College · Private nonprofit · Ada, OH · Town
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH
Religious affiliation
Admit rate74%
6-yr median pay$63k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size2,489
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $63k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 74% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1252 · ACT 25.
If you get in
2,489 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $54k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$214k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$98k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$116k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $39.8k
- Room & board
- $14.6k
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
How students pay for it.
Pell grants21%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr75%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$63k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$81k
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
- Town
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 2,489
- Location
- Ada, OH
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- Northern · ONU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White80%
- Two or more races5%
- Hispanic4%
- Unknown4%
- Black3%
- Asian2%
- International2%
First-gen students24%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$79k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 51
What you can study.