Whether it’s for cost, student experience or overall rating, these five Oklahoma schools were selected as part of the Wall Street Journal’s Top 500 colleges in the nation.
The list has five different categories, so which made the cut?
Best Overall College Ranking
No. 445 – University of Central Oklahoma
No. 428 – Oral Roberts University
No. 299 – University of Tulsa
No. 214 – Oklahoma State University, Main Campus
No. 142 – University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus
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Best Student Experience
This ranking is powered by one of the largest ever independent surveys of verified college students and recent graduates in the U.S. With campus facilities (63/100), community and social life (65), and diversity (89), Oral Roberts was named the 8th best school in the country for student experience.
No. 347 – University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus
No. 296 – Oklahoma State University, Main Campus
No. 151 – University of Central Oklahoma
No. 104 – University of Tulsa
No. 8 – Oral Roberts University
Best Salaries:
The WSJ/College Pulse Best Salaries ranking lists schools in order of their impact on graduates’ salaries and how this relates to the college’s cost.
No. 472 – Oral Roberts University
No. 384 – University of Central Oklahoma
No. 335 – University of Tulsa
No. 199 – Oklahoma State University, Main Campus
No. 174 – University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus
Social Mobility
The WSJ/College Pulse Social Mobility ranking lists colleges in order of how much they enhance their students’ social mobility. It rewards universities that take in the highest proportion of students coming from lower-income families while maintaining high graduation rates, having a positive impact on graduate salaries and minimizing the costs of attending the college.
No. 286 – University of Tulsa
No. 264 – University of Central Oklahoma
No. 189 – Oral Roberts University
No. 181 – University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus
No. 152 – Oklahoma State University, Main Campus
Best Value
The WSJ/College Pulse Best Value ranking lists schools in order of how quickly the difference between their graduates’ salaries and those of comparable high-school graduates pays back the average net price of four years of study–what we call “Years to pay off net price.”
No. 477 – Oral Roberts University
No. 402 – University of Tulsa
No. 400 – University of Central Oklahoma
No. 228 – University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus
No. 161 – Oklahoma State University, Main Campus. With an average net price of $14,505, Oklahoma State University was picked as the 161 best college for price.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: 5 Oklahoma colleges ranked on Wall Street Journal’s list of top schools
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