Ohio University-Main Campus (Athens, OH) — Cost, Earnings & Admissions

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: $20,4131,114th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $13,746881st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $24,1141,043rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $28,529879th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $21,056782nd lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $52,581928th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $48,991595th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 66.4%547th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 82.5%554th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 84.8%1,066th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1212369th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 25346th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 18,456130th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 20.4%1,701st highest of 2,140 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

EANov 15
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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.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$68,778	$62,775
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$68,219	$68,219
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology	bachelors	$63,666	$61,728
Industrial EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$62,579	$61,020
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$62,449	$62,463
Computer Science	bachelors	$60,878	$67,202
Civil EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$60,399	$58,479
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$60,070	$57,657
Chemical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$59,124	$57,318
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$56,320	$53,715
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$55,551	$54,359
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$53,358	—

Campus facts

Founded in 1804source
Athletic nickname: "Bobcats"source
Mascot: Rufus the Bobcatsource
Peden Stadium seats about 24,000source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
Motto: "(Latin)"source
Athletic conference: MACsource
A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
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Plays for the "The Bell" (since 1905)source
Football rivalry: Battle of the Bricks (since 1908)source
Fight song: ""Stand up and Cheer""source
Notable alum: Paul Newmansource
Notable alum: Venkatraman Ramakrishnansource
Notable alum: Ed O'Neillsource
Notable alum: Roy Lichtensteinsource
Notable alum: Logan Paulsource

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.