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Western Oklahoma State College: cost, admission and results

Western Oklahoma State College is a public college in Altus, Oklahoma. It has about 815 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $7,938 a year.

At a glance

  • $7,938Net price a year
  • 39%Graduation rate
  • $40,006Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Altus, Oklahoma 73521
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Remote town
Undergraduate students
815
Students per teacher
20 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
wosc.edu

Getting in

Western Oklahoma State College 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$5,726
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$10,304
Room and meals on campus$6,880
Books and supplies$1,600
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$18,263
Average net price after grants and scholarships$7,938

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 47% 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.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$8,556
$30,001 to $48,000$5,896
$48,001 to $75,000$5,495
$75,001 to $110,000$9,650
Above $110,000$15,829

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

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)39%37%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$40,006$47,284$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$9,750$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

44% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 17% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 64% women and 36% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 35 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 Western Oklahoma State College?

Published tuition and fees are $5,726 a year for students from Oklahoma and $10,304 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Western Oklahoma State College?

39% 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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