Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, OK · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$132,548 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

19.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−50%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,494Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$132,548at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$267,4880
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4
6
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−$132,54810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 19.8 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$27,180
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$27,180
Sticker price
Average net price$21,872
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$39,106
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$21,872Average net price / year
$39,106Cost of attendance
$58,494Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.5%Completion rate
96.5%Admission rate
1,885Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

78thEarnings percentile
46thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$48,884Year 1
$67,575Year 4
$58,494Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$87,7012Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$85,8813Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$73,8714Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$70,9095Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$58,2416Design and Applied Arts · Bachelor's Degree$56,9587Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$48,1018Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$45,738

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OK

Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City University

Annual net price
$22,857
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,230
Modeled 10-year ROI
-48%
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Bethany, OK

Southern Nazarene University

Annual net price
$22,084
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,366
Modeled 10-year ROI
-58%
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Tulsa, OK

Oral Roberts University

Annual net price
$25,365
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,366
Modeled 10-year ROI
-74%
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Shawnee, OK

Oklahoma Baptist University

Annual net price
$20,958
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,496
Modeled 10-year ROI
-87%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$87,701Not available
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$85,881$23,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$73,871Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$70,909$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree$58,241$21,500
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$56,958$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$48,101$27,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$45,738Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$40,001Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$39,356$26,050
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's DegreeNot available$21,500

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.