Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus is a public college in Stillwater, OK. Its average net price is $17,058 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,518
$30,001 to $48,000$12,445
$48,001 to $75,000$13,913
$75,001 to $110,000$19,296
$110,001 and up$24,910
$10,444Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$25,964Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,058Average Net Price
$11,780Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,400Books and Supplies
$5,720Other Expenses
31.9%Students on Pell Grants
38.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

75.0%Acceptance Rate
530 to 630SAT Reading, Middle Half
510 to 620SAT Math, Middle Half
20 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,238
8 years after entry$56,609
10 years after entry$60,713
69.4%Graduation Rate
84.8%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Stillwater, OKLocation
Distant townSetting
21,773Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,134 n=121$21,350 n=121
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$79,681 Small program - rough guide n=89$20,463 Small program - rough guide n=58
Agricultural Business$50,624 n=107$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=94
Agricultural Engineering$71,049 National median for this major n=1,014Not published
Agricultural Mechanization$61,865 National median for this major n=298Not published
Agricultural Public Services$45,710 Small program - rough guide n=62$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=77
Air Transportation$47,395 n=101$19,500 n=105
American Sign Language$37,521 National median for this major n=704Not published
Animal Sciences$35,823 n=184$16,750 n=213
Apparel and Textiles$44,102 National median for this major n=2,810Not published
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$48,512 National median for this major n=408Not published
Architectural Engineering$76,844 National median for this major n=770Not published
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation$46,764 National median for this major n=64Not published
Architectural Sciences and Technology$60,587 Small program - rough guide n=43$28,456 Small program - rough guide n=45
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$39,414 Small program - rough guide n=39$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Biology$37,695 Small program - rough guide n=65$21,500 n=100
Botany/Plant Biology$36,829 National median for this major n=278Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,875 n=465$21,500 n=398
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemical Engineering$86,435 Small program - rough guide n=47$25,250 Small program - rough guide n=34
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$70,835 Small program - rough guide n=45$24,662 Small program - rough guide n=40
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$33,936 Small program - rough guide n=32$19,097 Small program - rough guide n=68
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252$21,082 Small program - rough guide n=33
Computer Science$66,177 n=143$20,500 n=149
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$74,364 Small program - rough guide n=71$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$36,245 Small program - rough guide n=79$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=49
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$79,546 Small program - rough guide n=54$24,625 Small program - rough guide n=56
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$67,011 National median for this major n=899Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468$22,875 Small program - rough guide n=36
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$44,275 Small program - rough guide n=46$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$62,830 n=167$20,500 n=153
Fire Protection$73,343 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Food Science and Technology$55,086 National median for this major n=940Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$35,499 Small program - rough guide n=44$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=65
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=32
Hospitality Administration/Management$45,924 Small program - rough guide n=56$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=32
Housing and Human Environments$48,809 Small program - rough guide n=58Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$41,201 Small program - rough guide n=88$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=92
Industrial Engineering$78,008 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
International Business$46,218 Small program - rough guide n=46$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=42
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Landscape Architecture$59,874 National median for this major n=636Not published
Liberal Arts$40,924 n=266$27,000 n=341
Marketing$49,713 n=334$20,500 n=339
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,961 n=262$22,789 n=198
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$69,393 Small program - rough guide n=45$21,041 Small program - rough guide n=36
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering$80,555 National median for this major n=425Not published
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$43,135 Small program - rough guide n=55$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=61
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,789 National median for this major n=2,548Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Plant Sciences$44,457 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
Political Science and Government$32,841 Small program - rough guide n=46$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=61
Psychology$37,311 n=173$22,705 n=315
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$42,532 n=110$21,620 n=103
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,256 Small program - rough guide n=54$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
Soil Sciences$48,415 National median for this major n=193Not published
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$48,389 National median for this major n=3,062Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$39,089 Small program - rough guide n=46$21,500 n=118
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$38,716 Small program - rough guide n=52$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=50
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$52,045 Small program - rough guide n=82$20,105 Small program - rough guide n=60
Teaching$44,648 n=135$24,000 n=157
Zoology/Animal Biology$34,347 Small program - rough guide n=70$21,905 Small program - rough guide n=97

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