Affordable Colleges in Oklahoma
All 38 colleges in Oklahoma, ordered by average net price — what students actually pay per year after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price on the brochure.
The most affordable is Oklahoma City Community College at about $4,739 a year; the costliest here is Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology at $29,776. A typical Oklahoma school on this list lands near $12,844.
Cheapest first, that means Oklahoma City Community College, Northern Oklahoma College and Redlands Community College. A low average is not a low bill for everyone — aid depends on your family's income — but it is the right place to start looking.
Narrow it down
- Most Affordable Community Colleges in Oklahoma12 community colleges · from $4,739/yr
- Most Affordable Public Universities in Oklahoma15 public universities · from $6,624/yr
- Affordable Private Colleges in Oklahoma10 private colleges · from $15,000/yr
Every college in Oklahoma, cheapest first · 38
Ranked by average net price per year after grants and scholarships — the figure beside each name, with the share of students on federal Pell grants where the school reports it. Schools that report no net price are listed last.
- Oklahoma City Community College
- Northern Oklahoma College
- Redlands Community College
- Tulsa Community College
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
- Western Oklahoma State College
- Oklahoma Panhandle State University
- Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- East Central University
- Northwestern Oklahoma State University
- Connors State College
- Eastern Oklahoma State College
- Cameron University
- Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
- Langston University
- Rose State College
- Northeastern State University
- Murray State College
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University
- Carl Albert State College
- Seminole State College
- University of Tulsa
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
- Rogers State University
- Randall University
- Mid-America Christian University
- Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
- University of Central Oklahoma
- Southwestern Christian University
- Oklahoma Baptist University
- Oklahoma Christian University
- Southern Nazarene University
- Oklahoma City University
- Oral Roberts University
- Oklahoma Wesleyan University
- Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Questions families ask
- What is the most affordable college in Oklahoma?
- By average net price — what students actually pay per year after grants and scholarships — it is Oklahoma City Community College at about $4,739 a year. That is an average across all students there; your own cost depends on your family's income, so check the school's net price calculator.
- What is the difference between sticker price and net price?
- Sticker price is the published tuition before any aid. Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted — not loans, which you pay back. Net price is usually far lower, and at expensive private colleges the gap can be tens of thousands a year, which is why every figure on this page is net price rather than tuition.
- How much does college in Oklahoma cost on average?
- Across the 38 colleges in Oklahoma that report a figure, the middle of the range is about $12,844 a year after aid, running from $4,739 to $29,776.
- Are community colleges cheaper in Oklahoma?
- On this data, yes. The typical two-year college in Oklahoma has a net price around $10,830 a year, against about $15,314 at the typical four-year school — a difference of roughly $4,484 a year. Credits often transfer, so two years at a community college can cut the cost of a four-year degree substantially.
- What does the Pell grant percentage mean?
- It is the share of undergraduates at that school receiving a federal Pell grant — need-based aid that does not have to be repaid. A higher share usually means the school enrols more students from lower-income families. Across the colleges listed here it runs from 9% to 68%, with a middle of about 37%. It is the only aid figure the Department of Education publishes per school, so it is the only one shown.
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