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Ozark Christian College

Joplin, Missouri·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·occ.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
+20.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
736
peer median 492
Avg net price
$20,580
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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
266
266 candidates competed
Admitted
249
93.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
148
59.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
64%+20.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
40%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

6.7pp gap
Pell recipients
60%36 of 60
Non-Pell (all)
67%48 of 72
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%11 of 22
No Federal Aid
74%37 of 50

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.7-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 14 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 13 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
14
Passing
1
7.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

14programs
  • Passing1 · 7.1%
  • No Data13 · 92.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
13

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.

1
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+16.5%
$40,548 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
55%
$22,291 debt · $40,548 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 2020Next review Aug 2031
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 2016Next review Aug 2025
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 1985Next review Feb 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 6

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
  3. Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  4. Feb 2021Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  5. Nov 2020Initial Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$17,900
$30–48k$15,098
$48–75k$19,463
$75–110k$21,083
$110k+$22,451

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,580
vs peer median $20,580
Federal loans
54.1%
In-state tuition
$16,000
Out-of-state
$16,000

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, 324 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $2.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
324
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,812,743 total
Direct Loans
$2.4M
535 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$952K
247 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$760K
226 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$329K
31 loan awards
Parent PLUS$343K
31 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 145 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.6%
-1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
145
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.3%
2017
5.0%
2018
2.9%
2019
0.6%
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 Ozark Christian College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

169 total completions
01Theology
169100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
736
12-mo unduplicated
866
Undergraduate
685
Graduate
181

Gender split

Men
57%492
Women
43%374

Race / ethnicity composition

White
82.4%
Hispanic
5.5%
Two or more
4.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.0%
Black
1.7%
Asian
1.3%
Non-resident
1.3%
Unknown
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
71
42 M · 29 W
Women athletes
40.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$235K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$7K
$7K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Basketball
15 M · 12 W
$119K
Soccer
18 M · —
$33K
Cross Country
9 M · 7 W
$27K
Volleyball
— · 12 W
$38K

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
4.28
3 offenses · 701 students

3-year trend

3.582 yrs ago1.451 yr ago4.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
3

By location

3total
  • On campus3

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

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
21

Ozark Christian College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Ozark Christian College 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
SubjectOzark Christian College
64%—736$20,580—
Covenant Theological Seminary
——550——
Concordia Seminary
——589——
Mission University
44%—434$21,383—
Central Christian College of the Bible
23%21.3%189$14,356—
Nazarene Theological Seminary
——168——
Peer group median44%21.3%492$20,580

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Explore the federal data for institutions in Ozark Christian College's comparison group.

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Frequently asked questions about Ozark Christian College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ozark Christian College.

What is the graduation rate at Ozark Christian College?

Ozark Christian College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Ozark Christian College?

Ozark Christian College reports a total enrollment of 736 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Ozark Christian College?

The average net price at Ozark Christian College is $20,580 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Ozark Christian College?

Ozark Christian College's yield rate is 59.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Ozark Christian College located?

Ozark Christian College is located in Joplin, Missouri 64801.

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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