Impact
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By offering hundreds of majors, including programs that are among the most innovative in the nation.
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Nearly 40,000 students are enrolled at a RUSO institution.
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The RUSO 2010-11 graduating class will earn more than $20 billion in income over their lifetime.
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Our four-year institutions offer degrees ranging from education and pharmacy to forensic science, optometry and aviation.
![Solid investment](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/311dee_5c477b757dc74cab8ce4519923156f84~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_80,h_80,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/311dee_5c477b757dc74cab8ce4519923156f84~mv2.png)
The estimated return on investment for public higher education is $4.72 for every $1.00 of state funding.
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38% of all Oklahoma college graduates are from a regional university.
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Public higher education’s impact on Oklahoma’s economy is $9.22 billion annually and supports more than 85,000 Oklahoma jobs
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In addition to campuses and satellite locations around the state, RUSO campuses have or are in the process of placing nearly 80 complete degree programs online.
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Nearly 43 percent of regional university students graduate without any college debt—the eighth lowest debt average in the nation.
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The largest industries in Oklahoma are being addressed by regional institutions.
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In 2013, the average annual cost of attendance at a regional system university was $11,637 compared to $23,200 nationally as reported by CNN Money.
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RUSO universities began at or near statehood for teacher preparation.