Ozark Christian College

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$14,550
6.36% growth from 2022
2023 Average Net Price
$17,968
After Financial Aid
2021 Default Rate
0%
on Student Loans
2023 Acceptance Rate
98.2%
277 Applicants
2023 Enrolled Students
701
71.6% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
57.4%
58 Graduates

About

Ozark Christian College is a higher education institution located in Jasper County, MO. In 2023, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Ozark Christian College were Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries (47 degrees awarded), Biblical Studies (21 degrees), and Youth Ministry (11 degrees).

In 2023, 136 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Ozark Christian College. 44.1% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 55.9% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (115 degrees), 14.4 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (8 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Ozark Christian College is $14,550, which is $−614 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,164).

In 2021 the default rate for borrower's at Ozark Christian College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 191 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Ozark Christian College is $14,550, which is $614 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,164).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $17,968.

In 2023, 93% of undergraduate students attending Ozark Christian College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 56% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$14,550
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Ozark Christian College was $14,550. The cost of tuition at Ozark Christian College is $−614 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,164).

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Average Net Price

$17,968
2023 Value
2.07%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Ozark Christian College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $17,968. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Ozark Christian College grew by 2.07%.

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Other Student Expenses

$7,374
Room and Board
$800
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Ozark Christian College was of $7,374 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 4.73% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $800. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

93%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
56%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

93% of undergraduate students at Ozark Christian College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 1.06% with respect to 2022, when 94% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

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0%
2021 Default Rate
0
Number of Defaults

In 2021 the default rate for borrower's at Ozark Christian College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 191 total borrowers.

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Admissions

Ozark Christian College received 277 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 26.5% annual growth. Out of those 277 applicants, 272 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 98.2% acceptance rate.

There were 701 students enrolled at Ozark Christian College in 2023. 19% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Ozark Christian College has an overall enrollment yield of 53.7%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

98.2%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
272
Accepted Out of 277

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Ozark Christian College was 98.2% (272 admissions from 277 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 94.4%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants declined by 26.5%, while admissions declined by 23.6%.

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SAT Scores

19%
Submission Percentage (2019)
35
Scores Submitted (2019)

19% of enrolled first-time students at Ozark Christian College in 2019 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Ozark Christian College had a total enrollment of 701 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Ozark Christian College is 502 students and the part-time enrollment is 199. This means that 71.6% of students enrolled at Ozark Christian College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Ozark Christian College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 83.7% White, 5.28% Hispanic or Latino, 4.14% Two or More Races, 1.85% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.71% Black or African American, 1.14% Asian, and 0.143% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Ozark Christian College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (46.1%), followed by White Female (37%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (3.02%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

71.6%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Ozark Christian College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 701 students. The full-time enrollment at Ozark Christian College is 502 and the part-time enrollment is 199. This means that 71.6% of students enrolled at Ozark Christian College are enrolled full-time compared with 70.4% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Retention Rate over Time

77%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Ozark Christian College was 77%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (73%), Ozark Christian College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    587 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    37 enrolled students
  3. Two or More Races
    29 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Ozark Christian College is 83.7% White, 5.28% Hispanic or Latino, 4.14% Two or More Races, 1.85% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.71% Black or African American, 1.14% Asian, and 0.143% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 41.6% White, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.5% Black or African American.

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Graduates

In 2023, 16 fewer women than men received degrees from Ozark Christian College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Ozark Christian College is white (115 degrees awarded). There were 14.4 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (8 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Ozark Christian College is Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries (47 degrees awarded), followed by Biblical Studies (21 degrees) and Youth Ministry (11 degrees).

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Ozark Christian College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Theology (136 degrees awarded).

Common Jobs by Major

Clergy
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Ozark Christian College are Clergy (75,482 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (8,918 people), Other managers (7,258 people), Education administrators (4,917 people), and Secondary school teachers (4,604 people).

The most specialized majors at Ozark Christian College in 2023 are Theology (136 degrees awarded) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Ozark Christian College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Dentists

The most specialized majors at Ozark Christian College are Theology (136 degrees awarded) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

Religious organizations
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Ozark Christian College are Religious organizations (81,639 people), Elementary & secondary schools (23,585 people), uninformed (19,909 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (11,628 people), and Construction (8,943 people).

The most specialized majors at Ozark Christian College are Theology (136 degrees awarded) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Ozark Christian College.
Most Common (2023)
  1. Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries
    47 degrees awarded
  2. Biblical Studies
    21 degrees awarded
  3. Youth Ministry
    11 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Ozark Christian College was Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries with 47 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

76
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2023
60
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2023

In 2023, 76 degrees were awarded to men at Ozark Christian College, which is 1.27 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (60).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 40 degrees were awarded to men at Ozark Christian College in Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries, which is 1.38 times more than the 29 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 29 degrees were awarded to men at Ozark Christian College in Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries, which is 0.725 times less than the 40 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

26%
100% Completion Time
59%
150% Completion Time

In 2023, 26% of students graduating from Ozark Christian College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 59% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 60% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Hispanic or Latino Male
Highest Graduation Rate (66.7%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Ozark Christian College is Male and Hispanic or Latino (66.7% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1.72% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    115 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    8 degrees awarded
  3. Two or More Races
    5 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Ozark Christian College is white (115 degrees awarded). There were 14.4 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (8 degrees).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Male
    63 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    52 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    6 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Ozark Christian College is white male (63 degrees awarded). There were 1.21 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (52 degrees).

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Operations

Ozark Christian College has an endowment valued at nearly $5.08M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 856k (16.9%) compared to the 1.93% average return (240k on 12.4M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2023, Ozark Christian College had a total salary expenditure of 12.6M. Ozark Christian College employs 22 Professors. Most academics at Ozark Christian College are Male Professor (20), and Female Professor (2).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Ozark Christian College are: Management, with 22 employees, Service, with 15 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 14 employees.

Endowment

$5.08M
2023 Endowment
1.73%
growth from 2022

Ozark Christian College has an endowment valued at about $5.08M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Ozark Christian College grew 1.73% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $7.37M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$5.95M
2023 Salaries
2.5%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Ozark Christian College paid a median of $5.95M in salaries, which represents 47.3% of their overall expenditure ($12.6M) and a 2.5% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 5.05% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 4.43% growth between 2020 and 2021.

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Instructional Salaries

$1.26M
Instructional Salaries
22
Number of Employees

In 2023, Ozark Christian College paid a total of $1.26M to 22 employees working as instructors, which represents 21.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $208k (5.9%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Occupations by Share

Professor
Most Common Instructor
22 Employees
Management
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
22 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Ozark Christian College was Professor with 22 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Ozark Christian College were Management with 22 employees, Service with 15 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 14 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Male Professor
  2. Female Professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Ozark Christian College was Male Professor with 20 employees, and Female Professor with 2 employees.

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