Colleges / Ohio University-Main Campus
College · Public · Athens, OH · Town
OU

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH

Address020 Chubb Hall, Athens, OH 45701-2979
Websitewww.ohio.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate85%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size19,633
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 85% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1212 · ACT 25.

If you get in

19,633 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 $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$122k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$87k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$24.8k
Room & board
$14.2k
Books & supplies
$868

How students pay for it.

Pell grants21%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans48%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
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 retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr65%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out20%
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
19,633
Location
Athens, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White82%
  • Black5%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian1%
  • International1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$59k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 102

What you can study.

Colleges / Ohio University-Main Campus
College · Public · Athens, OH · Town
OU

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH

Address020 Chubb Hall, Athens, OH 45701-2979
Websitewww.ohio.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate85%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size19,633
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 85% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1212 · ACT 25.

If you get in

19,633 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 $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$122k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$87k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$24.8k
Room & board
$14.2k
Books & supplies
$868

How students pay for it.

Pell grants21%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans48%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
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 retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr65%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out20%
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
19,633
Location
Athens, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White82%
  • Black5%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian1%
  • International1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$59k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 102

What you can study.