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Orion Institute

Perrysburg, Ohio·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Great Lakes·oi.edu

Orion Institute has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 84% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 44 students, and 62 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
84%
—
Total enrollment
44
peer median 393
Avg net price
$27,750
+$9.5k vs peer
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About

Orion Institute, located in Northwest Ohio, was founded in 1997 originally as the Healing Arts Institute. It focuses on training in Massage Therapy and has expanded its programs to include Allied Health and Skilled Trades, emphasizing hands-on training and small class sizes.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
84%
Full-time retention
95%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
81%17 of 21
Non-Pell (all)
90%9 of 10
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%5 of 5
No Federal Aid
80%4 of 5

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data2 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2

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.

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$7,885 debt · $24,786 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2003Next review Feb 2027

Action history · 1

  1. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,329
$30–48k$28,241
$48–75k—
$75–110k$29,279
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$27,750
+$9,499vs peer median $18,251
Federal loans
76.1%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 45 students received $144K in Pell grants, alongside $188K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
45
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$144K
$143,602 total
Direct Loans
$188K
55 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$75K
30 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$113K
25 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 42 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (7.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.1%
+4.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
42
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.5%
2017
14.9%
2018
10.0%
2019
7.1%
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 Orion Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
44
12-mo unduplicated
62
Undergraduate
62
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
19%12
Women
81%50

Race / ethnicity composition

White
56.8%
Black
25.0%
Two or more
11.4%
Hispanic
4.5%
Unknown
2.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 60 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1

    Orion Institute vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Orion Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectOrion Institute
    		—Open admission44$27,750—
    American Institute of Alternative Medicine
    		—78.3%251$38,392—
    Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor
    		—Open admission115$18,251—
    Columbus State Community College
    		—Open admission28,081$8,400Community College
    Cuyahoga Community College District
    		—Open admission17,840$4,266Community College
    Davis College
    		—Open admission273$24,181Community College
    EHOVE Career Center
    		—Open admission398$22,773—
    Gerbers Akron Beauty School
    		—Open admission39$9,063—
    Hamrick School
    		—Open admission89$4,956—
    Heidelberg University
    		52%85.8%1,091$20,556Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Herzing University-Akron
    		0%94.6%393$18,934Baccalaureate
    Knox County Career Center
    		—Open admission126$16,879—
    Lakeland Community College
    		—Open admission4,358$7,606Community College
    Mercy College of Ohio
    		56%93.2%1,096$17,989—
    North Central State College
    		—Open admission2,553$4,687Community College
    Northern Institute of Cosmetology
    		—Open admission57$6,310—
    Ohio Media School-Cincinnati
    		—100.0%42$25,659—
    Ohio Media School-Valley View
    		—100.0%88$24,111—
    Owens Community College
    		—Open admission7,854$10,369Community College
    Professional Skills Institute
    		—83.1%395$20,721Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati
    		—Open admission129$20,018—
    Stark State College
    		—Open admission10,128$5,986Community College
    Stautzenberger College-Maumee
    		—Open admission586$21,756Community College
    Peer group median52%93.2%393$18,251

    Institutions like Orion Institute

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Orion Institute's comparison group.

    IPEDS
    • Ohio

      American Institute of Alternative Medicine

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      78.3%
      Enrollment
      251
      Net price
      $38,392
    • Ohio

      Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      115
      Net price
      $18,251
    • Community CollegeOhio

      Columbus State Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      28,081
      Net price
      $8,400
    • Community CollegeOhio

      Cuyahoga Community College District

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      17,840
      Net price
      $4,266
    • Community CollegeOhio

      Davis College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      273
      Net price
      $24,181
    • Ohio

      EHOVE Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      398
      Net price
      $22,773
    • Ohio

      Gerbers Akron Beauty School

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      39
      Net price
      $9,063
    • Ohio

      Hamrick School

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      89
      Net price
      $4,956
    • Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOhio

      Heidelberg University

      Grad rate
      52%
      Admit rate
      85.8%
      Enrollment
      1,091
      Net price
      $20,556
    • BaccalaureateOhio

      Herzing University-Akron

      Grad rate
      0%
      Admit rate
      94.6%
      Enrollment
      393
      Net price
      $18,934
    • Ohio

      Knox County Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      126
      Net price
      $16,879
    • Community CollegeOhio

      Lakeland Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,358
      Net price
      $7,606
    • Ohio

      Mercy College of Ohio

      Grad rate
      56%
      Admit rate
      93.2%
      Enrollment
      1,096
      Net price
      $17,989
    • Community CollegeOhio

      North Central State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,553
      Net price
      $4,687
    • Ohio

      Northern Institute of Cosmetology

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      57
      Net price
      $6,310
    • Ohio

      Ohio Media School-Cincinnati

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      42
      Net price
      $25,659
    • Ohio

      Ohio Media School-Valley View

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      88
      Net price
      $24,111
    • Community CollegeOhio

      Owens Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      7,854
      Net price
      $10,369
    • Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsOhio

      Professional Skills Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      83.1%
      Enrollment
      395
      Net price
      $20,721
    • Ohio

      Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      129
      Net price
      $20,018
    • Community CollegeOhio

      Stark State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      10,128
      Net price
      $5,986
    • Community CollegeOhio

      Stautzenberger College-Maumee

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      586
      Net price
      $21,756

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Orion Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Orion Institute.

    What is the acceptance rate at Orion Institute?

    Orion Institute has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Orion Institute?

    At Orion Institute, 84% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Orion Institute?

    Orion Institute reports a total enrollment of 44 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Orion Institute?

    The average net price at Orion Institute is $27,750 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Orion Institute located?

    Orion Institute is located in Perrysburg, Ohio 43551.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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