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Northern Oklahoma College Data & Information Overview

2 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
6% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Northern Oklahoma College Ranked?

#2,000 Best Colleges in Nation
#29 Best Colleges in OK
Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In 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.

Northern Oklahoma College was awarded 2 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Northern Oklahoma College as #2,000 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Northern Oklahoma College held the #2,098 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Northern Oklahoma College is also ranked #29 out of 32 schools in Oklahoma.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Northern Oklahoma College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into Northern Oklahoma College, 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.

Learn more about Northern Oklahoma College admissions.

Northern Oklahoma College Faculty

19 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Northern Oklahoma College is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 Northern Oklahoma College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Northern Oklahoma College

51% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

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 Northern Oklahoma College this rate is 51%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  51 out of 100
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100

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Northern Oklahoma College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,381 Full-Time Undergraduates
40.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,374 undergraduates at Northern Oklahoma College with 1,381 being full-time and 1,993 being part-time.

How Much Does Northern Oklahoma College Cost?

$6,872 Net Price
24% Take Out Loans
$22,236 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Northern Oklahoma College is $6,872. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Northern Oklahoma College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$5,443 $6,083 $8,731 $10,670 $11,091

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 Northern Oklahoma College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 Northern Oklahoma College, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $5,559 a year. That adds up to $22,236 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northern Oklahoma College is 6.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Northern Oklahoma College Graduates Make?

$37,124 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Northern Oklahoma College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $37,124 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 13% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Northern Oklahoma College make the most money.

Location of Northern Oklahoma College

Oklahoma State
1,381 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, Northern Oklahoma College is a public institution. Tonkawa is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

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Contact details for Northern Oklahoma College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1220 E Grand Ave, Tonkawa, OK 74653
Phone: 580-628-6200
Website: www.noc.edu/

Northern Oklahoma College Majors

24 Majors With Completions
606 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Northern Oklahoma College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Northern Oklahoma College

55% Take At Least One Class Online
24% Take All Classes Online

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, 1,651 students took at least one online class at Northern Oklahoma College. This is a decrease from the 1,715 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,651 727
2019-2020 1,715 759
2018-2019 1,993 605
2017-2018 1,920 577
2016-2017 1,791 530

Learn more about online learning at Northern Oklahoma College.

Notes and References

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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