Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$129,128 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

19.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−48%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,230Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$129,128at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$271,4280
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−$129,12810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 19.1 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$35,648
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$35,648
Sticker price
Average net price$22,857
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$47,247
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$22,857Average net price / year
$47,247Cost of attendance
$59,230Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.9%Completion rate
77.0%Admission rate
1,514Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

79thEarnings percentile
59thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$48,180Year 1
$64,450Year 4
$59,230Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$140,2792Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians · Master's Degree$127,8653Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$126,8594Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$96,1935Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$85,7366Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$79,8297Law · First Professional Degree$74,0628Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$57,456

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OK

Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Edmond, OK

Oklahoma Christian University

Annual net price
$21,872
Observed earnings · year 5
$58,494
Modeled 10-year ROI
-50%
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Bethany, OK

Southern Nazarene University

Annual net price
$22,084
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,366
Modeled 10-year ROI
-58%
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Tulsa, OK

Oral Roberts University

Annual net price
$25,365
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,366
Modeled 10-year ROI
-74%
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Shawnee, OK

Oklahoma Baptist University

Annual net price
$20,958
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,496
Modeled 10-year ROI
-87%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$140,279Not available
Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansMaster's Degree$127,865Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree$126,859Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$96,193Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$85,736$27,093
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$79,829Not available
LawFirst Professional Degree$74,062Not available
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$57,456Not available
MusicMaster's Degree$49,533Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$45,219$26,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$45,199Not available
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$41,540$27,000
MusicBachelor's Degree$35,621$26,456
DanceBachelor's Degree$34,105$24,100
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$32,838

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.