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Langston University

Langston, Oklahoma·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·langston.edu
6-yr Graduation
17%
-12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,937
peer median 1,865
Avg net price
$11,504
+$1.0k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
17%-12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
26%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
Full-time retention
54%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
15%59 of 395
Non-Pell (all)
21%38 of 181
Subsidized loan, no Pell
16%7 of 44
No Federal Aid
23%31 of 137

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 45 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 38 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
45
Passing
6
13.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.2% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.2%
+1.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

45programs
  • Passing6 · 13.3%
  • No Data38 · 84.4%
  • Failing1 · 2.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
38

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-6.6%
$46,978 vs $50,308
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.5%
$39,408 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+20.8%
$39,840 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+25.1%
$41,268 vs $32,989
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+48.7%
$49,061 vs $32,989
Agriculture General
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+54.9%
$51,091 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+153.5%
$83,643 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
85%
$40,043 debt · $46,978 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
79%
$31,000 debt · $39,408 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
65%
$27,000 debt · $41,268 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
63%
$25,000 debt · $39,840 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
49%
$24,230 debt · $49,061 earn
Agriculture General
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
39%
$19,757 debt · $51,091 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$18,750 debt · $83,643 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1948Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 7

  1. Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Nov 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Mar 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  4. Nov 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  5. Mar 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,117
$30–48k$9,782
$48–75k$12,315
$75–110k$15,530
$110k+$15,756

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$11,504
+$1,020vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $10,484
Federal loans
60.1%
In-state tuition
$6,863
Out-of-state
$14,616

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,344 students received $8.3M in Pell grants, alongside $12.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,344
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.3M
$8,279,906 total
Direct Loans
$12.9M
2,491 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.0M
1,056 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.4M
1,029 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.3M
158 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.8M
203 loan awards
Grad PLUS$444K
45 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 827 borrowers who entered repayment, 37 (4.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.4%
+2.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
827
Defaulted
37
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
22.9%
2017
20.5%
2018
16.3%
2019
4.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Langston

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs47
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

480 total completions
01Liberal Arts
20041.7%
02Health Professions
8016.7%
03Education
439.0%
04Business
428.8%
05Security/Protective
418.5%
06Agriculture
265.4%
07Psychology
214.4%
08Communication
112.3%
09Biological Sciences
102.1%
10Computer Sciences
61.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,937
12-mo unduplicated
2,138
Undergraduate
1,913
Graduate
225

Gender split

Men
43%924
Women
57%1,214

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
74.6%
Two or more
8.0%
Hispanic
5.7%
Non-resident
5.6%
White
3.0%
Unknown
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Asian
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
244
158 M · 86 W
Women athletes
35.2%
Athletic aid
$1.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$656K
$366K
Recruiting expense
$34K
$24K
Head-coach salaries
$91K
$48K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Football
117 M · —
$1.0M
Basketball
18 M · 17 W
$1.1M
Track and Field (Outdoor)
22 M · 11 W
$253K
Track and Field (Indoor)
18 M · 9 W
$258K
Softball
— · 21 W
$277K
Volleyball
— · 18 W
$202K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
27.75
53 offenses · 1,910 students

3-year trend

19.392 yrs ago18.921 yr ago27.75Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
127
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
66
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
25
Burglary
20
Rape
5
Fondling
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

53total
  • On campus52
  • Public property1

Includes 49 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

9
Domestic violence
7
Dating violence
3
Stalking
19 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons92
Drugs2932
Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
97

Langston vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Langston selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectLangston University
17%—1,937$11,504Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
30%65.5%2,079$10,104Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Cameron University
38%—3,696$10,912Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
57%44.5%1,622$9,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of the Virgin Islands
28%99.0%1,792$7,469Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
23%—1,478$10,864Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median29%65.5%1,865$10,484

Institutions like Langston

Explore the federal data for institutions in Langston's comparison group.

IPEDS

Langston Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Planning
Email
irp_lu [at] langston.edu
Address
701 Sammy Davis Jr Dr, Langston, OK 73050

The page provides information about Langston University's Office of Institutional Researching and Planning, including contact details and the office's vision. The office aims to be a leading resource for informed decision support at the university. The page includes links to related resources and a data request form.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Dr. Jessica Pinango
    Director of Institutional Research and Planning
  • Ms. Tiffany Marple
    Research Analyst
  • Ms. Sonya Simpson
    Analyst/Programmer

Frequently asked questions about Langston University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Langston.

What is the graduation rate at Langston University?

Langston University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 17% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Langston University?

Langston University reports a total enrollment of 1,937 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Langston University?

The average net price at Langston University is $11,504 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Langston University located?

Langston University is located in Langston, Oklahoma 73050.

Who runs Institutional Research at Langston University?

Langston University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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