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Rose State College Data & Information Overview

80 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
14% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Rose State College Ranked?

#1,586 Best Colleges in Nation
#20 Best Colleges in OK
Security Science and Technology Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Rose State College was awarded 80 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is security science and technology.

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Overall Quality

RSC is ranked #1,586 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when RSC held the #1,830 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

RSC also holds the #20 spot on the Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into RSC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Since Rose State College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.

Learn more about Rose State College admissions.

Rose State College Faculty

21 to 1 Student to Faculty
38% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Rose State College is 21 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

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Rose State College is 38%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  38 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Rose State College

50% 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 Rose State College this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  50 out of 100
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100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Rose State College.

Rose State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,450 Full-Time Undergraduates
46.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
62.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,722 undergraduates at RSC with 2,450 being full-time and 4,272 being part-time.

How Much Does Rose State College Cost?

$9,204 Net Price
14% Take Out Loans
$18,348 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of RSC is $9,204. 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 RSC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$8,156 $8,338 $10,343 $11,947 $12,612

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 RSC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At RSC, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $4,587 a year. That adds up to $18,348 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RSC is 13.7%. 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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How Much Money Do RSC Graduates Make?

$35,543 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from RSC make about $35,543 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 16% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Rose State College

Oklahoma State
2,450 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, Rose State College is a public institution. Midwest City is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for RSC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 6420 S E 15Th, Midwest City, OK 73110-2799
Phone: 405-733-7673
Website: https://www.rose.edu/

Rose State College Majors

44 Majors With Completions
734 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Rose State College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at RSC

56% Take At Least One Class Online
29% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 3,857 students took at least one online class at Rose State College. This is an increase from the 3,783 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 3,857 1,972
2019-2020 3,783 1,597
2018-2019 3,529 1,408
2017-2018 3,320 1,352
2016-2017 3,214 1,166

Learn more about online learning at Rose State 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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