College · Private nonprofit · Circleville, OH · Rural
Ohio Christian University
Circleville, OH
Religious affiliation
Admit rate38%
6-yr median pay$34k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size862
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $34k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 38% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter.
If you get in
862 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 $35k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$140k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$82k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $24.6k
- Room & board
- $9.9k
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
How students pay for it.
Pell grants34%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans42%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$30k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention56%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr34%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$34k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$40k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out23%
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
- 862
- Location
- Circleville, OH
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- OCU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White71%
- Black17%
- Hispanic5%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students55%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time30%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$20k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 28
What you can study.