College · Private nonprofit · Overland Park, KS · City
Ottawa University-Online
Overland Park, KS
Religious affiliation
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr—
Undergrad size259
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $0k/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 unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
259 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $13.3k
- Books & supplies
- $650
How students pay for it.
Pell grants34%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans41%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
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 retention100%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr43%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
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
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 259
- Location
- Overland Park, KS
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- OU Online
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White46%
- Hispanic25%
- Black11%
- Two or more races7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native6%
- Unknown2%
- Asian2%
- International1%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time70%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$37k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 23
What you can study.