East Central University
Ada, OK · Public four-year · Town: Remote
2,460undergraduates
58%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$9,355average net price per year
33%graduate in 6 years
57%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 1,161
- Admitted
- 761
- Admit rate
- 58%
- Admit rate, women
- 65%
- Admit rate, men
- 69%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 49%
- First-year students
- 370
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 3%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 435-515
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 500-540
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 100%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 16-22
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Not considered |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Essay or personal statement | Not considered |
| Class rank | Required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
35 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (10)
- Accounting Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded), Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Accounting and Finance Certificate (1-2 years) (10 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded), Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Certificate (1-2 years) (4 awarded)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, Other Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Certificate (1-2 years) (7 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded)
- Management Information Systems, General Certificate (1-2 years) (5 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Certificate (1-2 years) (3 awarded)
- Meeting and Event Planning Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (69 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (58 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (2)
- Human Services, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Social Work Bachelor's (33 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (2)
- Environmental Health Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (50 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (41 awarded)
Education (2)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (27 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (30 awarded)
- Information Technology Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (10 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Legal professions and studies (1)
- Legal Studies Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Social sciences (1)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- American Indian/Native American Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (13)
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's
- Educational/Instructional Technology Master's
- School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Management Science Master's
- Psychology, Other Master's
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General Master's
- Human Services, General Master's
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $8,032
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $17,542
- Housing and food on campus
- $7,752
- Books and supplies
- $1,590
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,066
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $21,440
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $30,950
- Total cost living at home
- $14,484
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $6,438 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $7,127 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $10,162 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $14,790 |
| Over $110,000 | $14,395 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 94%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 91%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $8,911
- Got a grant from the college
- 55%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,832
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 40%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 32%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,370
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 19%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 31%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 33%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 32%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 33%
- Transferred to another college
- 18%
- Came back for year two
- 57%
| Pell grant students | 31% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 48% |
| Neither | 27% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 248 | 39% |
| Men | 204 | 25% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 77 | 34% |
| Asian | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Black | 21 | 24% |
| Hispanic | 24 | 25% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 279 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 60% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 19 | 47% (small group) |
| International | 25 | 8% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 885 | 28% | 18% |
| Started here, part-time | 11 | 0% (small group) | 36% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 329 | 57% | 20% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 96 | 53% | 33% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 3,200
- Undergraduates
- 2,460
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,068
- Part-time undergraduates
- 392
- Graduate students
- 740
- Students per faculty member
- 16 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 77%
- From out of state
- 11%
- From other countries
- 12%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 23%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 25%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 5%
| Women | 61% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Black | 8% |
| Hispanic | 8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 51% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 5% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Remote
- Address
- 1100 E. 14th Street, Ada, OK, 74820-6999
- County
- Pontotoc County
- Part of
- Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.