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After College of the Ozarks: graduation, pay and debt

Point Lookout, Missouri · Private · 1,444 undergrads

61% of College of the Ozarks students finish within six years and the typical student earns $47,246 ten years after starting.

The short answers

$47.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
61%
finish within six years.
41%
finish in four years.
90%
of first-years come back for year two.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
41%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
61%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
90%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
66%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
57%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
367
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
63%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
31%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
403
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
34%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,020
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$47,246
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
53%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Deadlines: cofo.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
  • Test rule: cofo.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers