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College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, Missouri Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

College of the Ozarks is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Point Lookout, Missouri. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 1,454 students in fall 2024. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Christian.

College of the Ozarks offers bachelor's degrees across 96 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Early Childhood and Family Studies, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 317 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

90% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

1,454
Students enrolled
90%
First-year retention
317
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
96
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 96

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 7
Health Professions 7
Education 15
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 7
Visual and Performing Arts 13
Psychology 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Theology and Religious Vocations 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Engineering 1
Communication and Journalism 4
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Social Sciences 2
Communications Technologies 1
English Language and Literature 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
History 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 3
Engineering Technologies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
90%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
317

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,454
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,454
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,614
Full-time, 2024-25
99%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
86%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
14%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Christian
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Sooner Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Brad S. Johnson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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