Learner Success
Retention and Graduation Rates | Graduate and Job Placement Outcomes | Learner Demographics
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Retention and Graduation Rates
The UCO College of Business strives to continuously improve retention and graduation rates by providing exceptional support services to existing and prospective students, including tutoring and career development opportunities. Below are the retention and graduation rates for first-time freshmen and undergraduates at the rank of “junior” from 2014-2020.
- First Time, Full-Time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Students
- Junior Undergraduate Retention and Graduation
|
Fall Cohort |
Cohort Count |
Cont. to 2nd Yr. |
Cont. to 3rd Yr. |
Cont. to 4th Yr. |
Cont. to 5th Yr. |
Grad. in 6 Yrs. |
|
2014 |
338 |
51.2% |
46.4% |
43.8% |
42.0% |
38.8% |
|
2015 |
340 |
40.3% |
36.5% |
31.8% |
31.2% |
28.5% |
|
2016 |
390 |
50.5% |
44.1% |
40.0% |
37.9% |
35.1% |
|
2017 |
323 |
42.7% |
38.7% |
35.0% |
35.2% |
|
|
2018 |
265 |
50.2% |
46.4% |
43.4% |
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|
2019 |
314 |
47.1% |
43.5% |
|
Fall Cohort |
Cohort Count |
% Ret. 1 Yr. After JR Start |
% Ret. 2 Yrs. After JR Start |
% Grad. After 2 Yrs. |
% Ret. 3 Yrs. After JR Start |
% Grad. After 3 Yrs. |
% Ret. 4 Yrs. After JR Start |
% Grad. After 4 Yrs. |
|
2014 |
106 |
63.2% |
58.5% |
8.5% |
44.4% |
16.0% |
21.7% |
36.8% |
|
2015 |
173 |
64.7% |
62.4% |
5.2% |
31.8% |
34.1% |
11.6% |
54.3% |
|
2016 |
397 |
64.5% |
48.4% |
25.2% |
21.2% |
60.2% |
8.3% |
72.8% |
|
2017 |
424 |
63.4% |
44.4% |
27.8% |
11.4% |
60.0% |
6.4% |
66.7% |
|
2018 |
486 |
57.2% |
40.6% |
26.3% |
12.0% |
55.0% |
3.8% |
61.4% |
|
2019 |
504 |
57.7% |
40.9% |
24.6% |
15.0% |
53.0% |
|
|
|
2020 |
486 |
55.3% |
35.5% |
24.1% |
|
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|
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Graduate and Job Placement Outcomes
The UCO College of Business is committed to the post-graduation success of our students. We continuously collect and monitor graduate outcome data from our alumni and a summary of the data from Fall 2016 to Summer 2021 are as follows.
- Total number of graduates = 2,493
- Average undergraduate base salary* = $42,500
- Average graduate base salary* = $55,000
- Thirty-four percent (34%) of graduate survey respondents (N= 684, “yes”) were employed at or shortly after graduation; 92% of those employed were employed at full-time status.
- Twenty-three percent (23%) of students who had an National Student Clearinghouse report returned (N = 160) were enrolled in a program of continuing education; 9% of overall graduates (respondents and non-respondents) were enrolled in a program of continuing education.
*As a self-reported data point, some base salaries may also include 100% commission, part commission, or bonuses.
Some of the Companies Employing Our B.B.A. and B.S. Graduates
KPMG
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
Mercy Health
Merrill Lynch
Metro Shoe Warehouse
MidFirst Bank
NAICO
NBC Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
Oklahoma Environmental Services
Oklahoma Gas and Electric
Oklahoma Tax Commission
ONEOK, Inc.
Paycom
PGA of America
PLICO
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
Sonic Corporate
Sprint Corporation
State of Oklahoma
The Hertz Corporation
Tinker Air Force Base
Walmart Distribution Center
Allegiant Marketing Group
American Express
American Fidelity
Arledge & Associates, PC
Ben E. Keith
Bob Mills Furniture
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Citizens Bank
City of Edmond
Des Moines Golf and Country Club
Devon Energy Corporation
Ernst & Young
Eide Bailly LLP
Farmer's Insurance
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
FORVIS
Grant Thornton LLP
Gulfport Energy Corporation
Hobby Lobby Arts & Crafts Stores
HoganTaylor LLP
IBC Bank
IBM
INSURICA
INTEGRIS Health
Some of the Companies Employing Our MBA Graduates
MidFirst Bank
Nortek Air Solutions
Northrop Gumman
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma Council for Economic Education
Oklahoma Gas and Electric
Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group
Old Republic Title
OU Health
OU Health Sciences Center
Paycom
Petra Industries
Pratt & Whitney
Saxum
Spiers New Technologies Inc.
The Oklahoman
Tinker Air Force Base
Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust
United States Armed Forces
United States Department of Defense
AHS Staffing
Arvest Bank
AT&T
Bedrock Gas Solutions
BKD
Boeing
CACI
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Devon Energy Corporation
Ditch Witch
Eide Bailly LLP
Enable Midstream
Engelbach Roberts & Co. PLLC
Google
Hilti North America
INTEGRIS Health
JASCO
Kirkpatrick Bank
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
Mercy Health
Some of the Companies Employing Our MSBA Graduates
LexisNexis
LifeStance Health
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
Mercy Health Systems
Method Insurance
MidFirst Bank
OU Health Sciences Center
Paycom
Pinnacle Advertising
Pitney Bowes
Prairie Oak Partners
Protiviti
Sonic Corporate (Inspire Brands)
State of Oklahoma
Tata Consultancy Services
The Hertz Corporation
Tinker Air Force Base
Tronox
United States Armed Forces
Vitech Systems Group
Aditi LLC
Amazon
BMO Financial Group
Boeing
Chickasaw Nation
Chick-fil-A
Citizens Bank of Edmond
Computer-RX
Coop Ale Works
Core Logic, Inc.
Delaware Nation Industries
Department of Defense
Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal)
Elemica, Inc.
Federal Aviation Administration
FedEx Services
Ford Motor Company
Hill Country Health and Wellness Center
InsurTech
Learfield
Data sources: Graduating Student Survey and Graduate Outcomes Survey administered by the UCO Office of Institutional Assessment, UCO Data Warehouse and National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Learner Demographics
UCO is an institution that serves many first-generation learners, as they comprise 53% of our student population. Approximately 52.2% of students are first-time freshmen, with 45.3% coming via transfer and 2.5% classified as other. Most learners come to UCO from the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area (70.8%) and a total of 85.6% come from the State of Oklahoma. The average ACT score of learners at UCO is 21.7[1].
The College of Business Learner Demographics Dashboard presents undergraduate learner demographic data for undergraduate UCO College of Business students to compare with all University of Central Oklahoma students, city and county of Oklahoma City demographics, and the 7-county metropolitan statistical area demographics. The displayed data numbers reflect demographics in the following categories: first-generation, veteran, gender and students of color. The dashboard will be updated every five years to coincide with the AACSB re-accreditation cycle.
[1] 2018-2019 UCO Factbook was used for all data except the average ACT score. The average ACT was reported by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.