- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Otterbein University
Westerville, OHSuburb: largeZIP 43081Founded 1846
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1846
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.otterbein.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Otterbein University
Otterbein University is a private nonprofit university in Westerville, Ohio, with 2,157 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $20,189 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention80%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans51%
$20,189net price / year
84%admission rate
1220average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$59,196median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#825 of 1,704 for earnings#882 of 1,739 for lowest net price#651 of 1,738 for graduation rate#996 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
- $49,960tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $36,598
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $36,598
- Average net price
- $20,189national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,480
$30,001–48,000$15,092
$48,001–75,000$14,862
$75,001–110,000$18,412
$110,001+$27,524
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,262
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,196middle 50%: $41,718–$84,375
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$84,375
Median, Otterbein University$59,196
Lower quarter$41,718
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
- 2,157
- Part-time
- 4.3%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 45%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,630 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,946
- Endowment, end of year
- $127,686,133
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White69%
Hispanic5.4%
Black12%
Asian3.5%
Two or more races5.8%
U.S. nonresident0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
Unknown2.7%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management15%
Health professions15%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Education7.8%
Visual & performing arts7.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.7%
Psychology4.9%
Social sciences4.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 204936. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7109428.