Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.4-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.
Of 285 Title IV programs, 82 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 203 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing82 · 28.8%
- No Data203 · 71.2%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 11
Action history · 15
- Oct 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
- Sep 2025Initial AccreditationCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
- Jul 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
- Jul 2023Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Apr 2023Initial AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 7,686 students received $46.3M in Pell grants, alongside $234.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 5,281 borrowers who entered repayment, 66 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at OU
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus69
- Non-campus23
- Public property54
Includes 20 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Traditions West1 fireCookingDamage $10,000-$24,999
- Cate Honors1 fireElectricalDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 4 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
OU vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions OU selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 75% | — | 30,851 | $15,300 | R1 Research |
| 68% | 75.0% | 27,278 | $17,447 | R1 Research | |
| 76% | 65.1% | 29,886 | $18,267 | R1 Research | |
| 50% | 99.9% | 25,039 | $9,403 | R1 Research | |
| 53% | 86.8% | 35,770 | $10,836 | R1 Research | |
| 69% | 72.6% | 40,757 | $19,070 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 69% | 75.0% | 30,369 | $16,374 |
Institutions like OU
Explore the federal data for institutions in OU's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchOklahoma
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Grad rate68%Admit rate75.0%Enrollment27,278Net price$17,447View data - R1 ResearchTexas
The University of Texas at Dallas
Grad rate76%Admit rate65.1%Enrollment29,886Net price$18,267View data - R1 ResearchTexas
The University of Texas at El Paso
Grad rate50%Admit rate99.9%Enrollment25,039Net price$9,403View data - R1 ResearchTexas
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Grad rate53%Admit rate86.8%Enrollment35,770Net price$10,836View data - R1 ResearchTexas
Texas Tech University
Grad rate69%Admit rate72.6%Enrollment40,757Net price$19,070View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus.
OU Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research & Reporting supports the University’s mission by using official and normative reporting standards to provide accurate and clearly-defined information about the University of Oklahoma to a variety of stakeholders; monitoring, documenting, and disseminating standard data definitions; and building campus understanding of responsible data use.
Visit IR office page- Susannah LivingoodAssociate Provost & Director
- Patti OttoAssociate Director
- Jennie ClaryProject Coordinator
- Vivian WestAssistant to the Director
- Sharon FamojuroInstitutional Research Analyst
- Uma Maheshwar Reddy JangalapalliBusiness Intelligence Developer
- Paul KingSenior Data Analyst
- Frank LinaresInstitutional Research Analyst
- Sara Myers-ComptonData Analyst
- Cody ProchaskaInstitutional Research Analyst
- David WilkinsSenior Data Solutions Specialist
Common Data Set
OU's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C129,195 applied → 22,660 admitted (77.6%) → 6,229 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 77.6% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1160–1310 (median 1232).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 23–28 (median 25).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Waitlist outcome
C23,117 offered a waitlist spot, 2,116 accepted it, 133 admitted (6.3% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
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