Public · Community college

Eastern Oklahoma State College

Wilburton, Oklahoma · Remote rural

14%
Transfer rate: $10,830
Avg net price: 27%
Grad / completion: $38,658
Median earnings

Eastern Oklahoma State College is a public associate-granting institution in Wilburton, Oklahoma (remote rural setting), enrolling 964 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 964 undergradsRemote ruralNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Wilburton, Oklahoma

Wilburton is a city in and the county seat of Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States. The community now known as Wilburton was originally established as a group of settlers living around Riddle's Station, a stop for the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach along the trail from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Fort Worth, Texas. Sycamore Springs Golf Course is a 9-hole, semi-private golf course opened in 1970. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Remote rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 93 miles to Tulsa, OK
To the ocean: 351 miles
Nearest airport: 62 miles to Fort Smith (FSM)

How Eastern Oklahoma State College compares

Graduation rate27%

Higher than 9% · #60 of 67 in Oklahoma

First-year retention57%

Higher than 19%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,658

Higher than 63% · #16 of 61 in Oklahoma

Average net price$10,830

Cheaper than 67% · #30 cheapest of 62 in Oklahoma

Median debt at graduation$11,900

Lower than 31%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment964

Larger than 72%

Percentiles compare Eastern Oklahoma State 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

Women64467%
Men32033%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White52%
Black5.7%
Hispanic3.9%
Asian0.6%
Other or multiracial38%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 964
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 44%
First-generation students: 53%
Students over 25: 23%
Median family income: $22,001
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $45,711
Endowment: $4,827,341

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 266 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Oklahoma85%
Other U.S. states10%
International4.9%

Most first-years stay in state — Eastern Oklahoma State College draws overwhelmingly from Oklahoma.

5% 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: $4,947
Out-of-state tuition: $8,384
Room & board: $7,340
Books & supplies: $4,400
Total cost of attendance: $18,546
Average net price: $10,830

Outcomes

Graduated: 27%
First-year retention: 57%
Transferred to another college: 14%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $32,427
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $38,658
Median debt at graduation: $11,900
Students with federal loans: 15%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 32%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 279
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 29%
Housing charge (year): $1,927
Meal plan (year): $3,990
Application fee: $15
Athletics: NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes: 132 (78 men · 54 women)

Varsity sports (4)

Soccer45

Baseball35

Softball27

Basketball25

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 2
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

Reported offenses in an average year

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

0.7reported offenses a year

0.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape

0.3

Fondling

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

$9,371

$30–48k

$9,169

$48–75k

$11,970

$75–110k

$15,179

$110k+

$18,069

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?

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

49%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,537

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 49% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,537. 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 231 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): $38,658
Typical debt at graduation: $11,900
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: 43%

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

$34,759

Men

$46,951

Men out-earn women by $12,192 (35%) 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: 30°F
Annual rain: 50.9″
Annual snow: 2.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilburton 9 Ene, OK US station (9.5 mi from campus).

What Eastern Oklahoma State College graduates study — and earn

Agriculture, GeneralAssoc.

54 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

54———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

51 grads— 1 yr$37k 5 yr$12k debt

51—$37,146$12,000 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

38 grads— 1 yr$75k 5 yr— debt

38—$75,254—Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

27 grads— 1 yr$36k 5 yr— debt

27—$35,623—Biology, GeneralAssoc.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Agricultural Business and ManagementAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———ForestryAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Psychology, GeneralAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCert.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———

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.