- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OHTown: distantZIP 45701Founded 1804
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1804
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 6
- Website
- www.ohio.edu
- Member of
- APLU
OhioPublic
Ohio University-Main Campus
Ohio University-Main Campus is a public university in Athens, Ohio, with 19,633 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 65% within six years and costs $20,666 a year after aid.
65%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention84%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans48%
$20,666net price / year
85%admission rate
1212average SAT
65%graduate in 6 years
$61,938median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,475median debt
#692 of 1,704 for earnings#916 of 1,739 for lowest net price#518 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,010 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $31,615tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,582
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,796
- Average net price
- $20,666national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,142
$30,001–48,000$14,643
$48,001–75,000$16,141
$75,001–110,000$22,188
$110,001+$24,609
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1212
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–640
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college65%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 65%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,356
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,938middle 50%: $39,697–$92,013
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,475
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,013
Median, Ohio University-Main Campus$61,938
Lower quarter$39,697
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 19,633
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 23.7
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,814 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,470
- Endowment, end of year
- $779,546,455
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White82%
Hispanic4.9%
Black5.2%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.8%
27 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions25%
Business & management17%
Communication & journalism8.5%
Psychology5.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.6%
Social sciences4.6%
Engineering4.2%
Visual & performing arts4.0%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Ohio
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | $20,294 | 51% | $51,178 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | $29,447 | 81% | $63,814 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH | $21,453 | 66% | $52,269 |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | $16,406 | 58% | $55,537 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | $24,917 | 75% | $60,832 |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | $13,072 | 53% | $51,221 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | $21,504 | 68% | $67,894 |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | $19,890 | 70% | $67,143 |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | $20,004 | 70% | $67,963 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA | $19,286 | 68% | $64,338 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | $22,247 | 68% | $66,947 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL | $22,758 | 62% | $72,098 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 204857. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1075339.