Colleges / Miami University-Oxford
College · Public · Oxford, OH · Town
MU

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH

Address501 East High St, Oxford, OH 45056
Websitemiamioh.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate75%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size16,656
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 75% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1317 · ACT 27.

If you get in

16,656 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $39k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$155k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$114k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$41k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$18.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$41.2k
Room & board
$16.8k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants13%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention90%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr80%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out14%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
16,656
Location
Oxford, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Miami of Ohio
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White83%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Black3%
  • International2%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students23%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$80k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 102

What you can study.

Colleges / Miami University-Oxford
College · Public · Oxford, OH · Town
MU

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH

Address501 East High St, Oxford, OH 45056
Websitemiamioh.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate75%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size16,656
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 75% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1317 · ACT 27.

If you get in

16,656 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $39k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$155k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$114k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$41k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$18.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$41.2k
Room & board
$16.8k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants13%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention90%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr80%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out14%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
16,656
Location
Oxford, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Miami of Ohio
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White83%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Black3%
  • International2%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students23%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$80k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 102

What you can study.