After Southwestern Oklahoma State University: graduation, pay and debt
Weatherford, Oklahoma · Public · 3,514 undergrads
35% of Southwestern Oklahoma State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $53,203 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,889 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$53.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
35%
finish within six years.
20%
finish in four years.
68%
of first-years come back for year two.
$14.9k
median federal debt at graduation.
59%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
20%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
35%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
68%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
31%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
37%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
994
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
42%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
20%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,009
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
20%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,063
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$53,203
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$14,889
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,787
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,600
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
59%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers