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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Ottawa, KS
Population 40,000
Website https://www.ottawa.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (83%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 838
Men / Women 62% / 38%
From State 25%
From Region 26%
Athletes 100.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 49%
Hispanic 17%
Black 14%
International 9%
Mixed 5%
Native American 3%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2012 Men: 51.6% 51.6% 2013 Men: 60.0% 60.0% 2014 Men: 59.0% 59.0% 2015 Men: 66.2% 66.2% 2016 Men: 61.6% 61.6% 2017 Men: 59.9% 59.9% 2018 Men: 62.7% 62.7% 2019 Men: 71.4% 71.4% 2020 Men: 63.2% 63.2% 2021 Men: 61.9% 61.9% 2022 Men: 67.8% 67.8% 2023 Men: 65.2% 65.2% 2024 Men: 67.3% 67.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2015 Native: 4.7% 4.7% 2016 Native: 3.8% 3.8% 2017 Native: 9.0% 9.0% 2018 Native: 3.2% 3.2% 2019 Native: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 Native: 7.7% 7.7% 2021 Native: 5.9% 5.9% 2022 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2011 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2012 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2013 Black: 18.0% 18.0% 2014 Black: 27.4% 27.4% 2015 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2016 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2017 Black: 13.9% 13.9% 2018 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2019 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2020 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2021 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2022 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2023 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2024 Black: 13.7% 13.7% 2011 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2012 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2014 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2015 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2016 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2017 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2018 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2019 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2020 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2021 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2% 2022 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2023 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2024 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2% 2011 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2012 White: 86.7% 86.7% 2013 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2014 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2015 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2016 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2017 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2018 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2019 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2020 White: 67.5% 67.5% 2021 White: 55.9% 55.9% 2022 White: 73.1% 73.1% 2023 White: 67.2% 67.2% 2024 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 2.6% 2.6%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2025 Native: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2021 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2022 Black: 17.4% 17.4% 2023 Black: 15.1% 15.1% 2024 Black: 14.4% 14.4% 2025 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2020 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3% 2021 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6% 2022 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4% 2023 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9% 2024 Hispanic: 16.6% 16.6% 2025 Hispanic: 17.3% 17.3% 2020 White: 57.4% 57.4% 2021 White: 55.1% 55.1% 2022 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2023 White: 54.8% 54.8% 2024 White: 53.9% 53.9% 2025 White: 49.2% 49.2% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2024 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2025 International: 9.2% 9.2%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Ottawa University - Ottawa 192 48% / 52% 10% $56,836 44 100%
General Engineering 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $81,737 86 —
Computer Science 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $76,999 82 —
Mathematics 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $63,285 61 —
Biology 13 — 38% / 62% 0% $58,001 47 —
Exercise Science 33 — 27% / 73% 0% $50,315 24 100%
Sports Studies 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $50,315 24 100%
Accounting — — — — $78,695 84 100%
Business Administration 13 — 62% / 38% 23% $62,701 59 100%
Finance 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $71,719 76 —
Management Information Systems 3 — 100% / 0% 67% $71,263 75 —
Managerial Economics 6 — 83% / 17% 33% $70,564 74 —
Marketing 10 — 70% / 30% 20% $59,731 52 —
Organizational Leadership 2 — 50% / 50% 50% — — —
Sports Management 22 — 86% / 14% 23% $50,315 24 100%
Applied Psychology 35 — 43% / 57% 6% $51,697 28 —
Communication 9 — 33% / 67% 22% $64,642 64 100%
English 3 — 67% / 33% 0% — — —
History — — — — $53,662 34 —
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Sociology — — — — $52,943 32 —
Theology and Religious Vocations 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Education — — — — $57,668 46 —
Elementary Education 7 — 0% / 100% 14% $54,382 36 94%
English Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,119 42 —
History Teacher Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,015 41 —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — $55,436 40 —
Physical Education 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $55,389 40 —
Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Art — — — — $39,543 6 —
Art Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,863 38 —
Music — — — — $40,674 7 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,391
ROI Percentile 44th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 58%
4-Year Graduation Rate 20%
6-Year Graduation Rate 28%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 46.9% 46.9% 2012 Graduated: 40.0% 40.0% 2013 Graduated: 33.5% 33.5% 2014 Graduated: 31.3% 31.3% 2015 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7% 2016 Graduated: 31.4% 31.4% 2017 Graduated: 45.8% 45.8% 2018 Graduated: 44.6% 44.6% 2019 Graduated: 50.8% 50.8% 2020 Graduated: 36.7% 36.7% 2021 Graduated: 33.6% 33.6% 2022 Graduated: 28.5% 28.5% 2023 Graduated: 28.7% 28.7% 2024 Graduated: 27.9% 27.9%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.9% 40.9% 2012 Men: 30.8% 30.8% 2013 Men: 25.6% 25.6% 2014 Men: 24.8% 24.8% 2015 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2016 Men: 18.9% 18.9% 2017 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2018 Men: 32.5% 32.5% 2019 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2020 Men: 25.5% 25.5% 2021 Men: 30.3% 30.3% 2022 Men: 19.8% 19.8% 2023 Men: 26.8% 26.8% 2024 Men: 17.5% 17.5% 2011 Women: 55.3% 55.3% 2012 Women: 52.6% 52.6% 2013 Women: 41.8% 41.8% 2014 Women: 38.0% 38.0% 2015 Women: 47.8% 47.8% 2016 Women: 48.5% 48.5% 2017 Women: 48.8% 48.8% 2018 Women: 58.1% 58.1% 2019 Women: 51.0% 51.0% 2020 Women: 52.1% 52.1% 2021 Women: 39.6% 39.6% 2022 Women: 42.9% 42.9% 2023 Women: 31.3% 31.3% 2024 Women: 44.4% 44.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Native Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 Native: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Native: 42.9% 42.9% 2016 Native: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Native: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 Native: 80.0% 80.0% 2019 Native: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Native: 53.8% 53.8% 2021 Native: 44.4% 44.4% 2022 Native: 20.0% 20.0% 2023 Native: 20.0% 20.0% 2024 Native: 33.3% 33.3% 2011 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Black: 24.1% 24.1% 2014 Black: 18.2% 18.2% 2015 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Black: 21.1% 21.1% 2017 Black: 47.8% 47.8% 2018 Black: 26.7% 26.7% 2019 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2020 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2022 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2023 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2024 Black: 18.8% 18.8% 2011 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2019 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Hispanic: 17.6% 17.6% 2022 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2023 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2024 Hispanic: 19.2% 19.2% 2011 White: 51.1% 51.1% 2012 White: 41.0% 41.0% 2013 White: 36.7% 36.7% 2014 White: 38.8% 38.8% 2015 White: 52.1% 52.1% 2016 White: 32.7% 32.7% 2017 White: 46.1% 46.1% 2018 White: 45.9% 45.9% 2019 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2020 White: 36.0% 36.0% 2021 White: 36.5% 36.5% 2022 White: 28.7% 28.7% 2023 White: 29.8% 29.8% 2024 White: 28.8% 28.8%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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
Business & Economics 32.8% 63 75% / 25% 24% $59,976 53 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.0% 50 42% / 58% 8% $54,345 36 100%
Health Sciences 19.3% 37 32% / 68% 0% $50,315 24 100%
Education 9.4% 18 17% / 83% 6% $55,165 39 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.8% 13 38% / 62% 0% $58,001 47 —
Computer Science 2.1% 4 75% / 25% 0% $76,999 82 —
Engineering 1.6% 3 33% / 67% 0% $81,737 86 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 3 33% / 67% 0% $63,285 61 —
Arts 0.5% 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,863 38 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 67%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 67% 67% 67%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 94.6% 94.6% 2012 Acceptance: 95.6% 95.6% 2013 Acceptance: 98.9% 98.9% 2014 Acceptance: 99.5% 99.5% 2015 Acceptance: 40.9% 40.9% 2016 Acceptance: 50.1% 50.1% 2017 Acceptance: 80.5% 80.5% 2018 Acceptance: 78.2% 78.2% 2019 Acceptance: 14.5% 14.5% 2020 Acceptance: 70.3% 70.3% 2021 Acceptance: 66.6% 66.6% 2022 Acceptance: 78.2% 78.2% 2023 Acceptance: 80.0% 80.0% 2024 Acceptance: 83.0% 83.0% 2011 Yield: 47.4% 47.4% 2012 Yield: 47.4% 47.4% 2013 Yield: 54.9% 54.9% 2014 Yield: 45.8% 45.8% 2015 Yield: 39.0% 39.0% 2016 Yield: 26.2% 26.2% 2017 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2018 Yield: 87.5% 87.5% 2019 Yield: 65.9% 65.9% 2020 Yield: 15.5% 15.5% 2021 Yield: 16.7% 16.7% 2022 Yield: 10.0% 10.0% 2023 Yield: 10.2% 10.2% 2024 Yield: 14.1% 14.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 372 372 2012 Applicants: 342 342 2013 Applicants: 267 267 2014 Applicants: 380 380 2015 Applicants: 1,002 1,002 2016 Applicants: 1,448 1,448 2017 Applicants: 1,110 1,110 2018 Applicants: 357 357 2019 Applicants: 1,974 1,974 2020 Applicants: 1,845 1,845 2021 Applicants: 2,082 2,082 2022 Applicants: 3,331 3,331 2023 Applicants: 3,600 3,600 2024 Applicants: 2,611 2,611 2011 Admitted: 352 352 2012 Admitted: 327 327 2013 Admitted: 264 264 2014 Admitted: 378 378 2015 Admitted: 410 410 2016 Admitted: 725 725 2017 Admitted: 893 893 2018 Admitted: 279 279 2019 Admitted: 287 287 2020 Admitted: 1,297 1,297 2021 Admitted: 1,386 1,386 2022 Admitted: 2,606 2,606 2023 Admitted: 2,881 2,881 2024 Admitted: 2,166 2,166 2011 Enrolled: 167 167 2012 Enrolled: 155 155 2013 Enrolled: 145 145 2014 Enrolled: 173 173 2015 Enrolled: 160 160 2016 Enrolled: 190 190 2017 Enrolled: 202 202 2018 Enrolled: 244 244 2019 Enrolled: 189 189 2020 Enrolled: 201 201 2021 Enrolled: 231 231 2022 Enrolled: 261 261 2023 Enrolled: 293 293 2024 Enrolled: 306 306

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 750 – 1000
SAT Math Range 330 – 500
SAT RW Range 420 – 500

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 850 850 2013 25th: 790 790 2017 25th: 900 900 2018 25th: 950 950 2019 25th: 890 890 2020 25th: 750 750 2021 25th: 800 800 2022 25th: 860 860 2023 25th: 880 880 2024 25th: 750 750 2011 75th: 1050 1050 2013 75th: 1080 1080 2017 75th: 1080 1080 2018 75th: 1120 1120 2019 75th: 1060 1060 2020 75th: 990 990 2021 75th: 1160 1160 2022 75th: 1100 1100 2023 75th: 1140 1140 2024 75th: 1000 1000

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 400 400 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 430 430 2021 25th: 390 390 2022 25th: 400 400 2023 25th: 420 420 2024 25th: 330 330 2011 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 510 510 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 510 510 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 560 560 2023 75th: 550 550 2024 75th: 500 500

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 320 320 2021 25th: 410 410 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 460 460 2024 25th: 420 420 2011 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 480 480 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 540 540 2023 75th: 590 590 2024 75th: 500 500

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 82.0% 82.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 70.0% 70.0% 2021 Submitted: 24.0% 24.0% 2022 Submitted: 15.0% 15.0% 2023 Submitted: 32.0% 32.0% 2024 Submitted: 24.0% 24.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.