Ohio Northern University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 15,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (14%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,487
Men / Women 55% / 45%
From State 85%
From Region 7%
Athletes 763 (31.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 80%
Mixed 5%
Hispanic 4%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Ohio Northern University 581 52% 80% 2% 3% 4% 1% $77,777 67 -0.35 77 98%
Civil Engineering 38 — 71% 76% 0% 0% 8% 0% $85,367 13 -0.99 84 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 7 — 100% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $109,179 38 -0.37 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 23 +2 87% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,704 15 -0.72 94 100% — — — —
Engineering 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,351 25 -0.62 88 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 79 +1 81% 87% 0% 0% 1% 0% $102,513 73 +0.42 94 100% — — — —
Computer Science 16 — 88% 62% 6% 6% 0% 6% $106,962 32 -0.53 96 100% — — — —
Data Analytics — — — — — — — — $87,331 15 -1.08 86 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,191 66 +0.15 71 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +2 50% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $79,646 51 -0.22 79 — — — — —
Physics — +2 — — — — — — $80,485 42 -0.22 80 — — — — —
Statistics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,465 22 -0.70 85 — — — — —
Biochemistry 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,890 58 +0.12 70 — — — — —
Biology 26 — 15% 65% 4% 4% 8% 4% $74,375 88 +0.92 72 100% — — — —
Molecular Biology 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,967 58 +0.13 70 — — — — —
Environmental Science 10 — 30% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $59,943 60 +0.16 41 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $79,637 63 +0.17 79 — — — — —
Exercise Science 22 — 55% 73% 0% 5% 0% 5% $63,053 58 +0.15 49 94% — — — —
Nursing 30 — 20% 87% 3% 3% 0% 0% $89,502 45 -0.27 88 100% — — — —
Pharmaceutical Sciences 69 — 36% 62% 7% 4% 7% 4% $71,737 2 -1.54 68 95% — — — —
Public Health 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,089 57 +0.09 57 — — — — —
Accounting 18 +3 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,509 28 -0.68 75 96% — — — —
Business Analytics 10 +4 40% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $76,528 17 -0.91 75 100% — — — —
Finance 16 +3 81% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $83,801 31 -0.53 83 — — — — —
Marketing 16 +6 50% 75% 0% 0% 6% 0% $86,169 75 +0.67 85 100% — — — —
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 14 +1 57% 79% 7% 0% 0% 7% $71,737 33 -0.45 68 95% — — — —
Sports Management 13 — 92% 85% 0% 8% 8% 0% $63,053 57 +0.19 49 94% — — — —
Creative Writing 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $50,763 46 -0.20 17 — — — — —
English Literature (British and Commonwealth) 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,054 47 -0.17 18 — — — — —
History 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,198 67 +0.12 36 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,048 62 +0.12 49 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +2 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $62,895 60 +0.11 49 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,672 65 +0.32 45 — — — — —
Technical Writing — — — — — — — — $50,949 47 -0.18 18 — — — — —
Communication 7 +3 43% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $62,695 56 +0.08 48 — — — — —
Political Science 3 +3 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% 0% $72,829 56 +0.05 70 — — — — —
Psychology 20 +2 20% 90% 0% 5% 5% 0% $63,332 91 +1.25 50 94% — — — —
Public Relations 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,446 63 +0.35 74 — — — — —
Sociology 2 +4 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,550 74 +0.33 43 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 12 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,089 35 -0.33 16 — — — — —
Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,766 33 -0.39 19 — — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,043 48 -0.20 25 — — — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,089 24 -0.58 16 — — — — —
Social Studies Education — — — — — — — — $54,278 49 -0.21 25 — — — — —
Technology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $54,763 42 -0.29 27 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,857 81 +0.65 22 — — — — —
Art History and Criticism 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $40,249 12 -0.90 4 — — — — —
Intermedia/Multimedia 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,268 15 -0.70 4 — — — — —
Music — +3 — — — — — — $40,446 15 -0.68 4 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,574 86 +0.84 26 — — — — —
Theater 10 +1 30% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% $35,359 10 -1.03 2 95% — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,359 10 -1.03 2 96% — — — —
Visual Communication Design 9 — 11% 67% 11% 11% 0% 11% $41,067 24 -0.62 5 — — — — —
Construction Management 27 +1 96% 89% 0% 4% 7% 0% $69,573 2 -2.74 64 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 13 — 38% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $61,549 66 +0.23 45 100% — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 16 — 12% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $62,642 70 +0.38 48 — — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 6 — 100% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $98,535 89 +0.82 93 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,104
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 25.6% 149 79% 85% 0% 0% 3% 0% $98,165 32 -0.17 92 100% —
Health Sciences 22.2% 129 34% 71% 5% 4% 5% 3% $74,667 40 -0.85 73 96% —
Business & Economics 15.0% 87 62% 82% 1% 3% 3% 1% $76,850 44 -0.26 76 97% —
Professional 10.7% 62 63% 90% 0% 5% 5% 0% $68,905 52 -0.97 63 99% —
Social Sciences 5.7% 33 27% 79% 0% 9% 3% 0% $64,259 70 +0.81 52 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 31 16% 71% 3% 3% 6% 3% $74,143 84 +0.79 72 100% —
Arts 5.0% 29 24% 72% 3% 7% 3% 3% $40,073 7 -0.67 4 96% —
Education 2.9% 17 12% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $50,519 27 -0.36 17 — —
Computer Science 2.8% 16 88% 62% 6% 6% 0% 6% $106,962 45 -0.53 96 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 10 30% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $59,943 48 +0.16 41 — —
Humanities 1.7% 10 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $57,025 62 +0.01 33 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 8 62% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $81,396 53 -0.35 81 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 126 $743K $743K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 89 $138K $138K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 87 $135K $135K $0
Soccer 49 $427K $427K $0
Baseball 47 $319K $319K $0
Lacrosse 44 $366K $366K $0
Wrestling 41 $337K $337K $0
Cross Country 40 $35K $35K $0
Golf 28 $147K $147K $0
Basketball 23 $345K $345K $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $150K $150K $0
Bowling 22 $77K $77K $0
Tennis 10 $73K $73K $0
Total 511 $3.3M $3.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 62 $108K $108K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 59 $102K $102K $0
Soccer 31 $232K $232K $0
Basketball 24 $264K $264K $0
Lacrosse 24 $174K $174K $0
Volleyball 24 $218K $218K $0
Cross Country 21 $27K $27K $0
Golf 21 $106K $106K $0
Softball 21 $260K $260K $0
Swimming & Diving 18 $102K $102K $0
Tennis 13 $96K $96K $0
Bowling 11 $66K $66K $0
Total 252 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 151 $246K $246K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 146 $238K $238K $0
Football 126 $743K $743K $0
Soccer 80 $660K $660K $0
Lacrosse 68 $540K $540K $0
Cross Country 61 $63K $63K $0
Golf 49 $254K $254K $0
Baseball 47 $319K $319K $0
Basketball 47 $610K $610K $0
Swimming & Diving 41 $252K $252K $0
Wrestling 41 $337K $337K $0
Bowling 33 $144K $144K $0
Volleyball 24 $218K $218K $0
Tennis 23 $170K $170K $0
Softball 21 $260K $260K $0
Total 763 $6.1M $6.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 69%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 69% 69% 69%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 1170 – 1400
SAT Math Range 590 – 710
SAT RW Range 580 – 690