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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·okstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
68%
+7.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
27,278
peer median 28,582
Avg net price
$17,447
+$2.1k vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
24,910
24,910 candidates competed
Admitted
18,693
75.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
5,030
26.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
68%+7.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
52%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
68%
Full-time retention
85%

Pell equity

17.5pp gap
Pell recipients
55%496 of 895
Non-Pell (all)
72%1915 of 2642
Subsidized loan, no Pell
70%597 of 856
No Federal Aid
74%1318 of 1786

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.5-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 302 Title IV programs, 71 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 231 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
302
Passing
71
23.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

302programs
  • Passing71 · 23.5%
  • No Data231 · 76.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
5
Safe
66
No data
231

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.

71
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Master's Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+19.2%
$49,282 vs $41,356
International Agriculture
Master's Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+20.2%
$60,463 vs $50,308
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+21.8%
$52,720 vs $43,298
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+21.8%
$40,169 vs $32,989
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+24.4%
$53,855 vs $43,298
Zoology/Animal Biology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+28.8%
$42,474 vs $32,989
Ecology Evolution Systematics and Population Biology
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+31.7%
$61,509 vs $46,694
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+31.8%
$43,494 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

60
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
65%
$38,385 debt · $58,866 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
64%
$59,550 debt · $93,208 earn
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
56%
$29,702 debt · $52,720 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
56%
$22,625 debt · $40,169 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
50%
$23,000 debt · $46,215 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
48%
$24,249 debt · $50,583 earn
Architecture
Bachelor Degree · Architecture And Related Services
48%
$33,600 debt · $70,123 earn
Hospitality Administration/Management
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
47%
$22,251 debt · $47,756 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1916Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 13

Action history · 21

  1. Oct 2025Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  2. Sep 2025Initial Accreditation
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  3. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  4. Mar 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education · Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree
  5. Oct 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education · Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree

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$12,243
$30–48k$12,314
$48–75k$15,893
$75–110k$21,896
$110k+$24,711

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

Avg net price
$17,447
+$2,053vs R1 Research median $15,395
Federal loans
37.2%
In-state tuition
$10,234
Out-of-state
$25,754

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, 7,484 students received $43.8M in Pell grants, alongside $160.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
7,484
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$43.8M
$43,806,289 total
Direct Loans
$160.4M
18,143 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
’20
6k
’21
6k
’22
6k
’23
7k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$24.5M
5,824 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$27.9M
6,770 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$37.2M
2,047 loan awards
Parent PLUS$60.4M
2,808 loan awards
Grad PLUS$10.5M
694 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 4,213 borrowers who entered repayment, 52 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,213
Defaulted
52
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.0%
2017
5.2%
2018
2.7%
2019
1.2%
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 Okstate

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs195
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

5,272 total completions
01Business
1,64431.2%
02Agriculture
74414.1%
03Engineering
70413.4%
04Biological Sciences
4438.4%
05Education
3656.9%
06Psychology
3606.8%
07Computer Sciences
3115.9%
08Liberal Arts
2935.6%
09Health Professions
2204.2%
10Parks/Recreation
1883.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
27,278
12-mo unduplicated
30,146
Undergraduate
24,283
Graduate
5,863

Gender split

Men
47%14,210
Women
53%15,936

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.8%
Two or more
11.2%
Hispanic
10.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
4.8%
Black
4.2%
Asian
1.9%
Non-resident
1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Unknown
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
477
277 M · 200 W
Women athletes
41.9%
Athletic aid
$7.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$153.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.5M
$2.9M
Recruiting expense
$1.9M
$583K
Head-coach salaries
$1.8M
$363K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
36 M · 184 W
$5.2M
Football
136 M · —
$32.8M
Equestrian
— · 49 W
$3.5M
Baseball
41 M · —
$4.6M
Wrestling
35 M · —
$5.1M
Basketball
17 M · 14 W
$16.2M

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
2.53
66 offenses · 26,043 students

3-year trend

1.952 yrs ago1.421 yr ago2.53Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
150
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
59
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
5

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
25
Motor vehicle theft
17
Rape
11
Fondling
6
Aggravated assault
4
Arson
1
Murder
1
Statutory rape
1

By location

66total
  • On campus52
  • Non-campus13
  • Public property1

Includes 27 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

12
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
15 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs1149
Liquor14269

Residence-hall fires

  • Peterson Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999

Data quality: 13 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
1,361

Okstate vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Okstate 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
SubjectOklahoma State University-Main Campus
68%—27,278$17,447R1 Research
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
75%76.6%30,851$15,300R1 Research
The University of Texas at El Paso
50%99.9%25,039$9,403R1 Research
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
54%95.2%23,124$15,489R1 Research
The University of Texas at Dallas
76%65.1%29,886$18,267R1 Research
The University of Texas at San Antonio
53%86.8%35,770$10,836R1 Research
Peer group median61%86.8%28,582$15,395

Institutions like Okstate

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

IPEDS

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Common Data Set

Okstate's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

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Frequently asked questions about Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Okstate.

What is the graduation rate at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus?

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Oklahoma State University-Main Campus?

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus reports a total enrollment of 27,278 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus?

The average net price at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus is $17,447 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus?

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus's yield rate is 26.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Oklahoma State University-Main Campus located?

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-1015.

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
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