College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri · Website
$41,592
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,592
median earnings, 10 years after starting
College of the Ozarks is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Point Lookout, Missouri with 1,444 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $6,100 a year (tuition and fees $22,320). It admits 12% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $41,592 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,100
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$22,320
US median $11,837
Admission rate
12%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$41,592
Rank 2,423 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $6,100
- Tuition and fees
- $22,320
- Cost of attendance
- $33,734
- Students with a need-based grant
- 49%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,381
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,140
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,022
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $6,409
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $10,426
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $18,730 in 2015-16 to $22,320 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1,118
- SAT reading, middle
- 572
- SAT math, middle
- 540
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 1,444
- Part-time students
- 1.3%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 90%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 48
- Endowment
- $651.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,423 of 5,094 US colleges and 59 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,100 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $22,320 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 12% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 90% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,507 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,592 | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
48 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | $24,860 | $44,659 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | $39,081 | $47,665 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | $32,676 | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $42,296 | $49,634 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | $57,521 | $60,192 | $88,910 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $60,422 | $76,194 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | $37,042 | $32,583 | $51,389 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | $32,701 | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,554 | $63,560 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | $41,729 | $49,360 | $66,647 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,568 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,338 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,889 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,278 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Missouri on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Missouri
- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does College of the Ozarks cost?
$6,100 a year is the average net price at College of the Ozarks after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $22,320, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $33,734. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,381 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at College of the Ozarks?
12% of applicants are admitted to College of the Ozarks. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,118 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do College of the Ozarks graduates earn?
$41,592 a year is the median pay of former College of the Ozarks students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,507 after 6 years). That ranks 2,423 of 5,094 US colleges and 59 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $57,521.
What is the graduation rate at College of the Ozarks?
64% of first-time, full-time students at College of the Ozarks finish within 6 years. 90% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at College of the Ozarks?
Psychology, General (23 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (23 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (21 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.