College Viability Inspection Report

Rogers State University

Oklahoma · Public

Rogers State University is a public institution in Oklahoma, enrolling 2,410 students as of 2024. It graduates 20% of students in four years, returns 70% of freshmen for a second year, and costs an average of $15,314 a year after grants and scholarships. Of the 9 inspection checks that could be evaluated, 6 are flagged: Retention, Graduation, Equity Gap, Enrollment, Endowment, and Price vs. Outcomes. This report benchmarks Rogers State University's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.

Rogers State University Inspection Flags

Student Outcomes
Financial Health
Value for Your Money

Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.

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College Viability
Data Summary

Rogers State University — All Reported Indicators

Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for Rogers State University. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.

Student Outcomes

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Four-Year Graduation Rate20.0%+11.1%19th
Six-Year Graduation Rate31.0%-6.1%14th
Full-Time Retention Rate70.0%+7.7%30th
Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate22.1%-9.2%11th
Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap19.5pp+21.3%88th
Pell Share of Cohort56.0%+57.1%79th

Financial Health

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Revenue-to-Expense Ratio1.05×-2.0%42nd
Total FTE Enrollment2,410-10.9%62nd
Endowment Value$19.7M+20.2%29th
Net Assets (End of Year)$33.1M+76.2%29th

Value for Money

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Instructional Spending %27.0%-5.2%26th
Student Support Spending %11.2%+10.8%43rd
Administrative Spending %8.8%-0.2%13th
Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio4.31×-0.8%81st
Average Net Price$15,314+14.5%34th
Net Price: $0-30K Income$13,714+12.0%50th
Net Price: $30K-48K Income$14,130+21.3%50th
Net Price: $48-75K Income$15,125+1.1%43rd
Net Price: $75K-110K Income$17,978-0.2%37th
Net Price: $110K+ Income$19,675+5.3%26th

Inspection Flags

FlagSectionStatus
Retention Below 80%
Rogers State University's retention rate fell below 80% in 5 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50%
Rogers State University's 4-year graduation rate fell below 50% in 5 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points
Rogers State University's Pell graduation gap exceeded 10 percentage points in 4 of 5 eligible years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0
Rogers State University's ratio stayed at or above 1.0 in all 5 reported years — ending at 1.05× in 2024.
Financial HealthCleared
Enrollment Declined 5% or More
Rogers State University's total enrollment fell from 2,705 to 2,410 students between 2020 and 2024 (-10.9%) — a decline of 5% or more.
Financial HealthTriggered
Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15%
Rogers State University's endowment is $19.7M, under the $50 million threshold. A smaller endowment leaves less cushion for scholarships and for tough budget years, even though it grew +20.2% over the period.
Financial HealthTriggered
High Cost, Low Completion
Rogers State University costs less than the national median AND graduates students at below-median rates — only one of two conditions is met.
Value for MoneyCleared
Spending on Students Below the National Median
Rogers State University spends $4.31 on instruction and student support per $1 of admin in 2024 — at or above the national median of $2.75 in every reported year.
Value for MoneyCleared
Rising Price, Falling Outcomes
Both conditions were met: Rogers State University's net price rose while the 6-year graduation rate declined between 2020 and 2024 — a prompt to ask whether tuition increases are translating into stronger student outcomes.
Value for MoneyTriggered