University of Oklahoma - Norman

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,100,000

Weather

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

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,500 (12%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,396
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 48%
From Region 42%
Athletes 579 (2.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 10%
Asian 7%
Black 5%
Native American 4%
International 3%

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 Architecture 34 62% 47% 9% 0% 15% 15% $88,302 86 +2.32 89 94%
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 18 — 67% 50% 17% 0% 22% 6% $89,526 99 +2.46 90 — — — — —
Architecture 16 — 56% 44% 0% 0% 6% 25% $86,926 98 +2.16 88 94% — — — —
⇅ 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 1,900 43% 52% 10% 5% 14% 3% $74,044 55 +0.82 77 94% 6.4%
Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $106,975 7 -1.06 97 — — — — —
Computer Science 138 — 86% 39% 27% 1% 14% 7% $131,714 69 +0.20 99 97% — — — —
Information Science and Technology 31 — 65% 55% 23% 6% 10% 0% $81,248 17 -0.83 84 94% — — — —
Astronomy 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $82,168 49 -0.10 85 — — — — —
Astrophysics 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $81,590 45 -0.14 84 — — — — —
Chemistry 62 — 52% 52% 19% 2% 6% 6% $71,357 55 -0.02 74 100% — — — —
Mathematics 24 +3 67% 54% 12% 0% 0% 17% $83,535 58 -0.07 86 96% — — — —
Physics 9 +1 100% 56% 0% 0% 22% 11% $81,950 47 -0.12 85 — — — — —
Biochemistry 15 — 60% 47% 20% 7% 7% 7% $70,580 47 -0.08 72 95% — — — —
Biology 208 +1 41% 50% 19% 3% 12% 1% $75,732 91 +1.08 79 — — — — —
Botany 5 — 20% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $60,525 74 +0.47 52 — — — — —
Microbiology 21 — 33% 48% 19% 0% 5% 19% $66,765 21 -0.47 66 98% — — — —
Zoology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,630 97 +1.83 74 96% — — — —
Health and Exercise Science 144 — 38% 59% 6% 3% 13% 0% $75,604 94 +1.61 79 98% — — — —
Public Health 66 — 24% 33% 21% 8% 17% 3% $90,702 99 +2.37 91 93% — — — —
Economics 43 — 84% 65% 5% 2% 9% 5% $87,696 39 -0.39 89 98% — — — —
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 6 — 0% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $127,381 99 +3.14 99 93% — — — —
African American Studies 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $63,092 68 +0.31 59 95% — — — —
Arabic 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,916 90 +1.15 73 — — — — —
Chinese 2 — 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $70,391 89 +1.10 72 — — — — —
Classical Languages 4 +1 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,741 89 +1.13 73 — — — — —
English 29 +2 31% 66% 10% 0% 10% 3% $54,785 65 +0.29 37 93% — — — —
French 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $71,203 91 +1.17 73 100% — — — —
German 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,873 90 +1.14 73 — — — — —
History 34 +3 74% 71% 3% 0% 24% 0% $63,736 85 +0.67 60 84% — — — —
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,736 85 +0.67 60 84% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 190 — 53% 51% 3% 12% 14% 3% $64,201 85 +0.66 61 88% — — — —
Italian — — — — — — — — $71,203 91 +1.17 73 100% — — — —
Japanese 5 — 60% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $70,544 89 +1.12 72 — — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities 59 +1 34% 46% 8% 7% 14% 5% $69,635 93 +1.18 71 93% 6.4% — — —
Linguistics 7 — 43% 57% 14% 29% 0% 0% $70,356 89 +1.10 72 — — — — —
Native American Studies 3 +1 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,092 68 +0.31 59 95% — — — —
Philosophy 5 +1 100% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $65,029 69 +0.27 63 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,731 94 +1.47 58 — — — — —
Russian 6 +1 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $70,812 90 +1.14 73 — — — — —
Science, Technology and Society 6 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $68,725 77 +0.55 69 — — — — —
Spanish 9 +4 33% 56% 0% 0% 22% 0% $71,203 91 +1.17 73 100% — — — —
Women's Studies 6 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $63,092 81 +0.84 59 95% — — — —
Anthropology 27 +2 19% 52% 15% 4% 11% 0% $49,538 19 -0.67 23 90% — — — —
Humanities 15 +1 33% 47% 0% 7% 20% 0% $69,635 92 +1.16 71 93% 6.4% — — —
Political Science 92 +2 41% 59% 1% 5% 14% 0% $70,427 48 -0.13 72 97% — — — —
Psychology 309 +1 23% 52% 8% 5% 17% 2% $63,340 91 +1.26 59 93% — — — —
Social Work 51 — 10% 53% 2% 4% 10% 0% $58,896 83 +0.67 48 91% — — — —
Sociology 95 +5 35% 58% 2% 11% 18% 0% $59,783 71 +0.26 50 97% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 40 — 57% 45% 5% 5% 18% 2% $67,467 76 +0.67 67 — — — — —
General Education 116 — 54% 54% 2% 7% 11% 0% $69,635 95 +1.71 71 93% 6.4% — — —
⇅ 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 Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences 156 65% 71% 2% 3% 11% 4% $80,276 73 +0.68 83 99%
Meteorology 51 — 76% 80% 2% 0% 14% 0% $78,984 92 +1.26 82 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 16 +1 31% 69% 0% 12% 6% 0% $75,059 97 +2.06 78 94% — — — —
Environmental Science and Policy 8 — 38% 50% 0% 0% 12% 12% $75,059 96 +1.47 78 94% — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 15 — 73% 73% 0% 0% 13% 7% $79,046 96 +1.94 82 100% — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $79,046 96 +1.94 82 100% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 6 — 17% 50% 0% 0% 17% 0% $75,279 92 +1.51 78 — — — — —
Aviation 60 — 72% 67% 3% 3% 8% 8% $84,269 20 -0.69 87 100% — — — —
⇅ 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 International Studies 48 50% 46% 6% 0% 17% 15% $82,844 80 +0.53 85 90%
International Studies 48 — 50% 46% 6% 0% 17% 15% $82,844 83 +0.53 85 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gallogly College of Engineering 442 70% 47% 13% 3% 17% 8% $107,395 97 +0.28 97 96%
Aerospace Engineering 40 — 78% 55% 10% 0% 18% 5% $107,490 82 +0.64 97 95% — — — —
Architectural Engineering 18 — 33% 50% 11% 6% 28% 0% $94,404 64 +0.30 93 — — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 72 — 56% 40% 15% 6% 15% 17% $109,660 84 +0.93 98 97% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 39 — 56% 41% 15% 0% 21% 8% $105,905 55 +0.04 97 95% — — — —
Civil Engineering 31 — 71% 52% 3% 0% 23% 3% $94,483 65 +0.31 93 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 45 — 84% 56% 13% 4% 7% 7% $123,979 72 +0.33 99 97% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 62 — 81% 34% 23% 5% 13% 6% $115,614 58 -0.07 98 93% — — — —
Engineering Physics 6 — 83% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $104,774 46 +0.02 96 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 9 — 44% 56% 22% 0% 0% 11% $85,074 44 -0.05 87 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 40 — 65% 50% 12% 8% 20% 2% $105,870 30 -0.50 97 96% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 80 — 84% 51% 6% 2% 18% 12% $101,735 69 +0.32 96 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication 401 34% 66% 2% 7% 9% 1% $66,068 32 +0.09 65 94%
Advertising 75 — 15% 69% 1% 9% 7% 1% $80,577 63 +0.23 84 98% — — — —
Broadcast Journalism 65 +1 52% 60% 3% 5% 9% 5% $62,510 57 +0.02 57 93% — — — —
Communication 105 +1 42% 67% 1% 4% 13% 0% $63,196 57 +0.12 59 93% — — — —
Journalism 156 — 31% 67% 3% 10% 7% 1% $62,510 57 +0.02 57 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education 129 21% 68% 4% 2% 14% 0% $57,431 5 +0.62 44 94%
Early Childhood Education 26 — 0% 69% 8% 0% 15% 0% $54,228 71 +0.29 35 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 37 — 3% 68% 3% 5% 11% 0% $54,228 71 +0.29 35 94% — — — —
English Education 14 — 29% 71% 14% 0% 7% 0% $60,477 79 +0.71 52 94% — — — —
Language and Drama Education 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,477 79 +0.71 52 94% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $60,477 75 +0.26 52 94% — — — —
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,477 75 +0.26 52 94% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 13 — 54% 77% 0% 0% 8% 0% $60,477 82 +0.82 52 94% — — — —
Special Education 8 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $60,585 76 +0.71 52 — — — — —
Music Education 22 — 59% 64% 0% 5% 14% 0% $60,477 97 +1.48 52 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy 13 69% 77% 0% 0% 0% 8% $90,142 90 +2.26 90 97%
Geophysics and Seismology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $90,142 97 +2.26 90 97% — — — —
Geosciences 12 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,142 97 +2.26 90 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Michael F. Price College of Business 1,212 60% 67% 5% 3% 11% 2% $94,318 93 +0.57 92 97% 5.9%
Accounting 158 +19 56% 72% 8% 1% 9% 2% $96,192 72 +0.59 93 98% — — — —
Business Administration 19 — 42% 58% 0% 0% 26% 11% $94,845 87 +0.90 93 91% — — — —
Economics 26 +2 77% 77% 8% 0% 4% 0% $87,493 41 -0.28 89 100% — — — —
Finance 197 +49 77% 70% 4% 2% 10% 3% $114,467 82 +0.53 98 96% — — — —
Human Resources Management and Services 32 +3 25% 50% 9% 6% 22% 0% $78,947 63 +0.21 82 96% — — — —
Management 282 +42 67% 73% 3% 5% 10% 1% $78,947 68 +0.07 82 96% — — — —
Management Information Systems 153 +48 67% 48% 14% 5% 15% 7% $109,128 87 +0.96 97 98% — — — —
Marketing 265 +107 38% 69% 4% 2% 11% 0% $89,312 82 +0.91 90 100% — — — —
Public Administration 9 — 22% 78% 0% 11% 0% 11% $68,932 42 -0.24 70 96% — — — —
Construction Management 45 — 89% 82% 0% 2% 9% 0% $108,171 76 +0.69 97 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 26 — 58% 46% 0% 8% 15% 0% $71,062 95 +1.54 73 90% 5.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts 182 26% 66% 5% 3% 11% 2% $51,800 2 +0.14 29 95%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $44,556 27 -0.56 13 95% — — — —
Dance 18 — 17% 50% 0% 11% 17% 11% $23,083 0 -2.68 1 100% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 26 +1 27% 69% 12% 0% 8% 0% $68,763 80 +0.68 70 94% — — — —
Film Studies 23 +1 52% 78% 0% 9% 4% 0% $49,858 61 +0.12 24 96% — — — —
Interior Design 17 — 12% 71% 18% 0% 6% 0% $68,763 52 +0.08 70 94% — — — —
Music 25 — 48% 76% 12% 0% 8% 4% $46,920 50 +0.02 17 88% — — — —
Musical Theatre 9 — 33% 44% 0% 11% 33% 0% $60,140 97 +1.44 51 97% — — — —
Studio Art 39 +1 15% 54% 0% 0% 15% 0% $44,556 39 -0.24 13 95% — — — —
Theatre 22 — 14% 82% 0% 0% 5% 0% $60,140 99 +2.29 51 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,293
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,125
Est. In-State Cost $13,315
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,676
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 27.8% 1,256 57% 67% 5% 3% 11% 2% $93,597 78 +0.51 92 98% —
Social Sciences 23.0% 1,041 33% 57% 4% 6% 14% 2% $64,457 71 +0.53 62 94% 6.4%
Engineering 9.8% 442 70% 47% 13% 3% 17% 8% $107,395 70 +0.28 97 96% —
Humanities 8.3% 376 47% 54% 5% 8% 14% 3% $65,010 89 +0.76 63 90% 6.4%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 249 41% 50% 19% 3% 12% 3% $74,360 84 +0.86 77 97% —
Arts 5.3% 238 34% 63% 5% 3% 12% 3% $57,817 75 +0.58 45 95% —
Education 4.9% 223 35% 61% 3% 4% 13% 0% $63,479 91 +1.10 59 94% 6.4%
Health Sciences 4.6% 210 33% 51% 10% 5% 14% 1% $80,349 64 +1.85 83 96% —
Computer Science 3.7% 169 82% 42% 26% 2% 13% 6% $122,457 68 +0.01 99 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.7% 165 65% 62% 10% 1% 9% 7% $77,923 48 +0.54 81 99% —
Professional 2.9% 131 75% 68% 2% 4% 10% 4% $89,858 88 +0.22 90 97% 5.9%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 17 29% 65% 0% 12% 6% 0% $74,857 97 +2.05 78 94% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $163M #50 44% $15.1M 1 #236 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $99.7M #31 63% $1.1M 36 #83 319 73
Engineering $76.6M #65 57% $2.0M 50 #75 301 44
Humanities & Social Sciences $44.4M #48 22% $0.0M 57 #92 163 14
Life & Natural Sciences $37.5M #94 68% $0.4M 14 #127 80 22
Business & Economics $13.4M #44 2% $0 14 #95 34 —
Education $13.4M #44 25% $0.0M 38 #94 — —
Computer Science $10.2M #87 59% $0.4M 9 #102 80 1
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 4 #81 5 1
Total $458M #67 49% $19.1M 223 #106 982 155

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 128 $126.2M $71.2M $55.1M
Track & Field (combined) 93 $331K $3.6M -$3.3M
Baseball 40 $1.7M $6.8M -$5.1M
Wrestling 35 $295K $2.4M -$2.1M
Gymnastics 20 $277K $2.2M -$1.9M
Basketball 17 $9.8M $14.3M -$4.5M
Golf 13 $528K $2.5M -$1.9M
Tennis 11 $34K $1.8M -$1.7M
Total 305 $139.2M $104.7M $34.5M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 130 $352K $3.7M -$3.3M
Rowing 89 $272K $4.3M -$4.0M
Soccer 32 $264K $3.2M -$2.9M
Basketball 24 $2.6M $8.8M -$6.1M
Softball 22 $2.8M $8.2M -$5.3M
Gymnastics 16 $484K $5.0M -$4.5M
Volleyball 16 $243K $2.7M -$2.4M
Tennis 11 $32K $2.1M -$2.0M
Golf 9 $234K $1.4M -$1.1M
Total 274 $7.3M $39.1M -$31.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 223 $684K $7.3M -$6.6M
Football 128 $126.2M $71.2M $55.1M
Rowing 89 $272K $4.3M -$4.0M
Basketball 41 $12.4M $23.0M -$10.6M
Baseball 40 $1.7M $6.8M -$5.1M
Gymnastics 36 $761K $7.1M -$6.4M
Wrestling 35 $295K $2.4M -$2.1M
Soccer 32 $264K $3.2M -$2.9M
Golf 22 $762K $3.8M -$3.1M
Softball 22 $2.8M $8.2M -$5.3M
Tennis 22 $67K $3.8M -$3.8M
Volleyball 16 $243K $2.7M -$2.4M
Total 579 $234.4M $234.4M $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 78%
Yield (non-ED) 27%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 80% 48%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 65%
SAT Range 1160 – 1310
SAT Math Range 570 – 650
SAT RW Range 570 – 660