Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, Oklahoma · Website
$57,413
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,413
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus is a public 4-year college in Stillwater, Oklahoma with 21,773 undergraduates and 4,914 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,447 a year (tuition and fees $10,234 in-state, $25,754 out-of-state). It admits 75% of applicants and 68% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,413 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,447
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,234
Out-of-state $25,754
Admission rate
75%
US median 78%
Completion rate
68%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,413
Rank 937 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
- $17,447
- Tuition in-state
- $10,234
- Tuition out-of-state
- $25,754
- Cost of attendance
- $28,290
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 37%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,243
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,314
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,893
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,896
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,711
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 $7,778 in 2015-16 to $10,234 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
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1,150
- SAT reading, middle
- 580
- SAT math, middle
- 570
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 21,773
- Graduate students
- 4,914
- Part-time students
- 8.3%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 293
- Endowment
- $603.9M
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 937 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 90 in Oklahoma (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OK median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,447 | $12,429 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,234 | $7,921 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 75% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 61% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 71% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $15,936 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,855 | $34,450 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,413 | $37,856 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
293 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 381 | $20,250 | $45,200 | $64,062 | $68,257 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 337 | $21,000 | $44,366 | $62,716 | $69,303 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 272 | $23,245 | $37,938 | $52,152 | $53,072 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 252 | $19,683 | $32,302 | $50,956 | $50,706 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 221 | $18,750 | $36,235 | $53,971 | $49,634 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 211 | $20,637 | $69,905 | $89,436 | $92,135 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 178 | $18,682 | $85,393 | $111,874 | $103,485 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 168 | $21,277 | $56,916 | $81,340 | $83,343 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 153 | $23,097 | $61,514 | $85,641 | $92,374 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $17,375 | $45,095 | $60,830 | $66,647 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 137 | $20,734 | $50,943 | $81,039 | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 135 | $24,000 | $43,892 | $46,215 | $47,382 |
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | $18,625 | $45,682 | $75,469 | $85,825 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $20,595 | $26,025 | $59,081 | $57,214 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 108 | $21,250 | $34,752 | $56,319 | $63,560 |
| Veterinary MedicineProfessional | Professional | 102 | $158,575 | $103,575 | $132,788 | $131,316 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 100 | $21,515 | $41,243 | $50,583 | $48,568 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 99 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $20,500 | $35,437 | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $19,500 | $68,226 | $91,249 | $98,207 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $18,500 | $25,076 | $61,369 | $54,945 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 75 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural Public ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $15,000 | $41,043 | $52,747 | $54,152 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Oklahoma State University-Main Campus cost?
$17,447 a year is the average net price at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,234 for in-state students and $25,754 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,290. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,243 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus?
75% of applicants are admitted to Oklahoma State University-Main Campus. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,150 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Oklahoma is 76%.
How much do Oklahoma State University-Main Campus graduates earn?
$57,413 a year is the median pay of former Oklahoma State University-Main Campus students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,855 after 6 years). That ranks 937 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 90 in Oklahoma. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Master's) at $104,466.
How much student debt do Oklahoma State University-Main Campus graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Oklahoma State University-Main Campus graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 37% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus?
68% of first-time, full-time students at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (381 bachelor's graduates), Marketing (337 bachelor's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (272 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 293 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.