Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond, OK · Private · Large city · OC · OCC · OCU · OCUSA · Oklahoma Christian · Oklahoma Christian College · Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts
Private institution in Edmond, OK · 1,897 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $49,203 median earnings 10 years after entry.
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
- $21,4231,218th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $25,9001,234th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $25,9001,089th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $38,0291,162nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,2031,113th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,281995th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 55.2%950th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.3%821st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 97.1%1,462nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1117635th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,897970th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.1%1,177th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 189 mi (DFW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- RDApr 3
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 54 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $58,943 | $59,124 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,910 | $53,358 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,621 | — |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,729 | $33,993 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $39,369 | $36,132 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $36,745 | $35,213 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $32,569 | $29,685 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $30,119 | $33,459 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $25,194 | $33,993 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $18,771 | $25,194 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,708,324 (M $1,837,603 · W $1,870,721)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Oklahoma Christian University’s 1,897 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OK
- Langston UniversityLangston, OK · 1,743 undergrads
- Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologyOkmulgee, OK · 2,131 undergrads
- East Central UniversityAda, OK · 2,157 undergrads
- Mid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City, OK · 1,532 undergrads
- Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, OK · 1,468 undergrads
- Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, OK · 1,459 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR · 1,899 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, WI · 1,899 undergrads
- Northwood UniversityMidland, MI · 1,900 undergrads
- Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC · 1,901 undergrads
- Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA · 1,893 undergrads
- Joyce University of Nursing and Health SciencesDraper, UT · 1,892 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteoc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 207324)
- Compare colleges in OKRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in OklahomaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Langston UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Oklahoma Christian University vs Langston UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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