Private nonprofit · Community college

Clary Sage College

Tulsa, Oklahoma · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$23,280
Avg net price
80%
Grad / completion
$28,954
Median earnings

Clary Sage College is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Tulsa, Oklahoma (large city setting), enrolling 415 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 415 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-most-populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma and the 48th-most populous city in the United States. Etvlwv ahassee means "old town" in the Muscogean language. In 1540, Hernando de Soto became the first European to visit and document the original Tulsa in the southeast. Tulsa culture is influenced by the nearby Southwest, Midwest, and Southern cultural regions, as well as a historical Native American presence. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
6 miles to Tulsa, OK
To the ocean
440 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Tulsa (TUL) · major hub

How Clary Sage College compares

Graduation rate80%

Higher than 76% · #20 of 67 in Oklahoma

First-year retention71%

Higher than 45%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$28,954

Higher than 28% · #46 of 61 in Oklahoma

Average net price$23,280

Cheaper than 22% · #56 cheapest of 62 in Oklahoma

Median debt at graduation$8,898

Lower than 67%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment415

Larger than 59%

Percentiles compare Clary Sage College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Oklahoma.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

415undergrads
  • Women31977%
  • Men9623%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White33%
  • Black15%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian3.6%
  • Other or multiracial37%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
415
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
65%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
43%
Median family income
$17,680
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$32,139

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

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$23,280

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
80%
First-year retention
71%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$26,891
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$28,954
Median debt at graduation
$8,898
Students with federal loans
64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
38%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
80%
Low-income (Pell)
66%
First-generation
68%

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
No
Application fee
$100

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
4.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (415 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.

2.0reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.7
Burglary
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

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
$21,490
$30–48k
$24,267
$48–75k
$24,479
$75–110k
$22,460
$110k+
$26,123

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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Clary Sage College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$28,954
Typical debt at graduation
$8,898
Debt vs. one year's pay
31%
Out-earn a HS grad
28%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 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
$28,101
Men
$34,385

Men out-earn women by $6,284 (22%) 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
94°F
Winter low
28°F
Annual rain
41″
Annual snow
8.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tulsa Intl AP, OK US station (5.8 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.