Is Oklahoma test optional?

We haven't confirmed Oklahoma's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Oklahoma's acceptance rate?

77% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 19,069 of 24,893 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 107%, from 12,002 in 2015 to 24,893 in 2024, and Oklahoma's admit rate went from 78% to 77%.

What ACT score do you need for Oklahoma?

43% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 23–28, with a median of 25.76. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1160–1310 works out to about 23–28.

What GPA do you need for Oklahoma?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.64 high school GPA, and 30% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

How many students get off the waitlist at Oklahoma?

133 of the 2,116 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 6.3%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Oklahoma? (Middle 50%: 1160–1310)

First-year students at Oklahoma who sent an SAT scored 1160–1310, with a median of 1232.43 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Oklahoma admits 77% of applicants.

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · Norman, OK

Where your score lands at Oklahoma

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1160–1310, median 1232.43

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Oklahoma by the numbers

Admit rate: 77%
Middle 50% SAT: 1160–1310
Median SAT: 1232.43
About on the ACT: 23–28
Sent an SAT: 22%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Oklahoma admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 107%, from 12,002 in 2015 to 24,893 in 2024, and Oklahoma's admit rate went from 78% to 77%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	24,893	19,069	77%
2023	22,337	17,097	77%
2022	21,548	15,712	73%
2021	17,318	14,760	85%
2020	15,451	12,883	83%
2019	15,673	12,603	80%
2018	15,811	12,283	78%
2017	15,579	11,529	74%
2016	14,391	10,194	71%
2015	12,002	9,318	78%

In fall 2024, 5,593 of the 19,069 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Oklahoma

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1110Far reachHold
1110–1150ReachHold
1160–1230TargetHold
1240–1300TargetSend
1310 and upLikelySend

10001100120013001400

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Oklahoma SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	570	612.06	650
SAT total	1160	1232.43	1310
ACT composite	23	25.76	28

Of enrolled first-year students, 22% sent an SAT and 43% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.64; 100% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 30%; of new students who reported a rank

Oklahoma waitlist

Waitlist

3,117 applicants were offered a spot, 2,116 took it, and 133 were admitted from it.

6.3%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Oklahoma cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $15,300; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 75%
Median earnings: $63,126; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 25,321

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Oklahoma

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

More colleges in Oklahoma

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Sources

Oklahoma Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Oklahoma website
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Updated Nov 9, 2026. Spot a number that's off? Email support@tryashore.com and we'll check it against the source.

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1160–1310, and the median was 1232.43. At 1232.43 or higher you're above half of them. Oklahoma admits 77% of applicants.

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