OSU named among Great Value Colleges

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Oklahoma State University has earned a place on a list of “50 Great Affordable Colleges in the Midwest” by the website greatvaluecolleges.net, which uses several indicators, from academic to financial,  to “help students get the best possible value for their money.

OSU is 10th in net price for public universities. The website also points to the university’s classification by the Carnegie Foundation as a school with high research activity as well as a commitment to fitness that’s exemplified by the slogan “America’s Healthiest Campus.” The website also notes “bookworms won’t be disappointed; the nearly 90 academic programs cover every conceivable interest from aerospace to veterinary studies.”

The Great Value College rankings are based on eight indicators as well as a college’s Forbes ranking and a net price factor that must be under $22,000 for a typical year of college. The website put the net price (cost minus financial aid) for attending OSU at $14,415 and Forbes ranked it 369 out of the 650 colleges on its list for 2014. Other specific indicators the website uses to determine rankings, include: six-year graduation rate, freshmen retention rate, student-to-faculty ratio, percentage of classes taught by teaching assistants, average entrance ACT score, number of campus organizations, and number of academic programs.

For more, go to http://www.greatvaluecolleges.net/affordable/midwest-us/