Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK 1,514 Undergrads 65.5% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$47,247

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$22,857

After Aid

Median Earnings

$64,450

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,857

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$64,450

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate65.5%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients24.0%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time94.6%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS67.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

77.0%

SAT Avg

1,177

SAT Reading

25th: 54058575th: 650

SAT Math

25th: 51055275th: 610

ACT Composite

25th: 212575th: 27

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$571k

+$104k

+$87k

Median Cost$23k/yr

+$489k

+$22k

+$4k

Full Cost$47k/yr

+$401k

-$66k

-$83k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$23k/yr

Full Cost$47k/yr

Never

-49%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return1%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-60%

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

BachCIP: 5010

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,240

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business/Managerial Economics

BachCIP: 5206

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $77,981

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Engineering

BachCIP: 1409

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $109,015

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dance

BachCIP: 5003

Median Debt

$24,100

Earnings (4yr)

$34,105

Natl Median: $39,980

Lifetime Value Added

-$249k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

$26,863

Earnings (4yr)

$41,540

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

-$185k

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

BachCIP: 5006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,765

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

BachCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,278

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$58,103

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

-$55k

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

$26,040

Earnings (4yr)

$35,621

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

-$236k

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other

BachCIP: 3899

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,083

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

BachCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $76,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

BachCIP: 0909

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,560

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$13,986

Earnings (4yr)

$85,736

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$167k

Religion/Religious Studies

BachCIP: 3802

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$45,199

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$154k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$45,219

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$153k

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

MastCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$32,041

Earnings (4yr)

$79,829

Natl Median: $95,833

Lifetime Value Added

+$22k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

MastCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$134,496

Earnings (4yr)

$140,279

Natl Median: $127,347

Lifetime Value Added

+$548k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$24,872

Earnings (4yr)

$96,193

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$165k

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

MastCIP: 4228

Median Debt

$27,500

Earnings (4yr)

$57,456

Natl Median: $65,184

Lifetime Value Added

-$178k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

MastCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $124,201

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

MastCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,714

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians

MastCIP: 1517

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$127,865

Natl Median: $117,106

Lifetime Value Added

+$441k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

MastCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,716

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

MastCIP: 5009

Median Debt

$39,946

Earnings (4yr)

$49,533

Natl Median: $48,285

Lifetime Value Added

-$253k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

MastCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$35,060

Natl Median: $55,035

Lifetime Value Added

-$382k

Sociology

MastCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$48,432

Natl Median: $63,330

Lifetime Value Added

-$245k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

MastCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $59,916

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

MastCIP: 1314

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,767

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

DocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$84,000

Earnings (4yr)

$126,859

Natl Median: $138,131

Lifetime Value Added

+$211k

Professional Degrees

Law

ProfCIP: 2201

Median Debt

$145,281

Earnings (4yr)

$74,062

Natl Median: $107,773

Lifetime Value Added

-$181k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.