University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, OK · Public · 10,170 undergrads (medium, suburb) · website ↗

Test scores required
$40 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$15,275
$30,000 – $48,000	$15,828
$48,000 – $75,000	$17,776
$75,000 – $110,000	$23,249
Over $110,000	$24,183
All incomes (average)	$18,309

Sticker tuition and fees: $8,818 in-state, $19,704 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Central Oklahoma's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$10,100
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$14,570
Books and supplies	$1,600
Other expenses, on campus	$8,900
Other expenses, off campus	$10,800

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (1,483 of them) in 2022–23; 88% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	82%	$6,309
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	41%	$4,943
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	53%	$3,080
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	38%	$6,789

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1090
Median ACT: 21
Students with Pell grants: 37%
Graduation rate (6yr): 37%
Freshman retention: 65%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $48,351
Median debt at graduation: $21,000
International undergrads: 314 (3%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Required
Application fee: $40
Students per faculty member: 18 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 100%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: —
SAT Math: —
ACT composite: 18–24

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Considered if submitted
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 4,945
Admitted: 4,043
Enrolled: 1,889

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business18%

Health & Nursing15%

Criminal Justice11%

Education8%

Visual & Performing Arts7%

Psychology5%

Biology & Life Sciences4%

Computer Science4%

Kinesiology & Sports Science4%

Communications & Media3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (38)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	217	$42,522	$49,383national $53,072	$18,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	164	$71,943	$82,603national $88,910	$19,500
Psychology, General	135	$37,689	$47,937national $50,706	$17,275
Security Science and Technology	128	$43,122	$54,876national $57,805	$19,650
Business Administration, Management and Operations	127	$50,844	$64,107national $68,257	$20,638
Criminal Justice and Corrections	104	$45,500	$51,332national $55,378	$18,750
Biology, General	97	$37,516	$50,748national $57,214	$19,285
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	92	$44,352	$48,851national $51,389	$17,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	81	$46,077	$46,831national $47,382	$19,250
Computer and Information Sciences, General	75	$70,071	$87,792national $92,374	$21,678
Marketing	68	$47,365	$60,961national $69,303	$19,250
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	63	$38,275	$49,630national $54,562	$18,375
Finance and Financial Management Services	51	$52,200	$58,334national $83,343	$16,250
Journalism	46	$37,918	$51,042national $56,278	$18,500
Accounting and Related Services	46	$56,763	$73,074national $76,194	$24,152
Sociology	45	$39,382	$48,562national $52,657	$22,500
Music	44	$28,923	$42,355national $42,892	$22,000
Public Health	43	$58,438	$67,452national $58,808	$13,375
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	41	$45,969	$50,636national $63,560	$17,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	38	—	$57,186national $58,928	$19,500
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	34	$50,151	$54,571national $60,056	$23,842
Human Resources Management and Services	34	$48,287	$69,235national $68,069	$19,879
Mechanical Engineering	32	$69,549	$88,188national $92,135	$24,250
Design and Applied Arts	27	$43,917	$53,927national $51,490	$26,397
Political Science and Government	26	—	$52,852national $63,293	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	22	$29,602	$38,914national $39,775	$22,836
History	21	$35,299	$46,882national $50,680	$19,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	20	$42,092	$46,420national $48,568	$17,510
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	16	$65,769	$75,796national $75,399	—
Apparel and Textiles	13	$38,391	—national $57,640	—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	13	$24,886	$41,870national $48,471	—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	12	$80,546	$90,152national $100,647	$15,540
English Language and Literature, General	11	—	$44,331national $48,590	—
Fine and Studio Arts	11	—	$37,490national $41,367	—
Communication and Media Studies	10	$43,359	—national $56,359	—
Special Education and Teaching	6	—	$47,864national $50,499	—
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other	1	—	$35,485national $47,916	—
Management Information Systems and Services	0	—	$66,442national $83,290	—

Master's degrees (13)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	68	$68,288	$91,003national $103,485	$35,014
Educational Administration and Supervision	59	$63,019	$64,452national $71,685	$25,750
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	37	$53,347	$57,727national $60,111	$30,857
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	31	$93,932	—national $124,807	—
Public Administration	23	$64,352	—national $81,408	—
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	22	$55,182	—national $65,767	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	21	—	$55,078national $63,707	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	19	$52,571	$53,445national $65,184	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	19	$60,064	$61,936national $67,030	$35,792
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	13	—	$53,294national $59,916	—
Special Education and Teaching	9	—	$54,433national $64,397	—
Psychology, General	4	$46,776	—national $64,711	—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	3	—	$55,648national $58,524	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 86 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 100 N University Dr, Edmond, OK 73034
Phone: (405) 974-2000
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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