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Oklahoma Panhandle State University: cost, admission and results

Oklahoma Panhandle State University is a public college in Goodwell, Oklahoma. It has about 917 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $8,380 a year.

At a glance

  • $8,380Net price a year
  • 17%Graduation rate
  • $48,353Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Goodwell, Oklahoma 73939
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Rural area some way from a city
Undergraduate students
917
Students per teacher
17 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
opsu.edu

Getting in

Oklahoma Panhandle State University has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Oklahoma$8,090
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$8,673
Room and meals on campus$6,772
Books and supplies$430
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$16,011
Average net price after grants and scholarships$8,380

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 44% below the median net price of colleges in Oklahoma on this site ($14,912). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeOK medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year56%65%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)17%37%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$48,353$47,284$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$13,000$17,858$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Oklahoma and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

47% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 60% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 55% women and 45% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 33 of the 42 colleges in Oklahoma on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,693.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Oklahoma Panhandle State University?

Published tuition and fees are $8,090 a year for students from Oklahoma and $8,673 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Oklahoma Panhandle State University?

17% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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