There are 103 colleges in Oklahoma - 63 public and 40 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 $24,703. For Oklahoma community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $4,620 for state residents and $7,487 for out-of-state students.

In Oklahoma, for public 4-years 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).


Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased 30.91% when living on campus and 31.54% when living off campus at Oklahoma Colleges.

In private Oklahoma Colleges, the COA has increase by 25.91% (on-campus) and 26.54% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the total cost of attendance is $33,514 when a student lives on campus and $34,669 when living off campus at Oklahoma Colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of COA for Oklahoma Colleges over the past 10 years.

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.

Oklahoma 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart
Oklahoma Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $1,466 for Oklahoma Colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.

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.