College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 1,444 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 12%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $13,114per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 63%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $47,24610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Every student works on campus 15 hours a week, plus two 40-hour work weeks each school year.
The college doesn't participate in federal, state or private student loan programs.
Every full-time student receives a Tuition Assurance scholarship, which guarantees that students do not pay tuition for academic coursework.
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 12%About 1 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1050–1220Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 20–25Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $13,114full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $35,102sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $24,420Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 63%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 90%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $47,24610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,444Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 65%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 33%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Drury University Springfield, MO — admits 58%
- Evangel University Springfield, MO — admits 72%
- Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO — admits 70%
- William Jewell College Liberty, MO — admits 38%
Also worth a look
- Grinnell College Grinnell, IA — admits 15%
- Davidson College Davidson, NC — admits 13%
- Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME — admits 7%
- Williams College Williamstown, MA — admits 8%
- Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA — admits 7%
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY — admits 21%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for College of the Ozarks, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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