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Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, Ohio·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·ohio.edu
6-yr Graduation
65%
+0.5pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
26,323
peer median 26,349
Avg net price
$20,413
+$1.5k vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
27,486
27,486 candidates competed
Admitted
23,360
85.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
4,489
19.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
65%+0.5pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
50%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
54%
Non-Pell
66%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 256 Title IV programs, 83 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 170 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
256
Passing
83
32.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
3
1.2% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.2%
+0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

256programs
  • Passing83 · 32.4%
  • No Data170 · 66.4%
  • Failing3 · 1.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
9
Safe
72
No data
170

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

86
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-25.3%
$25,999 vs $34,808
Social Sciences General
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
-7.8%
$52,250 vs $56,700
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
-4.3%
$33,312 vs $34,808
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+7.2%
$45,956 vs $42,885
English Language and Literature/Letters Other
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+8.6%
$37,785 vs $34,808
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Master's Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+11.7%
$51,822 vs $46,391
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+12.2%
$39,055 vs $34,808
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.9%
$40,330 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
-4.3%
$1,496

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

78
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
76%
$60,446 debt · $79,706 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
65%
$25,500 debt · $39,055 earn
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
64%
$26,000 debt · $40,479 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
62%
$41,000 debt · $66,552 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
61%
$32,295 debt · $53,128 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
61%
$27,000 debt · $44,593 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
60%
$66,890 debt · $112,051 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
60%
$27,000 debt · $45,346 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1913Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 21

Action history · 23

  1. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  2. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  3. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Feb 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Clinical doctoral program in Audiology
  5. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,075
$30–48k$14,933
$48–75k$18,808
$75–110k$22,093
$110k+$23,216

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$20,413
+$1,460vs R1 Research median $18,953
Federal loans
46.7%
In-state tuition
$13,746
Out-of-state
$24,114

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 7,357 students received $39.9M in Pell grants, alongside $164.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
7,357
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$39.9M
$39,939,320 total
Direct Loans
$164.3M
19,984 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

7k
20
6k
21
5k
22
6k
23
7k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$25.6M
6,573 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$37.8M
8,891 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$49.1M
2,137 loan awards
Parent PLUS$26.9M
1,675 loan awards
Grad PLUS$24.9M
708 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 8,482 borrowers who entered repayment, 103 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
8,482
Defaulted
103
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.5%
2017
6.7%
2018
5.1%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Ohio University-Main Campus

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs261
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

5,758 total completions
01Health Professions
2,17837.8%
02Business
1,00317.4%
03Education
4958.6%
04Communication
3956.9%
05Visual/Performing Arts
3295.7%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
2925.1%
07Engineering
2794.8%
08Psychology
2784.8%
09Biological Sciences
2644.6%
10Social Sciences
2454.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
26,323
12-mo unduplicated
28,654
Undergraduate
21,698
Graduate
6,956

Gender split

Men
38%10,865
Women
62%17,789

Race / ethnicity composition

White
81.8%
Black
5.0%
Hispanic
4.5%
Two or more
4.0%
Unknown
1.8%
Asian
1.6%
Non-resident
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
446
243 M · 203 W
Women athletes
45.5%
Athletic aid
$9.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$33.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$5.4M
$4.0M
Recruiting expense
$641K
$173K
Head-coach salaries
$291K
$109K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
127 M ·
$11.4M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
· 103 W
$1.2M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
· 42 W
$1.1M
Wrestling
37 M ·
$921K
Baseball
36 M ·
$1.1M
Basketball
14 M · 17 W
$5.3M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.07
50 offenses · 24,145 students

3-year trend

1.172 yrs ago1.811 yr ago2.07Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
125
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
92
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
5
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
5

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
14
Rape
11
Fondling
11
Aggravated assault
7
Burglary
5
Arson
2

By location

50total
  • On campus45
  • Non-campus4
  • Public property1

Includes 22 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
15
Dating violence
11
Stalking
29 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs1217
Liquor3176

Residence-hall fires

  • Read Hall1 fire
    OtherDamage $0-$99
  • Treudley Hall1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
953

Ohio University-Main Campus vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Ohio University-Main Campus selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectOhio University-Main Campus
65%26,323$20,413R1 Research
Kent State University at Kent
64%86.3%26,374$19,614R1 Research
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
75%85.3%45,026$23,156R1 Research
Ohio State University-Main Campus
88%60.6%61,443$18,292R1 Research
Wayne State University
58%81.2%23,803$14,773R1 Research
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
53%90.7%22,450$16,177R1 Research
Peer group median65%85.3%26,349$18,953

Frequently asked questions about Ohio University-Main Campus

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ohio University-Main Campus.

What is the graduation rate at Ohio University-Main Campus?

Ohio University-Main Campus reports a 6-year graduation rate of 65% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Ohio University-Main Campus?

Ohio University-Main Campus reports a total enrollment of 26,323 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Ohio University-Main Campus?

The average net price at Ohio University-Main Campus is $20,413 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Ohio University-Main Campus?

Ohio University-Main Campus's yield rate is 19.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Ohio University-Main Campus located?

Ohio University-Main Campus is located in Athens, Ohio 45701-2979.

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