College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Point Lookout, MO · 1,415 undergraduates · 15% acceptance rate · $41,592 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Acceptance rate
- Top 10%Average net price
- Top 16%Full-time retention
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
- $7,669205th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $21,2901,159th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,290930th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,2621,009th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,5921,535th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,5071,442nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.3%724th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 88.3%295th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 14.9%60th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1125587th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4151,148th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 43.6%560th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 332 mi (DAL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 51 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $55,964 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $48,432 | $52,107 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,363 | $40,896 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $30,771 | $29,685 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technology | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $29,685 | $32,391 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $27,822 | $28,055 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $27,467 | $28,381 |
| Animal SciencesAgriculture | bachelors | $25,967 | $27,488 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $22,999 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $22,989 | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | $21,508 | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 5 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $431,910 (M $211,910 · W $220,000)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to College of the Ozarks’s 1,415 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 1,452 undergrads
- Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,367 undergrads
- Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, MO · 1,357 undergrads
- Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO · 1,339 undergrads
- Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, MO · 1,274 undergrads
- Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,205 undergrads
Elsewhere
- John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs, AR · 1,415 undergrads
- Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, DC · 1,415 undergrads
- Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL · 1,414 undergrads
- Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN · 1,417 undergrads
- Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA · 1,421 undergrads
- CBD CollegeLos Angeles, CA · 1,408 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecofo.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 178697)
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- Compare with Missouri Baptist UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: College of the Ozarks vs Missouri Baptist UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 5 EADA programs at this school
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