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The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education released its 2023 Employment Outcomes Report that revealed more college graduates are staying in Oklahoma. In 2023, 87% of graduates were working and living in Oklahoma one year after graduation, compared to 74% in the 2018 report. Five years after graduation, currently 75% still remain in the state, and in 2018 that figure was 65%.
The highest retention and employment rates are among graduates who were part of the Oklahoma Promise scholarship program, with 95% after one year and 84% after five years. Keeping homegrown talent is good for Oklahoma companies and economy.
– Staff report, The Oklahoma 100
