BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

University of Northwestern Ohio

Lima, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·unoh.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
+26.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,525
peer median 924
Avg net price
$20,609
+$1.9k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
54%+26.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
25%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
Full-time retention
61%

Pell equity

11.0pp gap
Pell recipients
48%
Non-Pell
59%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-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 33 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 20 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
33
Passing
13
39.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

33programs
  • Passing13 · 39.4%
  • No Data20 · 60.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
7
No data
20

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.

13
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+2.3%
$35,625 vs $34,808
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+12.4%
$39,122 vs $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+16.3%
$40,469 vs $34,808
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.8%
$40,653 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+19.0%
$41,418 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+19.5%
$71,831 vs $60,112
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+40.8%
$49,026 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+49.5%
$52,038 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+2.3%
+$817

Debt vs earnings

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

13
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
71%
$28,625 debt · $40,469 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
63%
$31,000 debt · $49,026 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
60%
$31,000 debt · $52,038 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
58%
$23,500 debt · $40,653 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
54%
$39,069 debt · $71,831 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
53%
$29,677 debt · $56,392 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
41%
$14,501 debt · $35,625 earn
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
36%
$14,167 debt · $39,122 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1987Next review Aug 2026

Action history · 1

  1. Jun 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$14,846
$30–48k$15,663
$48–75k$20,739
$75–110k$23,219
$110k+$23,493

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,609
+$1,908vs Baccalaureate median $18,701
Federal loans
60.6%
In-state tuition
$12,930
Out-of-state
$12,930

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,173 students received $6.4M in Pell grants, alongside $11.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,173
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.4M
$6,382,756 total
Direct Loans
$11.0M
2,811 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.2M
1,079 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.3M
1,433 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$402K
21 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.2M
278 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 1,352 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (2.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.5%
+0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,352
Defaulted
34
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.4%
2017
14.5%
2018
12.0%
2019
2.5%
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 UNOH

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs30
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

955 total completions
01Mechanic
67070.2%
02Business
12112.7%
03Agriculture
707.3%
04Engineering Tech
343.6%
05Parks/Recreation
192.0%
06Health Professions
181.9%
07Computer Sciences
151.6%
08Security/Protective
60.6%
09Legal Professions
10.1%
10Liberal Arts
10.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,525
12-mo unduplicated
3,175
Undergraduate
3,128
Graduate
47

Gender split

Men
83%2,622
Women
17%553

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.4%
Hispanic
5.8%
Black
4.5%
Non-resident
4.5%
Unknown
3.5%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
373
237 M · 136 W
Women athletes
36.5%
Athletic aid
$1.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$4.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$898K
$867K
Recruiting expense
$23K
$8K
Head-coach salaries
$45K
$42K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Soccer
58 M · 33 W
$859K
Baseball
87 M ·
$708K
Basketball
43 M · 13 W
$518K
Softball
· 40 W
$482K
Bowling
27 M · 11 W
$218K
Volleyball
· 26 W
$267K

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
0.38
1 offenses · 2,615 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.731 yr ago0.38Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
9

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
Weapons01
Drugs031
Liquor02

Residence-hall fires

  • Sherwood Park2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Sherwood Park2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
24.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
84

UNOH vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UNOH 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
SubjectUniversity of Northwestern Ohio
54%2,525$20,609Baccalaureate
University of Rio Grande
36%2,258$29,541Baccalaureate
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
100%624$14,325Baccalaureate
Herzing University-Akron
0%94.6%393$20,320Baccalaureate
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
17%1,037$15,135Baccalaureate
St. Augustine College
20%810$17,082Baccalaureate
Peer group median28%94.6%924$18,701

Frequently asked questions about University of Northwestern Ohio

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UNOH.

What is the graduation rate at University of Northwestern Ohio?

University of Northwestern Ohio reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Northwestern Ohio?

University of Northwestern Ohio reports a total enrollment of 2,525 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Northwestern Ohio?

The average net price at University of Northwestern Ohio is $20,609 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is University of Northwestern Ohio located?

University of Northwestern Ohio is located in Lima, Ohio 45805.

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