Side-by-Side Comparison of Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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	University of Arkansas at Monticello	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	Georgia Southwestern State University	Emporia State University	University of Maine at Fort Kent	Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Overview
Location	Monticello, Arkansas	Magnolia, Arkansas	Americus, Georgia	Emporia, Kansas	Fort Kent, Maine	Alva, Oklahoma
Campus setting	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Distant	Town: Remote	Rural: Remote	Town: Remote
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	69.0%	64.0%	54.0%	74.0%	71.0%	57.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	62.6%	85.6%	88.4%	99.9%	59.3%
Application fees		$25	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $50		$25
SAT range	N/A	930 - 1140	990 - 1170	N/A	N/A	850 - 1090
ACT range	N/A	18 - 25	19 - 23	N/A	N/A	17 - 22
Students submitting SAT score		10.0%	16.0%			10.0%
Students submitting ACT score		100.0%	8.0%			78.0%
Total number of applicants		2,813	1,651	1,419	800	1,204
Total number of admissions given out		1,761	1,413	1,254	799	714
Admitted students who chose to enroll		632	385	481	67	277
Yield rate		35.9%	27.2%	38.4%	8.4%	38.8%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	N/A	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	N/A	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	N/A	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	Required	Required	Not required	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $21,739 Out of state: $27,589	In state: $26,411 Out of state: $31,631	In state: $19,268 Out of state: $29,990	In state: $21,413 Out of state: $29,330	In state: $19,771 Out of state: $24,181	In state: $19,330 Out of state: $26,448
Average net price	$13,077	$14,141	$12,698	$14,564	$10,547	$10,403
Tuition	In state: $4,779 Out of state: $10,629	In state: $6,750 Out of state: $11,970	In state: $4,064 Out of state: $14,786	In state: $5,278 Out of state: $13,195	In state: $7,350 Out of state: $11,760	In state: $7,100 Out of state: $14,218
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $3,365 Meal plan: $3,600	Room/dormitory: $4,340 Meal plan: $3,444	Room/dormitory: $4,200 Meal plan: $4,400	Room/dormitory: $6,100 Meal plan: $3,852	Room/dormitory: $4,820 Meal plan: $4,300	Room/dormitory: $1,880 Meal plan: $3,320
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Other alternative tuition plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $5,881	98.0% Average amount $8,861	98.0% Average amount $7,607	90.0% Average amount $5,147	92.0% Average amount $7,153	95.0% Average amount $8,348
Students receiving federal student loan	46.0% Average amount $5,466	50.0% Average amount $5,247	57.0% Average amount $5,198	72.0% Average amount $5,327	39.0% Average amount $4,480	46.0% Average amount $4,756
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $7,049	3.0% Average amount $8,817	3.0% Average amount $8,163	7.0% Average amount $9,499	6.0% Average amount $7,987	0.0% Average amount $0
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,258 Men 42.0% Women 58.0%	3,160 Men 43.4% Women 56.6%	2,466 Men 35.7% Women 64.3%	2,948 Men 35.1% Women 64.9%	1,517 Men 31.0% Women 69.0%	1,590 Men 41.6% Women 58.4%
Graduate students	420 Men 34.8% Women 65.2%	1,274 Men 35.2% Women 64.8%	691 Men 22.0% Women 78.0%	2,667 Men 29.4% Women 70.6%	N/A	201 Men 25.9% Women 74.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	28.0%	8.5%	8.1%	26.9%	23.2%
International students	0.4%	7.5%	6.6%	4.8%	6.1%	3.1%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Distant	Town: Remote	Rural: Remote	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	709	2,032	950	892	255	886
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Arkansas Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Alabama	Georgia Florida North Carolina Alabama Michigan	Kansas Oklahoma Missouri Texas Nebraska	Maine Mississippi Florida California Georgia	Oklahoma Texas Kansas California Florida
Academics
Popular study areas	Education Liberal Arts Health Professions Business Multidisciplinary Studies	Liberal Arts Education Business Computer and Information Science Agriculture	Education Business Health Professions Computer and Information Science Social Sciences	Education Business Library Science Health Professions Psychology	Health Professions Business Multidisciplinary Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting Computer and Information Science	Business Education Psychology Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	15:1	16:1	17:1	12:1	14:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	New England Commission on Higher Education	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	33.0%	40.1%	34.0%	49.9%	39.8%	30.4%
Dropout rate	50.6%	23.3%	16.3%	36.4%	60.2%	48.8%
Transferred out	15.4%	35.5%	45.7%	11.3%	N/A	19.9%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $64,791 Year 3: $69,975 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,480 Year 2: $54,331 Year 3: $53,552 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,829 Year 3: $45,515 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,799 Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $44,215 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,330 Year 3: $42,139 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,136 Year 2: $38,870 Year 3: $40,288 Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,793 Year 2: $33,459 Year 3: $35,383 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $32,551 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,881 Year 2: $29,064 Year 3: $31,576 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,421 Year 3: $25,129	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,230 Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: $70,408 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,929 Year 2: $55,151 Year 3: $62,262 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,925 Year 2: $42,458 Year 3: $42,763 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,784 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $38,968 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,986 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $35,029 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,781 Year 2: $33,565 Year 3: $33,986 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $28,923 Physics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,362 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,375 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $63,593 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,491 Year 2: $44,635 Year 3: $49,313 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,600 Year 2: $41,193 Year 3: $48,152 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,129 Year 2: $36,914 Year 3: $42,196 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,165 Year 2: $32,711 Year 3: $41,280 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,022 Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $35,186 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,622 Year 2: $33,053 Year 3: $34,918 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,666 Year 2: $24,421 Year 3: $25,078 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,945 Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: N/A Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,685 Year 2: $32,391 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,583 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $75,736 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,717 Year 2: $59,485 Year 3: $61,686 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,925 Year 2: $52,889 Year 3: $55,796 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,882 Year 2: $50,439 Year 3: $53,869 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,077 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $52,702 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,816 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $52,626 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,180 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $49,818 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,389 Year 2: $42,235 Year 3: $49,202 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,521 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $49,001 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,868 Year 2: $45,435 Year 3: $48,342	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,135 Year 2: $58,115 Year 3: $63,248 Social Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,038 Year 3: N/A Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,163 Year 2: $56,505 Year 3: $58,433 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,284 Year 2: $37,980 Year 3: $41,317 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,978 Year 2: $30,119 Year 3: $40,041 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,427 Year 2: $33,880 Year 3: $37,674 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,540 Year 2: $33,192 Year 3: $34,193 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,610 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $33,361 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $30,149 Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,670 Year 2: $27,476 Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,324 Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: N/A Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,648 Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Northwestern Oklahoma State University

University of Arkansas at Monticello

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