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Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH · Private · Town (fringe) · Northern · ONU

Private institution in Ada, OH · 2,386 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $80,928 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$25,7271,525th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$37,8001,566th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$37,8001,525th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,4841,536th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$80,928132nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$62,686196th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
74.2%315th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
87.5%329th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
73.4%699th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1290214th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,386835th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
19.0%1,761st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 103 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 54 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,635$68,219
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,219—
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,240$70,680
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005$63,005
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,012$60,623
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$58,673$63,005
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,439$53,629
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationHealth Professionsbachelors$44,189$51,482
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$43,798$50,563
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$42,682$39,369
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$40,647$42,682
MarketingBusinessbachelors$38,289$43,798

Campus facts

Athletics — 15 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ohio Northern University’s 2,386 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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