Cameron University
Lawton, OK · Public · Small city
Public institution in Lawton, OK · 2,534 undergraduates · $40,118 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 13%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 16%Cost of attendance
- Top 18%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $10,705360th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,900269th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,320619th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,742307th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,1181,605th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,4471,612th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 21.5%1,893rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 66.3%1,414th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,534799th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 41.2%647th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 143 mi (DFW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 30 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $63,005 | $54,435 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $43,798 | $43,240 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $37,208 | $47,260 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $35,487 | $34,187 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $34,704 | $33,993 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $33,993 | $35,416 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,819 | $33,050 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $32,925 | $23,649 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $31,828 | $34,704 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignEducation | bachelors | $28,960 | $41,193 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $28,055 | $29,141 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $28,019 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1908source
- Athletic nickname: "Aggies"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Gold and Blacksource
- Formerly known as "Cameron State School of Agriculture" (1908–1927)source
- Formerly known as "Cameron State Agricultural College" (1927–1971)source
- Formerly known as "Cameron College" (1971–1974)source
- Athletic conference: Lone Starsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Aggie's Fight""source
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,515,934 (M $722,772 · W $793,162)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Cameron University’s 2,534 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OK
- Rogers State UniversityClaremore, OK · 2,552 undergrads
- University of TulsaTulsa, OK · 2,447 undergrads
- East Central UniversityAda, OK · 2,157 undergrads
- Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologyOkmulgee, OK · 2,131 undergrads
- Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, OK · 3,031 undergrads
- Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, OK · 1,897 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · 2,534 undergrads
- Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, WA · 2,539 undergrads
- Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA · 2,541 undergrads
- Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, TX · 2,526 undergrads
- Carroll UniversityWaukesha, WI · 2,525 undergrads
- Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL · 2,518 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecameron.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 206914)
- Compare colleges in OKRe-score with your weights
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- Compare with Rogers State UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Cameron University vs Rogers State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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