College · Private nonprofit · Bemidji, MN · Rural
Oak Hills Christian College
Bemidji, MN
Religious affiliation
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$31k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size75
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $31k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
75 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$136k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$81k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$55k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $19.4k
- Room & board
- $10.3k
- Books & supplies
- $600
How students pay for it.
Pell grants47%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans68%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention41%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr23%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$31k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$36k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 75
- Location
- Bemidji, MN
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Association for Biblical Higher Education
- Also known as
- OHCC
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White84%
- Two or more races5%
- Hispanic4%
- Asian3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native3%
- Black1%
Part-time16%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$33k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 14
What you can study.