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Ohio Northern University is a private regional college located in Ada, Ohio. Ohio Northern University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Ohio Northern University is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $72,235 10 years after enrolling, 3rd in Ohio, and in the top 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Ohio Northern University bachelor students earn 9% less than the national average. Ohio Northern University is ranked 5th in Ohio.
Ohio Northern University’s median net annual cost of $25,056 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Ohio Northern University sorted by number of graduates - Mechanical Engineering, Registered Nursing, Accounting, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Civil Engineering, Biology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$25,056
Average years to graduate
4.3
Electrical Engineering
Rank: #193
Economic score: 2.67
Industrial Engr. Tech
Rank: #33
Economic score: 2.83
Construction Mgmt.
Rank: #43
Economic score: 4.84
Marketing
Rank: #330
Economic score: 6.2
Quantitative methods Mgmt.
Rank: #80
Economic score: 7.05
Health & Fitness
Rank: #346
Economic score: 14.39
Education
Rank: #510
Economic score: 16.19
Criminal Justice
Rank: #374
Economic score: 17.43
Drama
Rank: #101
Economic score: 22.29
Psychology
Rank: #726
Economic score: 27.47
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Ohio Northern University - Accounting - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 75% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Ohio Northern University is 15% higher than the state average, and 27% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Ohio Northern University, Pell Grant recipients represent 23% of the measured graduating class, 12% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Ohio Northern University graduates within 4.3 years.
Ohio Northern University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Ohio Northern University’s economic mobility score of 18.18 is calculated by adjusting the 1.92 economic score of lower-income students by the 23% pell grant recipients within the student body. Ohio Northern University’s EMS of 18.18 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Ohio Northern University pays $25,056 a year, $25,819 less than the $50,875 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $25,056
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Ohio Northern University, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $25,056 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 66% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $14,357. This is 12% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$9,381
Pell grants
$4,509
State grants
$4,010
Institutional grants
$22,767
Ohio Northern University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 69% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,205 applicants, of which 3,586 were admitted and 738 enrolled. Ohio Northern University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
98%
83%
Female
42%
59%
First time
86%
59%
In-state
82%
68%
1st generation
24%
35%
White
78%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
1%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
16%
12%