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Ottawa University-Ottawa

Ottawa, KS · Private · Town (distant) · OUKS - Ottawa · OUO

Private institution in Ottawa, KS · 935 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $55,552 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
$28,0831,644th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$35,3001,485th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,3001,431st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$51,3401,507th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,552758th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,139584th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
28.7%1,784th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
57.6%1,643rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
80.0%896th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1011925th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
18912th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
9351,393rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
35.3%921st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 406 mi (DFW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,769$39,369
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$34,704$36,437
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors——
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 17 sports + curated flag football

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,454,783 (M $6,404,407 · W $3,463,420 · Coed $586,956)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ottawa University-Ottawa’s 935 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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