The average acceptance rate of the 8 public Oklahoma colleges that have competitive admission is 74.40% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 2.99%. The acceptance rate at 4 public Oklahoma colleges increased and the rate of 4 colleges decreased.
East Central University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 58.15%. Northwestern Oklahoma State University (65.45%) and University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (65.82%) are following it in the list of Tightest Oklahoma Public Colleges to Get In.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
East Central University ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,513 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,568 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | East Central University Ada, OKPublic, 4-year | 58.15% 7.40% | 42.35% | 1,040 | $17,842 ($8,032) | 3,377 | 34.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OKPublic, 4-year | 65.45% 0.98% | 38.67% | 910 | $11,664 ($5,970) | 2,079 | 30.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 3 2 | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OKPublic, 4-year | 65.82% 10.05% | 35.66% | 1,200 | $20,190 ($9,000) | 1,027 | 44.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 - | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OKPublic, 4-year | 75.04% 4.11% | 26.91% | 1,150 | $25,630 ($10,110) | 27,278 | 68.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OKPublic, 4-year | 76.43% 3.91% | 51.24% | 1,060 | $16,410 ($7,200) | 5,851 | 32.00% | 25 to 1 |
| 6 1 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OKPublic, 4-year | 76.60% 0.06% | 29.33% | 1,238 | $27,377 ($9,797) | 30,851 | 75.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 7 - | University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OKPublic, 4-year | 78.12% 3.64% | 42.94% | - | $19,704 ($8,818) | 12,554 | 37.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 - | Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OKPublic, 4-year | 99.59% 0.38% | 39.01% | 1,030 | $17,290 ($7,810) | 6,751 | 35.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 74.40% | 38.26% | 1,090 | $19,513 ($8,342) | 11,221 | 44.38% | 18 to 1 |