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Hard Work U was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
College of the Ozarks has a very low acceptance rate of 21%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to Hard Work U just in case you don't make the cut.
About 8% of students accepted to Hard Work U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 623. Math scores were between 490 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At College of the Ozarks, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at College of the Ozarks is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
College of the Ozarks has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Hard Work U the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 58%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at College of the Ozarks.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,489 undergraduates at Hard Work U with 1,476 being full-time and 13 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,852 | $7,686 | $7,796 | $8,520 | $11,564 |
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 Hard Work U, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
See which majors at College of the Ozarks make the most money.
Get more details about the location of College of the Ozarks.
Contact details for Hard Work U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 Opportunity Avenue, Point Lookout, MO 65726-0017 |
| Phone: | 417-334-6411 |
| Website: | www.cofo.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/CollegeoftheOzarks |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/cofoHardWorkU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 29 | $36,271 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 20 | $30,951 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 19 | $24,936 |
| Nursing | 18 | $47,092 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 16 | $27,627 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 15 | $31,778 |
| General Psychology | 14 | NA |
| Accounting | 13 | $39,544 |
| Animal Science | 12 | NA |
| Marketing | 11 | NA |
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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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.