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Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, Oklahoma·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·oc.edu
6-yr Graduation
56%
+2.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,851
peer median 2,624
Avg net price
$21,423
-$1.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,186
1,186 candidates competed
Admitted
1,145
96.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
413
36.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
56%+2.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
44%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
58%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 72 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 62 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
72
Passing
10
13.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

72programs
  • Passing10 · 13.9%
  • No Data62 · 86.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
8
No data
62

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.

10
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.3%
$39,356 vs $32,989
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+21.3%
$40,001 vs $32,989
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+38.6%
$45,738 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+45.8%
$48,101 vs $32,989
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+72.7%
$56,958 vs $32,989
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+76.5%
$58,241 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+114.9%
$70,909 vs $32,989
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+123.9%
$73,871 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
71%
$27,764 debt · $39,356 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
56%
$27,000 debt · $48,101 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
47%
$21,500 debt · $45,738 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
46%
$26,000 debt · $56,958 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$20,367 debt · $58,241 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$25,750 debt · $73,871 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
35%
$24,500 debt · $70,909 earn
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
30%
$25,827 debt · $85,881 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1966Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 3

  1. Sep 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Jun 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,109
$30–48k$21,651
$48–75k$19,389
$75–110k$23,256
$110k+$26,413

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,423
-$1,088vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $22,512
Federal loans
43.9%
In-state tuition
$25,900
Out-of-state
$25,900

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 788 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $8.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
788
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.5M
$4,454,427 total
Direct Loans
$8.9M
1,523 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.2M
598 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.8M
667 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$395K
35 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.5M
222 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3K
1 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.

Of 502 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
502
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.8%
2017
6.3%
2018
4.8%
2019
0.7%
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 Oklahoma Christian

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs85
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

737 total completions
01Engineering
22830.9%
02Health Professions
13117.8%
03Business
11816.0%
04Liberal Arts
8411.4%
05Education
435.8%
06Computer Sciences
415.6%
07Biological Sciences
334.5%
08Visual/Performing Arts
263.5%
09Family/Consumer Sci
233.1%
10Communication
101.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,851
12-mo unduplicated
3,483
Undergraduate
2,362
Graduate
1,121

Gender split

Men
44%1,547
Women
56%1,936

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.6%
Black
12.8%
Hispanic
10.7%
Two or more
8.5%
Asian
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.7%
Unknown
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
392
233 M · 159 W
Women athletes
40.6%
Athletic aid
$3.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.7M
$2.0M
Recruiting expense
$23K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$50K
$52K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
89 M · 41 W
$864K
Baseball
95 M ·
$691K
Soccer
37 M · 32 W
$951K
Swimming
37 M · 32 W
$882K
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$1.2M
Softball
· 22 W
$478K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.39
1 offenses · 2,537 students

3-year trend

0.492 yrs ago0.921 yr ago0.39Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

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.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
81

Oklahoma Christian vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Oklahoma Christian selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectOklahoma Christian University
56%2,851$21,423Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Mid-America Christian University
39%91.8%2,397$17,123Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Oral Roberts University
57%98.9%5,936$23,600Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
LeTourneau University
59%38.0%3,330$25,314Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Lubbock Christian University
51%73.1%1,595$25,910Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
North American University
32%983$17,950Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median54%82.4%2,624$22,512

Frequently asked questions about Oklahoma Christian University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Oklahoma Christian.

What is the graduation rate at Oklahoma Christian University?

Oklahoma Christian University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Oklahoma Christian University?

Oklahoma Christian University reports a total enrollment of 2,851 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Oklahoma Christian University?

The average net price at Oklahoma Christian University is $21,423 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Oklahoma Christian University?

Oklahoma Christian University's yield rate is 36.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Oklahoma Christian University located?

Oklahoma Christian University is located in Edmond, Oklahoma 73013.

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