2025-2026
Accept rate
77.6%
- Applicants
- 29,195
- Admits
- 22,660
- Enrolled
- 6,229
- Yield
- 27.5%
University of Oklahoma received 29,195 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 77.6% of applicants; 6,229 admitted students enrolled (a 27.5% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 70.5% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1160–1310 on the SAT and 23–28 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $26,866, and the average need-based grant was $10,638.
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 29,195 | 22,660 | 6,229 | 77.6% | 27.5% |
| 2024-2025 | 24,893 | 19,069 | 5,593 | 76.6% | 29.3% |
| 2023-2024 | 22,157 | 17,097 | 5,198 | 77.2% | 30.4% |
| 2022-2023 | 21,548 | 15,712 | 4,683 | 72.9% | 29.8% |
| 2021-2022 | 17,318 | 14,760 | 4,582 | 85.2% | 31.0% |
| 2020-2021 | 15,451 | 12,883 | 4,422 | 83.4% | 34.3% |
| 2019-2020 | 15,672 | 12,602 | 4,523 | 80.4% | 35.9% |
| 2018-2019 | 15,811 | 12,283 | 4,385 | 77.7% | 35.7% |
| 2017-2018 | 15,744 | 11,552 | 4,473 | 73.4% | 38.7% |
| 2016-2017 | 14,519 | 10,228 | 4,198 | 70.5% | 41.0% |
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||