Cheap Colleges in Oklahoma for Out-of-State Students
Out-of-state students pay between $7,951 and $27,377 a year in tuition and fees at the 26 public colleges and universities we rank in Oklahoma, a gap of $19,426 between the cheapest and the most expensive. This list ranks the non-resident price, not the in-state price.
The median public college charges nonresidents $11,547, $1,239 (10%) below the national median of $12,786 for public colleges. Residents pay a median of $6,417, so the typical out-of-state premium is only $5,131 here, a ratio of 1.8 to 1.
Redlands Community College ranks first at $7,951, ahead of Eastern Oklahoma State College ($8,384) and Southwestern Oklahoma State University ($8,499).
How this list is built
A college appears here only if it meets every condition below.
- Colleges considered
- All public colleges and universities, 4-year and 2-year (community colleges and state colleges included)
- Ranked by out-of-state tuition & fees, lowest first. Ties are broken by larger undergraduate enrollment, then by name.
- Main campuses only, with at least 60% of core data fields reported
- Main campus located in Oklahoma
- At least 500 undergraduate students enrolled (fall 2024)
- A reported out-of-state tuition & fees value (schools without one are not ranked)
- Schools that report no tuition or a $0 price are not ranked
- This page is published only when at least 15 schools qualify; Oklahoma has 26
- Data period
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: academic year 2024-25. Shown for public colleges only, because private colleges charge everyone the same price.
- In-state tuition and fees: full-time undergraduate sticker price, academic year 2024-25. Some community colleges report the in-district rate.
- Net price: average for students receiving aid, academic year 2023-24.
- Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who started in fall 2018 (4-year) or fall 2021 (2-year), finishing within 150% of normal time.
- Enrollment: undergraduate students, fall 2024.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
Showing all 26 qualifying schools. Select a column heading to re-sort the table.
| 1 | Redlands Community College El Reno, OK Public · 2-year | $7,951 | $5,385 | $5,964 | 34% | 946 |
| 2 | Eastern Oklahoma State College Wilburton, OK Public · 2-year | $8,384 | $4,947 | $10,830 | 29% | 964 |
| 3 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK Public · 4-year | $8,499 | $8,469 | $14,459 | 37% | 3,514 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell, OK Public · 4-year | $8,673 | $8,092 | $7,413 | 23% | 917 |
| 5 | Carl Albert State College Poteau, OK Public · 2-year | $9,098 | $4,380 | $14,607 | 42% | 1,308 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK Public · 4-year | $9,564 | $3,779 | $7,081 | 14% | 3,514 |
| 7 | Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK Public · 2-year | $9,720 | $3,792 | $6,288 | 28% | 12,228 |
| 8 | Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City, OK Public · 2-year | $9,810 | $4,059 | $4,739 | 24% | 9,758 |
| 9 | Western Oklahoma State College Altus, OK Public · 2-year | $9,954 | $5,586 | $7,267 | 32% | 815 |
| 10 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Miami, OK Public · 2-year | $11,363 | $5,213 | $11,001 | 29% | 1,720 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK Public · 4-year | $11,384 | $5,774 | $10,999 | 42% | 2,028 |
| 12 | Rose State College Midwest City, OK Public · 4-year | $11,407 | $5,030 | $12,148 | 20% | 4,953 |
| 13 | Murray State College Tishomingo, OK Public · 4-year | $11,430 | $7,230 | $12,844 | 27% | 1,786 |
| 14 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK Public · 4-year | $11,664 | $5,970 | $10,104 | 33% | 1,498 |
| 15 | Seminole State College Seminole, OK Public · 2-year | $11,790 | $5,460 | $14,628 | 35% | 1,086 |
| 16 | Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa, OK Public · 2-year | $12,202 | $5,083 | $5,625 | 44% | 1,941 |
| 17 | Langston University Langston, OK Public · 4-year | $14,616 | $6,863 | $11,504 | 17% | 1,742 |
| 18 | Rogers State University Claremore, OK Public · 4-year | $16,410 | $7,750 | $15,314 | 27% | 2,657 |
| 19 | Cameron University Lawton, OK Public · 4-year | $16,515 | $7,095 | $10,912 | 26% | 2,492 |
| 20 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK Public · 4-year | $16,740 | $7,530 | $8,039 | 32% | 3,018 |
| 21 | Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK Public · 4-year | $17,290 | $7,810 | $12,710 | 36% | 4,772 |
| 22 | East Central University Ada, OK Public · 4-year | $17,842 | $8,032 | $8,683 | 34% | 2,467 |
| 23 | University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK Public · 4-year | $19,704 | $8,818 | $18,309 | 37% | 10,170 |
| 24 | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK Public · 4-year | $20,190 | $9,000 | $6,624 | 41% | 941 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK Public · 4-year | $25,754 | $10,234 | $17,447 | 67% | 21,773 |
| 26 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK Public · 4-year | $27,377 | $9,797 | $15,300 | 75% | 22,734 |
How to compare these colleges
The ranked column is the out-of-state price. The in-state price is shown for comparison, and net price is the average for students who receive aid, measured mostly for in-state students at public colleges, so it is not a good guide to what a nonresident will pay. Many states cut the non-resident rate through regional exchange programs, reciprocity agreements or merit awards, and residency can change after a year of living in the state, so check each college's non-resident aid page before ruling a school out.
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