Tuition Trends for Oklahoma colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 97 colleges in Oklahoma - 58 public and 39 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Oklahoma is $7,531 for Oklahoma residents and $16,430 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $25,965. For Oklahoma community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $4,620 for state residents and $7,487 for out-of-state students.

Oklahoma public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 69.99% from $5,751 (2015) to $9,776 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 33.32% over the past decade from $13,536 (2015) to $18,046 (2024). In private Oklahoma colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 24.46%, from $19,163 (2015) to $23,851 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 30.91% when living on campus and by 31.54% when living off campus at public Oklahoma colleges. For private Oklahoma colleges, the COA has increased by 25.91% (on-campus) and 26.54% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Oklahoma colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$17,816	$25,601	$31,228	$18,572	$26,357	$31,984
2015-16	$18,149 1.87%	$26,192 2.31%	$32,043 2.61%	$18,999 2.30%	$27,042 2.60%	$32,893 2.84%
2016-17	$19,290 6.29%	$28,040 7.06%	$33,287 3.88%	$19,857 4.52%	$28,607 5.79%	$33,854 2.92%
2017-18	$19,715 2.20%	$28,674 2.26%	$34,520 3.70%	$20,109 1.27%	$29,068 1.61%	$34,914 3.13%
2018-19	$20,115 2.03%	$29,178 1.76%	$34,455 -0.19%	$20,858 3.72%	$29,921 2.93%	$35,198 0.81%
2019-20	$20,516 1.99%	$29,629 1.55%	$35,439 2.86%	$21,341 2.32%	$30,454 1.78%	$36,264 3.03%
2020-21	$20,921 1.97%	$30,045 1.40%	$37,038 4.51%	$22,085 3.49%	$31,209 2.48%	$38,202 5.34%
2021-22	$21,446 2.51%	$30,717 2.24%	$37,558 1.40%	$22,465 1.72%	$31,736 1.69%	$38,577 0.98%
2022-23	$24,458 14.04%	$33,060 7.63%	$37,761 0.54%	$25,686 14.34%	$34,288 8.04%	$38,989 1.07%
2023-24	$25,244 3.21%	$33,514 1.37%	$39,319 4.13%	$26,399 2.78%	$34,669 1.11%	$40,474 3.81%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Oklahoma colleges is $12,162 for Oklahoma residents and $20,432 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $23,851.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,003 for Oklahoma residents and $16,315 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $15,715.

The tuition & fees has increased 33.32% for undergraduate programs and 12.86% for graduate programs at Oklahoma colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Oklahoma colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$5,751	$13,536	$19,163	$5,264	$13,331	$12,548
2015-16	$5,971 3.83%	$14,014 3.53%	$19,865 3.66%	$5,507 4.62%	$13,809 3.59%	$13,550 7.99%
2016-17	$6,493 8.74%	$15,243 8.77%	$20,490 3.15%	$5,897 7.08%	$14,626 5.92%	$12,821 -5.38%
2017-18	$6,781 4.44%	$15,740 3.26%	$21,586 5.35%	$6,092 3.31%	$14,878 1.72%	$13,343 4.07%
2018-19	$7,019 3.51%	$16,082 2.17%	$21,359 -1.05%	$6,366 4.50%	$15,584 4.75%	$13,230 -0.85%
2019-20	$7,231 3.02%	$16,344 1.63%	$22,154 3.72%	$6,468 1.60%	$15,704 0.77%	$13,559 2.49%
2020-21	$7,290 0.82%	$16,414 0.43%	$23,407 5.66%	$6,515 0.73%	$15,774 0.45%	$12,917 -4.73%
2021-22	$7,457 2.29%	$16,728 1.91%	$23,569 0.69%	$6,615 1.53%	$15,928 0.98%	$13,159 1.87%
2022-23	$9,978 33.81%	$18,580 11.07%	$23,281 -1.22%	$6,969 5.35%	$14,635 -8.12%	$15,026 14.19%
2023-24	$9,776 -2.02%	$18,046 -2.87%	$23,851 2.45%	$6,734 -3.37%	$15,046 2.81%	$13,746 -8.52%

Oklahoma 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Oklahoma Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Oklahoma colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,303
2015-16	$1,322 1.46%
2016-17	$1,351 2.19%
2017-18	$1,380 2.15%
2018-19	$1,375 -0.36%
2019-20	$1,414 2.84%
2020-21	$1,450 2.55%
2021-22	$1,496 3.17%
2022-23	$1,437 -3.94%
2023-24	$1,466 2.02%

Living Costs Changes

For Oklahoma colleges, the living have increased 15.02% when a student lives on campus facilities and 15.32% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Oklahoma colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$10,762	$11,193
2015-16	$10,856 1.52%	$11,314 2.34%
2016-17	$11,446 4.25%	$11,756 2.27%
2017-18	$11,554 0.81%	$11,811 -0.74%
2018-19	$11,721 2.33%	$12,282 2.87%
2019-20	$11,871 2.27%	$12,524 2.09%
2020-21	$12,181 2.23%	$12,857 6.03%
2021-22	$12,493 1.66%	$12,992 1.93%
2022-23	$13,043 2.66%	$13,607 4.13%
2023-24	$14,002 5.29%	$14,646 3.25%

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4-Year Colleges

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Public, four-years | Norman
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Stillwater
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Public, four-years | Weatherford
Oral Roberts University Private, four-years | Tulsa
University of Central Oklahoma Public, four-years | Edmond
Southeastern Oklahoma State University Public, four-years | Durant
Oklahoma Christian University Private, four-years | Edmond
Oklahoma Wesleyan University Private, four-years | Bartlesville
Oklahoma Panhandle State University Public, four-years | Goodwell
University of Tulsa Private, four-years | Tulsa

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Graduate

Oklahoma City University Private, four-years | Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Public, four-years | Norman
Southeastern Oklahoma State University Public, four-years | Durant
Langston University Public, four-years | Langston
Northeastern State University Public, four-years | Tahlequah
Phillips Theological Seminary Private, four-years | Tulsa
Oral Roberts University Private, four-years | Tulsa
East Central University Public, four-years | Ada
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Stillwater
University of Central Oklahoma Public, four-years | Edmond

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Online Schools

Southwestern Oklahoma State University Public, four-years | Weatherford
Langston University Public, four-years | Langston
Tulsa Community College Public, 2-4 years | Tulsa
Mid-America Christian University Private, four-years | Oklahoma City
Oral Roberts University Private, four-years | Tulsa
Oklahoma Christian University Private, four-years | Edmond
Oklahoma City Community College Public, 2-4 years | Oklahoma City
University of Tulsa Private, four-years | Tulsa
Southern Nazarene University Private, four-years | Bethany
University of Central Oklahoma Public, four-years | Edmond

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Tuition Trends for Oklahoma colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes