Admissions & selectivity
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus’s reported acceptance rate is 76.6%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 76.6%
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.
Source: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Common Data Set 2024-25, C1 · first-time, first-year students.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
At 76.6%, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus admits applicants at a rate below the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The figure describes the share admitted from the reported applicant pool, rather than an individual applicant’s likelihood of admission.
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 24,893 first-year applicants and 19,069 admitted applicants.
What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus students report?
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported that enrolled first-year students who reported GPA had a reported average high-school GPA of 3.63. For enrolled students who submitted SAT scores, the middle half ranged from 1160 to 1320, with 23% of the entering class submitting SAT scores.
The ACT middle half for enrolled submitters ran from 23 to 29, and 40% submitted ACT scores. These figures reflect the scores of enrolled submitters, not cutoff values.
Applicants can compare their own SAT scores to the 1160 and 1320 figures. They can also compare their ACT scores to the 23 and 29 range.
This helps gauge where they might fall among recent enrolled submitters. Among first-year students with a reported class rank, 29% were in the upper tenth of their high-school class, 57% in the upper quarter, and 88% in the upper half.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
23% of entering students submitted SAT scores
- 25th percentile
- 1160
- Median
- 1238
- 75th percentile
- 1320
CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
40% of entering students submitted ACT scores
- 25th percentile
- 23
- Median
- 26
- 75th percentile
- 29
CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Source: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Common Data Set 2024-25, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.
Who enrolls at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25.0%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 29.2%
- First-year retention
- 90.0%
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.
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus reported 3,808 transfer applicants, 2,385 admitted, and 1,340 enrolled, placing transfer entry clearly within the university’s admissions picture. The undergraduate enrollment is 22,734 undergraduates.
Pell Grant recipients make up 25.0% of undergraduates, and an estimated 29.2% enter as transfers, so the campus includes both aid recipients and students arriving after starting elsewhere. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should compare aid offers and review their transfer-credit evaluation before choosing where to enroll.
At University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus, returning after the first year is common among full-time bachelor’s-seeking beginners: 90.0% return, above the 83.1% peer median for comparable institutions. Completion also runs ahead of that comparison point, with a 75.3% six-year graduation rate for the first-time full-time cohort versus 65.0%.
Pell recipients in that cohort complete within six years at 53.3%, below the overall rate by 22.0 percentage points. Enrolled students can expect retention and overall completion figures that exceed the comparable-institution medians, alongside a lower completion rate for Pell recipients.
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.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.