Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Oklahoma Colleges

There are 32 active four-years colleges and universities in Oklahoma - 17 public and 15 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Oklahoma is 42%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 35% to 42%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 14 to 1 and it decreased by 3 compared to 17 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 39.45% where the current academic year rate is 42%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Oklahoma Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	35%	32%	39%
2013-14	40%	37%	40%
2014-15	39%	34%	42%
2015-16	38%	34%	41%
2016-17	40%	35%	41%
2017-18	37%	32%	40%
2018-19	39%	35%	43%
2019-20	42%	38%	44%
2020-21	42%	37%	45%
2021-22	40%	35%	44%
2022-23	42%	37%	51%
Average	39.45%	35.09%	42.73%

Graduation Rate Changes of Oklahoma Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 23.09% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Oklahoma Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	26%
2013-14	24%
2014-15	26%
2015-16	24%
2016-17	24%
2017-18	24%
2018-19	23%
2019-20	20%
2020-21	21%
2021-22	20%
2022-23	22%
Average	23.09%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Oklahoma Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 65.00% for full-time students and 47.09% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Oklahoma Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	62%	40%
2013-14	65%	48%
2014-15	66%	45%
2015-16	65%	50%
2016-17	66%	45%
2017-18	64%	45%
2018-19	62%	49%
2019-20	67%	45%
2020-21	67%	51%
2021-22	65%	52%
2022-23	66%	48%
Average	65.00%	47.09%

Retention Rate Changes of Oklahoma Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 15.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Oklahoma Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	17:1
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	15.00:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Oklahoma Colleges

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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Public, four-years | Norman
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Public, four-years | Weatherford
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University of Central Oklahoma Public, four-years | Edmond
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Stillwater
Oral Roberts University Private, four-years | Tulsa
Oklahoma City University Private, four-years | Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Wesleyan University Private, four-years | Bartlesville
Langston University Public, four-years | Langston
Southern Nazarene University Private, four-years | Bethany

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University of Central Oklahoma Public, four-years | Edmond
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University Public, four-years | Weatherford
Oklahoma Panhandle State University Public, four-years | Goodwell
Oral Roberts University Private, four-years | Tulsa
East Central University Public, four-years | Ada
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Southern Nazarene University Private, four-years | Bethany

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Tulsa Community College Public, 2-4 years | Tulsa
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Eastern Oklahoma State College Public, 2-4 years | Wilburton
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