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Cameron University

Lawton, Oklahoma · Small city

Admit rate
$10,912
Avg net price
31%
Graduation rate
$40,118
Median earnings

Cameron University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Lawton, Oklahoma (small city setting), enrolling 2,492 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 2,492 undergradsSmall cityNCAA Division II without footballCold winters

About Lawton, Oklahoma

Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The territory of present-day Oklahoma was long settled by ancient cultures of prehistoric American Indians, including the Clovis, 11500 BCE; Folsom, 10600 BCE; and Plainview, 10000 BCE cultures. In May, Lawton Arts for All, Inc hosts the Arts for All Festival. The festival includes several judged art competitions, as well as live entertainment. The festival is typically held at Shepler Park. In late September, The International Festival is held in the city. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
389 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Lawton Fort Sill (LAW)

How Cameron University compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 12% · #17 of 22 in Oklahoma

First-year retention67%

Higher than 24%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,118

Higher than 14% · #23 of 23 in Oklahoma

Average net price$10,912

Cheaper than 88% · #6 cheapest of 22 in Oklahoma

Median debt at graduation$21,500

Lower than 63%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment2,492

Larger than 63%

Percentiles compare Cameron University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Oklahoma.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,881students
  • Undergraduate2,49286%
  • Graduate38914%

Undergraduates by gender

2,492undergrads
  • Women1,60064%
  • Men89236%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White45%
  • Black9.5%
  • Hispanic19%
  • Asian2.3%
  • Other or multiracial25%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,492
Graduate enrollment
389
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
28%
Median family income
$27,268
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$64,395
Endowment
$23,739,490

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 476 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Oklahoma91%
  • Other U.S. states6.5%
  • International2.9%

Most first-years stay in state — Cameron University draws overwhelmingly from Oklahoma.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$7,095
Out-of-state tuition
$16,515
Room & board
$9,554
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$19,862
Average net price
$10,912

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
31%
Graduated on time (4 years)
23%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,447
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$40,118
Median debt at graduation
$21,500
Students with federal loans
26%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
37%

About 8% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
23%
Low-income (Pell)
21%
First-generation
21%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
664
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
27%
Housing charge (year)
$4,685
Meal plan (year)
$4,198
Application fee
$20
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
213 (111 men · 102 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)66
Baseball42
Basketball28
Softball25
Tennis19
Golf17
Volleyball16

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
7

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (3,696 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

2.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year2.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$8,752
$30–48k
$10,555
$48–75k
$11,919
$75–110k
$16,504
$110k+
$15,808

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$52,322

$11,919/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

53%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,914
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 53% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,914. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 438 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$40,118
Typical debt at graduation
$21,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
54%
Out-earn a HS grad
48%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$36,209
Men
$47,741

Men out-earn women by $11,532 (32%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
96°F
Winter low
28°F
Annual rain
34.2″
Annual snow
0.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lawton, OK US station (1.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.