While our focus as a higher education system is on student success – and rightly so – degrees lift up more than the individuals who earn them. College graduates don’t just expand their own career potential; they form a stronger workforce, which boosts our state economy. In fact, every dollar of state appropriations invested in our public institutions generates $17.48 in economic output . When graduates stay and pursue careers here, it helps secure a more prosperous future for all of us.

According to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education ‘s 2024 Employment Outcomes Report , over 91% of Oklahoma residents and more than half of non-residents who graduate from a state system college or university are employed here one year after graduation. Five years after graduation,

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