Top colleges in Oklahoma by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Oklahoma with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. University of Tulsa leads this list at $254,745 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
University of Tulsa
10 Yr. ROI
$254,745
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
10 Yr. ROI
$236,840
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
10 Yr. ROI
$195,854
Top 22 Top colleges in Oklahoma by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Tulsa | OK | Private nonprofit | 2,813 | $254,745 | Grad 68.9% · Net $13,511 |
| 2 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | OK | Public | 22,734 | $236,840 | Grad 74.7% · Net $15,531 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | OK | Public | 21,773 | $195,854 | Grad 69.4% · Net $17,058 |
| 4 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | OK | Public | 3,018 | $194,859 | Grad 31.5% · Net $7,565 |
| 5 | Southern Nazarene University | OK | Private nonprofit | 1,455 | $192,332 | Grad 46.5% · Net $15,955 |
| 6 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | OK | Public | 917 | $188,824 | Grad 16.5% · Net $8,380 |
| 7 | East Central University | OK | Public | 2,467 | $185,606 | Grad 27.7% · Net $8,722 |
| 8 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University | OK | Public | 1,498 | $182,841 | Grad 35.2% · Net $9,433 |
| 9 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | OK | Public | 3,514 | $174,425 | Grad 45.6% · Net $15,278 |
| 10 | Northeastern State University | OK | Public | 4,772 | $169,908 | Grad 37.2% · Net $12,424 |
| 11 | Cameron University | OK | Public | 2,492 | $166,354 | Grad 26.0% · Net $7,472 |
| 12 | Oklahoma Baptist University | OK | Private nonprofit | 1,308 | $156,861 | Grad 51.7% · Net $15,979 |
| 13 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | OK | Private nonprofit | 673 | $150,226 | Grad 44.6% · Net $30,061 |
| 14 | University of Central Oklahoma | OK | Public | 10,170 | $149,513 | Grad 36.0% · Net $18,348 |
| 15 | Oklahoma Christian University | OK | Private nonprofit | 1,885 | $147,765 | Grad 62.6% · Net $23,169 |
| 16 | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 941 | $137,220 | Grad 42.5% · Net $13,444 |
| 17 | Rogers State University | OK | Public | 2,657 | $136,757 | Grad 30.3% · Net $18,042 |
| 18 | Randall University | OK | Private nonprofit | 267 | $123,209 | Grad 36.9% · Net $19,995 |
| 19 | Mid-America Christian University | OK | Private nonprofit | 1,666 | $121,274 | Grad 31.4% · Net $21,544 |
| 20 | Oklahoma City University | OK | Private nonprofit | 1,514 | $101,761 | Grad 56.3% · Net $36,514 |
| 21 | Southwestern Christian University | OK | Private nonprofit | 377 | $98,428 | Grad 28.7% · Net $20,448 |
| 22 | Oral Roberts University | OK | Private nonprofit | 3,487 | $90,342 | Grad 54.5% · Net $29,244 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; all 22 qualifying campuses are shown.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.