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Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH · Public · Town (distant) · Carnegie R1/R2 · OUMC

Public institution in Athens, OH · 18,456 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $52,581 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
$20,4131,112th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,746878th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$24,1141,033rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$28,529878th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,056776th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,581924th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,991594th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
66.4%544th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
82.5%550th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
84.8%1,055th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1212369th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
18,456130th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.4%1,685th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 210 mi (DTW)

On 3 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 88 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,778$62,775
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,219$68,219
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$63,666$61,728
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,579$61,020
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,449$62,463
Computer Sciencebachelors$60,878$67,202
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,399$58,479
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$60,070$57,657
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,124$57,318
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$56,320$53,715
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,551$54,359
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,358—

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,609,909 (M $5,678,401 · W $3,931,508)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ohio University-Main Campus’s 18,456 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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