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Rogers State University

Claremore, Oklahoma · Fringe town

Admit rate
$15,314
Avg net price
29%
Graduation rate
$43,166
Median earnings

Rogers State University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Claremore, Oklahoma (fringe town setting), enrolling 2,657 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 2,657 undergradsFringe townNCAA Division II without footballCold winters

About Claremore, Oklahoma

Claremore is a city in and the county seat of Rogers County in northeastern Oklahoma, United States. Black Dog was the chief of a band that settled at Pasona, where Claremore later developed. He shared power with chiefs Clermont (or Claremore), and Pawhuska. The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! is set in Claremore and the surrounding area, in 1906 (the year before Oklahoma became a state); it was based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by playwright Lynn Riggs, who grew up on a farm in the Claremore area. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
23 miles to Tulsa, OK
To the ocean
450 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Tulsa (TUL) · major hub

How Rogers State University compares

Graduation rate29%

Higher than 11% · #19 of 22 in Oklahoma

First-year retention70%

Higher than 30%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,166

Higher than 20% · #19 of 23 in Oklahoma

Average net price$15,314

Cheaper than 71% · #11 cheapest of 22 in Oklahoma

Median debt at graduation$20,500

Lower than 72%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment2,657

Larger than 65%

Percentiles compare Rogers State 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

2,794students
  • Undergraduate2,65795%
  • Graduate1375%

Undergraduates by gender

2,657undergrads
  • Women1,66663%
  • Men99137%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White51%
  • Black4.5%
  • Hispanic9.3%
  • Asian2.7%
  • Other or multiracial32%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,657
Graduate enrollment
137
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
43%
Students over 25
24%
Median family income
$32,701
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$57,843
Endowment
$19,710,242

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 442 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Oklahoma95%
  • Other U.S. states3.3%
  • International1.4%

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

1% 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
$7,750
Out-of-state tuition
$16,410
Room & board
$9,882
Books & supplies
$800
Total cost of attendance
$21,064
Average net price
$15,314

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)
29%
Graduated on time (4 years)
19%
First-year retention
70%
Transferred to another college
21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,324
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,166
Median debt at graduation
$20,500
Students with federal loans
37%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
46%

About 10% 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
19%
Low-income (Pell)
18%
First-generation
17%

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
825
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
31%
Housing charge (year)
$6,935
Meal plan (year)
$3,760
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
339 (180 men · 159 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 (6)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)159
Soccer77
Basketball32
Baseball29
Golf21
Softball21

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (3,272 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.

1.0reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.7
Rape
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
$13,714
$30–48k
$14,130
$48–75k
$15,125
$75–110k
$17,978
$110k+
$19,675

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
$68,076

$15,125/year × about 4.5 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.

46%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,221
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 46% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,221. 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 410 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)
$43,166
Typical debt at graduation
$20,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
47%
Out-earn a HS grad
54%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.7 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
$39,534
Men
$48,895

Men out-earn women by $9,361 (24%) 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
92°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
45.9″
Annual snow
8.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Claremore 2 Ene, OK US station (3.1 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.