by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Cameron University was awarded 29 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
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Cameron University landed the #2,098 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Cameron University held the #2,161 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 32 colleges in Oklahoma, Cameron University is ranked at #32.
If you are worried about getting into Cameron University, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Cameron University is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Cameron University is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Cameron University this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 10% for first-time, full-time students at Cameron University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,459 undergraduates at Cameron University with 2,304 being full-time and 1,155 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,103 | $5,854 | $11,000 | $13,636 | $14,284 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Cameron University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Cameron University, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $5,642 a year. That adds up to $22,568 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Cameron University is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Cameron University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2800 West Gore Blvd, Lawton, OK 73505-6377 |
| Phone: | 580-581-2200 |
| Website: | https://www.cameron.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/CameronUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/CameronNews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 52 | $22,918 |
| Business Administration & Management | 47 | $28,335 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 43 | $35,221 |
| Health & Physical Education | 40 | $34,064 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 28 | $26,629 |
| General Biology | 28 | $34,701 |
| Music | 26 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 18 | NA |
| General Agriculture | 18 | NA |
| Accounting | 16 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 2,539 students took at least one online class at Cameron University. This is a decrease from the 3,020 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,539 | 784 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,020 | 911 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,023 | 515 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,541 | 676 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,760 | 371 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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