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College of the Ozarks Data & Information Overview

21% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is College of the Ozarks Ranked?

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

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Is It Hard to Get Into Hard Work U?

21% Acceptance Rate
51% Of Accepted Are Women
11% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

College of the Ozarks has a very low acceptance rate of 21%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to Hard Work U just in case you don't make the cut.

Average Test Scores

About 11% of students accepted to Hard Work U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 515 and 594.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for College of the Ozarks  ( 550 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for College of the Ozarks  ( 515 to 594 )
200
800
Hard Work U received ACT scores from 91% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 25.

ACT Composite Scores for College of the Ozarks  ( 20 to 25 )
1
36

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College of the Ozarks Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
71% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At College of the Ozarks, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at College of the Ozarks is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  71 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at College of the Ozarks

81% Freshmen Retention
45% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 81% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like College of the Ozarks enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  81 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Hard Work U the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 45%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  45 out of 100
0
100

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College of the Ozarks Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,476 Full-Time Undergraduates
9.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,489 undergraduates at Hard Work U with 1,476 being full-time and 13 being part-time.

How Much Does College of the Ozarks Cost?

$8,182 Net Price
The overall average net price of Hard Work U is $8,182. 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 Hard Work U

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$6,275$6,272$8,774$9,894$10,575

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 Hard Work U, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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How Much Money Do Hard Work U Graduates Make?

$41,592 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Hard Work U make around $41,592 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of College of the Ozarks

Missouri State
1,476 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
College of the Ozarks is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Point Lookout, Missouri. The surrounding location of Point Lookout is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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Contact details for Hard Work U are given below.

Contact Details
Address:100 Opportunity Avenue, Point Lookout, MO 65726-0017
Phone:417-334-6411
Website:www.cofo.edu/

College of the Ozarks Majors

45 Majors With Completions
768 Undergraduate Degrees
768 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 45 majors graduated from College of the Ozarks. Of these students, 768 received undergraduate degrees and 768 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 MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management34$39,081
Teacher Education Grade Specific27$32,676
General Psychology26$24,860
General Engineering22NA
Nursing16$57,521
Criminal Justice & Corrections16NA
Accounting14NA
Biblical Studies14NA
Human Development & Family Studies13NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific12$37,042

Learn more about the majors offered at College of the Ozarks along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

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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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