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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
$17,931
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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
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.

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

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
60%
Non-Pell
50%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,279
$30–48k$15,868
$48–75k$17,578
$75–110k$18,782
$110k+$19,161

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

Avg net price (private)
$17,931
vs peer median $17,931
Federal loans
55.8%
In-state tuition
$15,550
Out-of-state
$15,550

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 323 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $2.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
323
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,816,605 total
Direct Loans
$2.4M
534 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$946K
246 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$766K
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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

164 total completions
01Theology
164100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
736
12-mo unduplicated
799
Undergraduate
682
Graduate
117

Gender split

Men
56%446
Women
44%353

Race / ethnicity composition

White
83.2%
Hispanic
5.6%
Two or more
3.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.0%
Black
1.6%
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.

Athletes
75
44 M · 31 W
Women athletes
41.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$253K
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
16 M · 10 W
$130K
Cross Country
10 M · 9 W
$29K
Soccer
18 M ·
$31K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$42K

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
1.45
1 offenses · 689 students

3-year trend

4.772 yrs ago3.581 yr ago1.45Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
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
Drugs10
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
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.

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$17,931
Covenant Theological Seminary
550
Concordia Seminary
589
Mission University
44%434$21,887
Central Christian College of the Bible
23%21.3%189$13,866
Nazarene Theological Seminary
168
Peer group median44%21.3%492$17,931

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 $17,931 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.

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