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Ohio University, Main is a public national university located in Athens, Ohio. Ohio University-Main Campus is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Ohio University-Main Campus is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $47,145 10 years after enrolling, 47th in Ohio, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Ohio University-Main Campus bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average. Ohio University-Main Campus is ranked 40th in Ohio.
Ohio University, Main’s median net annual cost of $23,831 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Ohio University-Main Campus sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Education, Marketing, Psychology, Comms & Media Studies, Business Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$23,831
Average years to graduate
4.6
Finance
Rank: #144
Economic score: 2.57
Mechanical Engineering
Rank: #226
Economic score: 2.69
Health & Fitness
Rank: #106
Economic score: 4.57
Journalism
Rank: #53
Economic score: 5.02
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #102
Economic score: 5.76
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #260
Economic score: 5.91
Broadcast & Digital Comms
Rank: #51
Economic score: 7
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: #158
Economic score: 7.5
Zoology
Rank: #5
Economic score: 8.12
Social Work
Rank: #200
Economic score: 8.65
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 6 graduate programs at Ohio University-Main Campus - Business Administration, Health Administrative Services, Health & Fitness, Education (subject specific), Registered Nursing, Public Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Electrical Engineering
Rank: #17
Economic score: 0.28
Civil Engineering
Rank: #28
Economic score: 0.3
Social Work
Rank: #22
Economic score: 0.43
English Language & Lit
Rank: #8
Economic score: 0.52
Economics
Rank: #14
Economic score: 0.57
Educ. Administration
Rank: #315
Economic score: 0.7
Music
Rank: #18
Economic score: 0.71
Communication disorder sciences
Rank: #147
Economic score: 0.84
Drama
Rank: #11
Economic score: 0.91
Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment
Rank: #168
Economic score: 2.72
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 66% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Ohio University-Main Campus is 6% higher than the state average, and 2% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Ohio University-Main Campus, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Ohio University-Main Campus graduates within 4.6 years.
Ohio University-Main Campus is in the bottom 25% 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 University, Main’s economic mobility score of 3.48 is calculated by adjusting the 8.49 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. Ohio University-Main Campus’s EMS of 3.48 ranks in the bottom 5% 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).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Ohio University, Main pays $23,831 a year, $6,933 less than the $30,764 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 $23,831
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Ohio University-Main Campus, 99% 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 $23,831 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 50% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,518. This is 4% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,890
Pell grants
$4,565
State grants
$2,376
Institutional grants
$6,714
Ohio University, Main offers 12 online bachelor programs, 4 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Ohio University-Main Campus offers 34 programs, 8 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
46
Hybrid programs
34
Percentage of programs online
18%
Ohio University, Main's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 89% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 21,733 applicants, of which 19,245 were admitted and 3,664 enrolled. Ohio University-Main Campus has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
77%
83%
Female
63%
59%
First time
63%
59%
In-state
86%
68%
1st generation
34%
35%
White
81%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%