Private nonprofitFour-year

College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO · Highest award: Bachelor's

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Net price (avg)
$6,100
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$22,320
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
63.7%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$41,592
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$33,734
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$22,320
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$22,320
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$8,800
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$8,760
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,150
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,0006,381
$30,001–48,0006,140
$48,001–75,0005,022
$75,001–110,0006,409
$110,001+10,426

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
63.7%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
62.8%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
90.2%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$36,507
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$41,592
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
Not reported
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
Not reported
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
Not reported
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
Not reported
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $41,592 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
12.0%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,118
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
20–25
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,444
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
14:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
32.7%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
49.2%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
0.0%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$37,573
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White85%
Hispanic5%
Black2%
Asian1%
Two or more races4%
Nonresident / international2%

Other Four-year institutions in MO

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
A T Still University of Health SciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Aquinas Institute of TheologyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Arizona College of Nursing-St LouisNot reportedNot reported$34,657
Avila UniversityNot reported52.4%$52,773
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingNot reportedNot reported$84,393
Bolivar Technical CollegeNot reported91.7%Not reported
Bryan UniversityNot reported89.6%$28,725
Calvary UniversityNot reported52.2%$45,421
Central Christian College of the BibleNot reported21.9%$34,675
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesNot reported0.0%$48,991
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesNot reported51.2%$48,991
Chamberlain University-MissouriNot reported100.0%$92,405

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services.$60,422$76,194Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$60,192$88,910Not reported
Agricultural Business and Management.$49,360$66,647Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$47,665$68,257Not reported
Psychology, General.$44,659$50,706Not reported
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$44,554$63,560Not reported
Animal Sciences.$42,296$49,634Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$32,583$51,389Not reported
Graphic Communications.Not reported$43,283Not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General.Not reported$92,374Not reported
Computer Science.Not reported$107,009Not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services.Not reported$47,668Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Not reported$47,382Not reported
Engineering, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,000Not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Not reported$48,568Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.Not reported$48,842Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10