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University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, OK 10,170 Undergrads 43.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$26,392
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$18,309
After Aid
Median Earnings
$54,402
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$18,309
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$54,402
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$48,351
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate43.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age22.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time78.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
78.1%
SAT Avg
1,090
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 182175th: 24

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$490k
+$23k
+$6k
Median Cost$18k/yr
+$424k
-$43k
-$60k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$395k
-$72k
-$89k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
56
∞
Median Cost$18k/yr
Never
-91%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-94%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return-71%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-69%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,845
Earnings (4yr)
$73,074
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
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
$20,625
Earnings (4yr)
$50,748
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,896
Earnings (4yr)
$64,107
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,487
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,323
Natl Median: $52,927
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,186
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,485
Natl Median: $47,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$87,792
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,875
Earnings (4yr)
$51,332
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,875
Earnings (4yr)
$53,927
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,914
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,152
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,074
Earnings (4yr)
$44,331
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
$21,732
Earnings (4yr)
$58,334
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,490
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
Median Debt
$17,070
Earnings (4yr)
$60,207
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
$24,200
Earnings (4yr)
$54,571
Natl Median: $60,056
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Median Debt
$20,942
Earnings (4yr)
$75,796
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$46,882
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Median Debt
$23,300
Earnings (4yr)
$46,420
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
$69,235
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$222k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,042
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Median Debt
$21,800
Earnings (4yr)
$49,383
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
$19,089
Earnings (4yr)
$66,442
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,961
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,188
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,355
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,420
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,852
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,149
Earnings (4yr)
$47,937
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,452
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,636
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Median Debt
$21,922
Earnings (4yr)
$82,603
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$41,870
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,876
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,461
Earnings (4yr)
$48,562
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,864
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
$13,744
Earnings (4yr)
$38,164
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,630
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$46,831
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Median Debt
$21,089
Earnings (4yr)
$48,851
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,200
Earnings (4yr)
$91,003
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
$52,096
Earnings (4yr)
$53,445
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Median Debt
$37,787
Earnings (4yr)
$61,936
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,164
Earnings (4yr)
$64,452
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,648
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
-$326k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Physics
MastCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,722
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Gerontology
MastCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$384k
Median Debt
$37,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,648
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Literature
MastCIP: 2314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,337
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,355
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,001
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$298k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$51,607
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,123
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,433
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,727
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
Median Debt
$47,630
Earnings (4yr)
$53,294
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,078
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,634
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.