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Langston University Data & Information Overview

Fair Price Value for Your Money
16% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Langston University Ranked?

#1,885 Best Colleges in Nation
#27 Best Colleges in OK
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Langston University is ranked #1,885 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Langston University held the #1,999 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Langston University is also ranked #27 out of 32 schools in Oklahoma.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Langston University?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Since Langston University has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.

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Langston University Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
83% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Langston University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Langston University is 83%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  83 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Langston University

65% Freshmen Retention
17% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Langston University is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  65 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 17% for first-time, full-time students at Langston University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  17 out of 100
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Langston University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,750 Full-Time Undergraduates
88.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
65.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,894 undergraduates at Langston University with 1,750 being full-time and 144 being part-time.

How Much Does Langston University Cost?

$12,384 Net Price
42% Take Out Loans
$31,244 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Langston University is $12,384. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Langston University

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$11,997 $10,876 $14,988 $15,610 $18,225

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Langston University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Langston University, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $7,811 a year. That adds up to $31,244 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Langston University is 16.3%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do Langston University Graduates Make?

$32,717 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Langston University make about $32,717 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 23% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Langston University

Oklahoma State
1,750 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Langston University is a public institution situated in Langston, Oklahoma. Langston University is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

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Contact details for Langston University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 701 Sammy Davis Jr. Drive, Langston, OK 73050
Phone: 405-466-3428
Website: www.langston.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/langstonuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LangstonU

Langston University Majors

29 Majors With Completions
310 Undergraduate Degrees
44 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 29 majors graduated from Langston University. Of these students, 310 received undergraduate degrees and 44 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Teacher Education Subject Specific 49 $28,917
Nursing 48 $60,840
Business Administration & Management 27 $35,631
General Psychology 26 $28,244
Liberal Arts General Studies 24 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 19 NA
General Agriculture 10 $35,912
General Biology 9 NA
Computer Information Systems 9 NA
Journalism 8 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Langston University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Langston University

93% Take At Least One Class Online
93% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 1,821 students took at least one online class at Langston University. This is an increase from the 617 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,821 1,815
2019-2020 617 34
2018-2019 763 91
2017-2018 586 81
2016-2017 730 109

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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