College · Public · Lima, OH · Rural
Ohio State University-Lima Campus
Lima, OH
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size621
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $51k 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
621 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 $19k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$78k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$52k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$26k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $9.5k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $36.3k
- Books & supplies
- $1,030
How students pay for it.
Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention43%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr23%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out51%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 621
- Location
- Lima, OH
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White78%
- Hispanic7%
- Black6%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian3%
- Unknown2%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$65k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 10
What you can study.