 44% 65% 2% 4% 9% 0% $75,977 49 -0.12 80 95% 6.0% — — —
Fashion Merchandising 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,732 48 +0.01 57 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,752
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,399
Est. In-State Cost $13,909
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,443
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

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 25.2% 1,318 56% 68% 2% 4% 9% 1% $79,693 52 -0.08 83 95% 5.7%
Social Sciences 13.3% 694 19% 66% 1% 4% 10% 0% $57,177 46 -0.16 45 95% 7.8%
Agriculture & Food Science 12.1% 630 32% 75% 1% 1% 5% 3% $67,826 81 +0.63 69 95% —
Engineering 10.6% 552 79% 70% 3% 2% 7% 3% $104,300 60 +0.28 96 97% —
Humanities 6.9% 361 47% 58% 1% 10% 7% 2% $57,934 67 +0.09 47 92% —
Health Sciences 6.0% 312 23% 72% 1% 4% 8% 0% $65,727 11 -0.23 65 95% 2.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.9% 306 34% 64% 3% 4% 10% 1% $63,990 33 -0.18 62 97% —
Professional 5.2% 274 84% 62% 1% 2% 6% 20% $92,847 91 +0.04 92 98% —
Arts 4.5% 237 33% 72% 5% 3% 7% 2% $59,432 81 +0.35 51 97% —
Computer Science 4.5% 236 76% 64% 6% 6% 11% 1% $97,739 27 -0.34 94 96% 4.8%
Education 4.2% 220 14% 76% 0% 3% 5% 0% $55,236 64 +0.08 40 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 85 58% 71% 4% 1% 8% 1% $71,304 29 -0.28 74 96% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $57.1M #90 50% $2.2M 34 #99 218 13
Agriculture & Food Science $53.2M #37 24% $7.0M 16 #38 107 21
Life & Natural Sciences $32.2M #102 41% $1.0M 28 #85 190 14
Business & Economics $24.9M #18 6% $0.9M 18 #67 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $22.0M #97 20% $0.1M 50 #103 193 1
Physical Sciences & Math $19.8M #131 40% $0.3M 32 #90 194 17
Health Sciences $11.3M #132 23% $0.0M 7 #161 3 —
Computer Science $3.9M #152 14% $0 1 #193 25 —
Education $2.3M #167 38% $0 45 #72 — —
Total $226M #115 32% $11.5M 231 #104 930 66

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 NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 136 $57.0M $32.8M $24.2M
Baseball 41 $3.1M $4.6M -$1.5M
Track & Field (combined) 36 $250K $2.0M -$1.8M
Wrestling 35 $3.1M $5.1M -$2.0M
Basketball 17 $18.1M $11.5M $6.6M
Golf 11 $834K $1.7M -$825K
Tennis 7 $176K $1.1M -$880K
Total 277 $82.5M $58.8M $23.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 184 $252K $3.2M -$3.0M
Equestrian 49 $1.5M $3.5M -$2.1M
Soccer 30 $537K $1.9M -$1.4M
Softball 25 $1.4M $3.7M -$2.3M
Basketball 14 $2.4M $4.7M -$2.4M
Golf 11 $536K $1.7M -$1.1M
Tennis 7 $1.2M $1.8M -$537K
Total 200 $7.8M $20.5M -$12.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 220 $502K $5.2M -$4.7M
Football 136 $57.0M $32.8M $24.2M
Equestrian 49 $1.5M $3.5M -$2.1M
Baseball 41 $3.1M $4.6M -$1.5M
Wrestling 35 $3.1M $5.1M -$2.0M
Basketball 31 $20.4M $16.2M $4.2M
Soccer 30 $537K $1.9M -$1.4M
Softball 25 $1.4M $3.7M -$2.3M
Golf 22 $1.4M $3.3M -$2.0M
Tennis 14 $1.4M $2.8M -$1.4M
Total 477 $153.7M $153.7M $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 74%
Yield (non-ED) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 79% 18%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 80%
SAT Range 1060 – 1250
SAT Math Range 520 – 630
SAT RW Range 540 – 640