Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Goodwell, OK · Public · Rural (distant) · OPSU · Panhandle · Panhandle State
Public institution in Goodwell, OK · 997 undergraduates · $44,933 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Cost of attendance
- Top 9%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 10%Average net price
- Top 11%Median graduate debt
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
- $7,557194th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,922355th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,673185th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $14,356131st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $12,500196th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,9331,360th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,0891,281st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 26.1%1,837th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 47.1%1,760th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9971,364th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 43.6%564th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 279 mi (DEN)
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 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $72,134 | $64,196 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,416 | $40,467 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $30,771 | $27,295 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $28,019 | — |
| Animal SciencesAgriculture | bachelors | $26,353 | $25,194 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Agricultural Production OperationsAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1909source
- Athletic nickname: "Aggies"source
- Carl Wooten Field seats about 5,000source
- Competes in National Association of Intercollegiate Athleticssource
- School colors: #CF0A2C and #001F5Bsource
- Motto: "Progress Through Knowledge"source
- Formerly known as "Pan-Handle Agricultural Institute" (1909–1921)source
- Formerly known as "Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College" (1921–1967)source
- Formerly known as "Oklahoma Panhandle State College of Agriculture and Applied Science" (1967–1974)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 13 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,256,826 (M $755,245 · W $444,361 · Coed $57,220)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Equestrian
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Rodeo
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s 997 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OK
- University of Science and Arts of OklahomaChickasha, OK · 896 undergrads
- Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyTulsa, OK · 744 undergrads
- Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OK · 1,292 undergrads
- Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesville, OK · 663 undergrads
- Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, OK · 1,433 undergrads
- Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, OK · 1,459 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL · 997 undergrads
- Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC · 995 undergrads
- Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA · 1,000 undergrads
- California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, CA · 1,004 undergrads
- Spring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor, MI · 990 undergrads
- St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, NY · 1,009 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteopsu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 207351)
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- Compare with University of Science and Arts of OklahomaSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Oklahoma Panhandle State University vs University of Science and Arts of OklahomaHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
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