by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Oklahoma City University was awarded 66 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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College Factual ranked OCU as #572 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
OCU also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
When it comes to admittance, Oklahoma City University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 79%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 21% of students accepted to OCU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 640. Math scores were between 510 and 593.
At OCU, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Oklahoma City University is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Oklahoma City University has a freshmen retention rate of 84%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at OCU for first-time, full-time students is 52%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,527 undergraduates at OCU with 1,476 being full-time and 51 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,370 | $17,871 | $22,971 | $28,074 | $30,278 |
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 OCU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At OCU, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,816 a year. That adds up to $27,264 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at OCU is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for OCU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2501 N Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1402 |
| Phone: | 405-208-5000 |
| Website: | www.okcu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/oklahomacityuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/okcu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 126 | $62,628 |
| Music | 66 | $19,602 |
| Dance | 32 | $18,266 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 12 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 10 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 10 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 10 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 10 | NA |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 9 | NA |
| General Biology | 9 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 506 students took at least one online class at Oklahoma City University. This is a decrease from the 575 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 506 | 106 |
| 2019-2020 | 575 | 94 |
| 2018-2019 | 289 | 34 |
| 2017-2018 | 306 | 30 |
| 2016-2017 | 266 | 34 |
Learn more about online learning at Oklahoma City University.
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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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