Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Athens, OH
Population 45,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,363 (22%)
Days Without Precipitation 233 (22%)

Honors College

Name Honors Tutorial College
Students 340 (2%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 17,297
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 85%
From Region 8%
Athletes 3.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 83%
Black 5%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 64 45% / 55% 0% $73,956 84 97%
Applied Mathematics +2 $76,784 86
Astrophysics 4 50% / 50% 0% $74,477 84
Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology $70,519 80
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 3 67% / 33% 0%
Chemistry 28 29% / 71% 0% $76,403 86 96%
Geosciences 11 45% / 55% 0% $69,920 79 100%
Mathematics 9 89% / 11% 0% $69,831 79 94%
Physics 9 44% / 56% 0% $75,173 85
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 795 62% / 38% 2% $77,595 86 97%
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 69 77% / 23% 9% $64,421 72 98%
Accounting 44 +9 52% / 48% 0% $85,333 92 100%
Actuarial Science 2 100% / 0% 0% $80,406 88
Business Analytics 60 +13 58% / 42% 0% $83,765 91
Business Economics 12 +3 67% / 33% 17% $69,253 79 95%
Business Management and Administration 95 45% / 55% 0% $62,728 69 92%
Business/Managerial Economics 7 +1 100% / 0% 14% $93,128 95 100%
Customer Service Management 7 +1 14% / 86% 0% $62,728 69 92%
Entrepreneurship 32 +2 72% / 28% 3% $72,270 82
Finance 125 +18 86% / 14% 1% $92,711 95 98%
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management 11 9% / 91% 0% $59,673 63
International Business 9 11% / 89% 11% $76,948 86 90%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 57 +37 74% / 26% 0% $95,163 96 95%
Marketing 209 +22 52% / 48% 1% $77,699 87 98%
Operations Management 8 +15 75% / 25% 0% $62,728 69 92%
Organizational Leadership 1 100% / 0% 0%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 24 +2 58% / 42% 0% $63,614 71 94%
Sports Management 2 100% / 0% 0% $64,421 72 98%
Criminal Justice 21 52% / 48% 0% $60,566 65 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine Arts 17 47% / 53% 0% $39,641 11 99%
Acting 10 40% / 60% 0% $37,179 8 100%
Arts Management 3 0% / 100% 0% $43,613 19
Music Technology 4 100% / 0% 0% $42,819 17 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences and Professions 1,772 18% / 82% 1% $76,657 86 97%
Biology 2 50% / 50% 0% $62,673 69
Botany 15 20% / 80% 0% $37,707 9 100%
Cellular and Molecular Biology 6 50% / 50% 0% $64,278 72
Ecology 4 50% / 50% 0% $48,803 34
Microbiology 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $62,969 69
Neuroscience 1 0% / 100% 0% $63,121 70
Dietetics/Dietitian 12 8% / 92% 0% $60,043 64
Wildlife Biology 19 +1 32% / 68% 0% $58,596 61 98%
Zoology 129 +1 29% / 71% 1% $58,596 61 98%
Athletic Training $54,268 50 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 56 2% / 98% 0% $61,259 66 99%
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 19 11% / 89% 0% $59,554 63 90%
Environmental Health 9 44% / 56% 78% $65,301 73 100%
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 64 50% / 50% 0% $76,119 85 100%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 57 25% / 75% 0% $73,553 83
Music Therapy/Therapist 4 25% / 75% 0% $87,720 93 97%
Nursing 1,035 15% / 85% 1% $89,545 94 97%
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene $65,301 73 100%
Health Administration 39 13% / 87% 3% $60,112 64 94%
Medical Insurance Coding $60,112 64
Psychology 299 +1 15% / 85% 0% $51,487 42 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Russ College of Engineering and Technology 512 57% / 43% 3% $81,586 89 97%
Applied Engineering 39 85% / 15% 3% $145,138 100 97%
Chemical Engineering 23 65% / 35% 9% $94,186 96 94%
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering $94,186 96 94%
Civil Engineering 30 73% / 27% 0% $85,023 91 98%
Computer Engineering 7 100% / 0% 0% $101,410 98
Electrical Engineering 17 94% / 6% 0% $105,503 98 94%
Engineering 7 86% / 14% 71% $124,534 99
Industrial Engineering 8 62% / 38% 0% $92,770 95 100%
Mechanical Engineering 38 68% / 32% 0% $93,280 95 97%
Artificial Intelligence $58,773 61 86%
Computer Science 59 95% / 5% 7% $101,061 98 97%
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 21 86% / 14% 0% $83,089 90 100%
Nutrition Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,199 60
Business Analytics 43 +138 72% / 28% 7% $79,573 88
Family and Consumer Sciences 4 25% / 75% 0% $51,250 41
Geography and Environmental Studies 20 35% / 65% 0% $57,214 58
Human Development and Family Studies 22 0% / 100% 0% $49,848 37 96%
Human Services 14 7% / 93% 0% $51,015 41
Interdisciplinary Studies 13 46% / 54% 0% $54,260 50
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 4 +1 100% / 0% 0% $57,300 58
Social Work 55 16% / 84% 0% $52,263 44 96%
Apparel and Textiles 21 5% / 95% 0% $58,918 61 95%
Housing and Human Environments 38 18% / 82% 0% $55,546 53 100%
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 13 77% / 23% 8% $79,590 88 100%
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations 15 +3 87% / 13% 7% $79,590 88 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Scripps College of Communication 1,118 36% / 64% 1% $51,532 42 95%
Environmental Studies 11 45% / 55% 0% $56,191 55
African Studies $53,262 47
African-American Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,274 47
Anthropology 14 +1 29% / 71% 0% $38,499 10 100%
Applied Linguistics 4 0% / 100% 0% $55,542 53
Area Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Asian Studies/Civilization 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $53,145 47
Broadcast Journalism $61,756 67 95%
Classical Languages 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $55,590 53
Classical Languages $55,670 54
Creative Writing 20 40% / 60% 0% $42,063 16 100%
English 3 0% / 100% 0% $45,710 25 83%
English Language and Literature/Letters 24 17% / 83% 0% $39,264 11 100%
Environmental Science and Policy 25 20% / 80% 0% $56,612 56
European Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,783 46
French 4 25% / 75% 0% $55,951 54 100%
General Studies 8 75% / 25% 0%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 2 100% / 0% 0% $52,750 46 93%
German $55,699 54
History 33 +3 48% / 52% 0% $44,073 20 91%
Journalism 98 30% / 70% 2% $61,756 67 95%
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities 39 64% / 36% 5% $49,321 35 93%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 5 0% / 100% 0% $55,820 54 95%
Philosophy 8 50% / 50% 0% $51,494 42
Photojournalism 14 21% / 79% 0% $61,756 67 95%
Political Science 58 +3 41% / 59% 0% $64,602 72 97%
Radio and Television 63 +1 67% / 33% 2% $48,714 34 96%
Rhetoric and Composition $42,063 16 100%
Sociology 80 +4 20% / 80% 0% $53,462 48 97%
Spanish 9 +2 0% / 100% 0% $55,951 54 100%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 165 33% / 67% 1% $55,820 54 95%
Women's Studies 7 +1 0% / 100% 14% $53,136 47
Early Childhood Education 82 6% / 94% 0% $47,526 30 94%
French Language Teacher Education $58,604 61 95%
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 32 31% / 69% 0% $47,526 30 94%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 17 88% / 12% 0% $58,604 61 95%
Secondary Education and Teaching 45 58% / 42% 0% $47,526 30 94%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $58,604 61 95%
Special Education 20 5% / 95% 0% $50,429 39 100%
Art History 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $38,564 10 82%
Dance 10 0% / 100% 0% $38,020 9
Digital Arts 16 44% / 56% 6% $47,673 30
Digital Media 14 14% / 86% 0% $48,714 34 96%
Film Production 21 67% / 33% 0% $50,653 39 95%
Fine Arts 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $38,564 10 82%
Fine/Studio Arts 29 10% / 90% 3% $38,564 10 82%
Graphic Design 20 35% / 65% 5% $55,885 54 100%
Keyboard Instruments $42,819 17
Music Management 32 75% / 25% 0% $44,722 22
Music Pedagogy 18 61% / 39% 0% $42,819 17 95%
Music Performance 11 55% / 45% 27% $42,819 17 95%
Music Theory and Composition 3 67% / 33% 0% $42,819 17 95%
Musical Theatre 14 36% / 64% 0% $37,179 8 100%
Playwriting and Screenwriting 1 100% / 0% 0% $37,179 8 100%
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 2 0% / 100% 0% $37,179 8 100%
Theater 5 40% / 60% 0% $37,179 8 100%
Urban Studies/Affairs 8 50% / 50% 0% $60,733 65
Voice and Opera 1 100% / 0% 0% $42,819 17 95%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,874
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,424
Est. In-State Cost $19,241
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,182
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 30.7% 1,313 20% / 80% 2% $85,064 91 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.3% 1,125 29% / 71% 1% $53,314 47 96%
Business & Economics 18.4% 787 59% / 41% 2% $78,448 87 96%
Arts 6.7% 288 37% / 63% 2% $47,099 29 95%
Education 4.7% 201 28% / 72% 0% $49,027 35 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.0% 172 28% / 72% 1% $58,541 61 98%
Engineering 4.0% 169 77% / 23% 5% $106,741 98 97%
Computer Science 1.9% 80 92% / 8% 5% $96,343 96 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 64 45% / 55% 0% $73,957 84 97%
Professional 1.1% 49 69% / 31% 4% $71,437 81 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 0.7% 30 33% / 67% 0% $48,696 33 100%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $17.2M #156 34% $3.3M 14 #160 101 2
Health Sciences $11.9M #131 52% $0 2 #219 33 1
Life & Natural Sciences $11.5M #150 32% $0.2M 19 #110 60 10
Physical Sciences & Math $11.1M #170 62% $0.1M 22 #119 147 7
Humanities & Social Sciences $8.2M #165 33% $0.0M 32 #140 66
Business & Economics $3.2M #135 0% $0
Education $1.9M #180 13% $0 17 #245
Computer Science $0.5M #262 64% $0.1M
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $65.7M #183 40% $3.7M 106 #169 407 20

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 1090 – 1290
SAT Math Range 540 – 640
SAT RW Range 550 – 650