Admissions & selectivity
University of Central Oklahoma Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at University of Central Oklahoma?
University of Central Oklahoma’s reported acceptance rate is 78.1%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 78.1%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
At University of Central Oklahoma, the admission rate is 78.1%, in line with the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). That comparison places the reported outcome close to the typical rate for this group of institutions.
What SAT and ACT scores do University of Central Oklahoma students report?
For enrolled ACT score submitters at University of Central Oklahoma, results cluster in a fairly broad central range rather than pointing to a single academic benchmark. The middle half of submitted ACT scores ran from 18 to 24, covering the central portion of enrolled students who provided scores.
These are reported results for score submitters, not minimums for admission and not a profile of every enrolled student. Applicants should place an ACT result alongside the university’s own 18 to 24 range, using it as context for recent enrolled submitters rather than a prediction of an admission decision.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Central Oklahoma. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
- 25th percentile
- 18
- 75th percentile
- 24
Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Figures cover fall 2024.
Who enrolls at University of Central Oklahoma?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36.5%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 38.2%
- First-year retention
- 65.2%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
University of Central Oklahoma serves an undergraduate body with a notable Pell Grant presence and a sizable transfer route. Pell Grant recipients account for 36.5% of undergraduates, and an estimated 38.2% enter after starting coursework elsewhere.
Undergraduate enrollment is 10,170, so the campus includes people arriving through both direct entry and transfer pathways rather than one uniform route. This composition suggests a public university serving grant-aided undergraduates alongside people continuing prior college work.
These figures describe enrollment composition, not admission priorities or any applicant’s odds.
Students face persistence and completion rates that sit below the medians for comparable institutions, even as Pell recipients in the cohort complete at a higher rate than the overall group. The first-year retention rate is 65.2%, below the peer median of 83.1% for comparable institutions.
For the first-time full-time cohort, the six-year graduation rate is 36.8%, below the comparable-institution median of 65.0%. Pell recipients in that cohort post a six-year completion rate of 43.2%, above the overall rate by 6.4 percentage points.
Enrolled students can expect that staying enrolled after the first year and completing within six years are separate measures worth tracking. The return picture on persistence is below peers, while Pell completion sits above the overall completion rate.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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