About
The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) is a private university in Lima, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1920 and grants associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across more than 50 disciplines within five constituent colleges. As of fall 2023, the university had an enrollment of approximately 2,600 students.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
54%-0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Overall completion
54%-0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
25%
4-year graduation
25%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
Full-time retention
61%
Full-time retention
61%
Pell equity
11.7pp gap
Pell recipients
48%233 of 489
Non-Pell (all)
60%325 of 544
Subsidized loan, no Pell
59%141 of 238
No Federal Aid
60%184 of 306
Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.7-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.
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$35,625
$34,808
National HS Median
+2.3%
+$817
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
$39,122
$34,808
National HS Median
+12.4%
+$4,314
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
$40,469
$34,808
National HS Median
+16.3%
+$5,661
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
$40,653
$34,808
National HS Median
+16.8%
+$5,845
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
$41,418
$34,808
National HS Median
+19.0%
+$6,610
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
$71,831
$60,112
National BA Median
+19.5%
+$11,719
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
$49,026
$34,808
National HS Median
+40.8%
+$14,218
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
$52,038
$34,808
National HS Median
+49.5%
+$17,230
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.
Program
EP gap
Status
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+2.3%
+$817
Just passing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
$28,625
$40,469
71%
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
$28,625 debt · $40,469 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$31,000
$49,026
63%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$31,000 debt · $49,026 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$31,000
$52,038
60%
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$31,000 debt · $52,038 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$23,500
$40,653
58%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$23,500 debt · $40,653 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$39,069
$71,831
54%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$39,069 debt · $71,831 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$29,677
$56,392
53%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$29,677 debt · $56,392 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$14,501
$35,625
41%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$14,501 debt · $35,625 earn
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$14,167
$39,122
36%
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$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
- Jun 2016Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$21,807
+$753vs Baccalaureate median $21,054
Federal loans
58.4%
In-state tuition
$13,875
Out-of-state
$13,875
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,171 students received $6.4M in Pell grants, alongside $15.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
1,171
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.4M
$6,370,279 total
Direct Loans
$15.2M
2,975 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$4.3M
1,153 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.8M
1,499 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$402K
21 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.7M
302 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.
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%+6.1
2017
14.5%+5.3
2018
12.0%+5.0
2019
2.5%+0.2
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.
Academic programs at UNOH
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs29
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
879 total completions
01Mechanic
57165.0%
01Mechanic
57165.0%
02Business
13915.8%
02Business
13915.8%
03Agriculture
697.8%
03Agriculture
697.8%
04Engineering Tech
343.9%
04Engineering Tech
343.9%
05Parks/Recreation
263.0%
05Parks/Recreation
263.0%
06Computer Sciences
232.6%
06Computer Sciences
232.6%
07Health Professions
111.3%
07Health Professions
111.3%
08Security/Protective
40.5%
08Security/Protective
40.5%
09Legal Professions
20.2%
09Legal Professions
20.2%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
2,525
12-mo unduplicated
3,064
Undergraduate
3,027
Graduate
37
Gender split
Men
81%2,497
Women
19%567
Race / ethnicity composition
White
78.8%
Hispanic
6.1%
Black
5.1%
Non-resident
4.7%
Unknown
3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.0%
Asian
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
166
83 M · 83 W
Women athletes
50.0%
Athletic aid
$1.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$4.5M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$812K
$887K
Recruiting expense
$14K
$7K
Head-coach salaries
$44K
$37K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 8
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Soccer
21
17
$859,194
Soccer
21 M · 17 W
Baseball
27
—
$717,669
Baseball
27 M · —
Basketball
12
13
$602,726
Basketball
12 M · 13 W
Bowling
12
10
$202,081
Bowling
12 M · 10 W
Softball
—
20
$465,704
Softball
— · 20 W
Volleyball
—
14
$272,844
Volleyball
— · 14 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.77
2 offenses · 2,606 students
3-year trend
0.732 yrs ago0.381 yr ago0.77Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
11
Criminal offenses by type
Fondling
2
By location
2total
- On campus2
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
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
Weapons03
Drugs013
Liquor01
Residence-hall fires
- Sherwood Park1 fireElectricalDamage $0-$99
- Northwestern Park1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Racers Village4 firesCookingDamage $0-$99
- Racers Village4 firesOtherDamage $0-$99
- Racers Village4 firesOtherDamage $0-$99
- Racers Village4 firesOtherDamage $0-$99
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.
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 | $21,807 | Baccalaureate |
| 65% | 89.9% | 1,157 | $16,626 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 67.2% | 646 | $19,943 | Baccalaureate | |
| 60% | 70.2% | 2,263 | $22,576 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 49% | 69.2% | 1,135 | $32,811 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 63% | 77.8% | 1,695 | $20,301 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 55% | 97.8% | 4,815 | $17,707 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 47% | 70.4% | 2,770 | $23,206 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 32% | 74.1% | 964 | $23,206 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 60% | 63.4% | 2,124 | $17,755 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 72% | 74.4% | 3,140 | $24,478 | Baccalaureate | |
| 39% | 68.9% | 1,781 | $17,124 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 40% | 80.0% | 3,831 | $26,500 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 58% | 55.6% | 8,104 | $9,492 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 55% | 70.4% | 2,194 | $21,054 |
Institutions like UNOH
Explore the federal data for institutions in UNOH's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateMichigan
Aquinas College
Grad rate65%Admit rate89.9%Enrollment1,157Net price$16,626View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Bluffton University
Grad rate53%Admit rate67.2%Enrollment646Net price$19,943View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsOhio
Capital University
Grad rate60%Admit rate70.2%Enrollment2,263Net price$22,576View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMichigan
Concordia University Ann Arbor
Grad rate49%Admit rate69.2%Enrollment1,135Net price$32,811View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMichigan
Cornerstone University
Grad rate63%Admit rate77.8%Enrollment1,695Net price$20,301View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMichigan
Davenport University
Grad rate55%Admit rate97.8%Enrollment4,815Net price$17,707View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIndiana
Indiana Institute of Technology
Grad rate47%Admit rate70.4%Enrollment2,770Net price$23,206View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOhio
Lourdes University
Grad rate32%Admit rate74.1%Enrollment964Net price$23,206View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMichigan
Madonna University
Grad rate60%Admit rate63.4%Enrollment2,124Net price$17,755View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Ohio Northern University
Grad rate72%Admit rate74.4%Enrollment3,140Net price$24,478View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMichigan
Siena Heights University
Grad rate39%Admit rate68.9%Enrollment1,781Net price$17,124View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsOhio
Tiffin University
Grad rate40%Admit rate80.0%Enrollment3,831Net price$26,500View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMichigan
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Grad rate58%Admit rate55.6%Enrollment8,104Net price$9,492View data
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan | UNOH2023The University of Northwestern Ohio's Strategic Plan focuses on supporting student achievement through enhanced recruitment, curriculum alignment, and real-world learning experiences. It emphasizes operational excellence by streamlining processes and fostering a collaborative campus environment. Sustainability initiatives are geared towards fiscal responsibility, while community involvement aims to strengthen partnerships and positively impact the surrounding community.unoh.edu
Notable alumni of UNOH (8)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Klára Cahynová
- Sarah Huchet
- Tendai Jirira
- Robyn Moodaly
- Evdokiya Popadinova
- Iris Rabot
- John SchreiberAthletics
- Rikke Sevecke
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 $21,807 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.
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.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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