Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 17,899
Graduate Enrollment: 6,398
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // medium full-time, selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 88.55%

Male/Female: 37% / 63% (2017)

First generation college students: 33.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 13.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.7% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,200
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1070 - 1290

2022 Median Admit ACT: 25
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 22 - 27

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 52.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 30.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 19.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 12.7% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 80.6%
Black: 6.1%
Hispanic: 4.3%
Asian: 1.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.6%
Non-resident alien: 1.4%
Unknown race: 2.1%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $27,672
In-State tuition: $12,840
Out-of-State tuition: $22,810

Estimated books and supplies: $918 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,862 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,996 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,862 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,996 (2022)

Average Family Income: $83,864 (2017)
Median Family Income: $58,609 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 21.7%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 44.4%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,056 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $223 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $13,944
$30k-48k $15,173
$48k-75k $19,283
$75k-110k $21,985
$110k+ $22,649

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 51%
6-year graduation rate: 67%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 97.2% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $21,056 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,750 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $14,928 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 64.4% (2015)
@3 year 67.9% (2017)
@5 year 74.3% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 35.9% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 39.7% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $49,446 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $58,117 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 17
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 3
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 12
Master's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 18 $53,130 ($4,428)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 42
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Area Studies. 34
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 20
Master's Degree Area Studies. 9
Graduate/Professional Certificate Area Studies. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 18
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Communication and Media Studies. 85
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 262 $24,063 $228 $35,658 ($2,972) $46,373 ($3,864)
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 4
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 210 $24,208 $254 $37,356 ($3,113) $51,321 ($4,277)
Master's Degree Journalism. 17
Doctoral Degree Journalism. 1
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 205 $25,000 $251 $27,669 ($2,306) $41,203 ($3,434)
Master's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 4
Doctoral Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 2
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 18
Doctoral Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 8
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 66 $31,115 $220 $40,813 ($3,401) $53,053 ($4,421)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 16 $36,587 ($3,049) $39,294 ($3,275)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 45 $21,500 $228 $68,719 ($5,727) $81,470 ($6,789)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 5
Bachelor's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 26 $19,500 $207 $57,172 ($4,764) $68,889 ($5,741)
Master's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 22
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 30 $233 $46,406 ($3,867)
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 4
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 29 $452 $49,913 ($4,159) $57,553 ($4,796)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 8 $75,761 ($6,313)
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 7
Doctoral Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 7
Master's Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 2
Doctoral Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 2
Master's Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 4
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 24 $26,950 $286 $37,651 ($3,138) $42,847 ($3,571)
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 9
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 47 $352 $40,846 ($3,404) $49,393 ($4,116)
Doctoral Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 23 $27,000 $286 $68,548 ($5,712) $74,580 ($6,215)
Master's Degree Industrial Engineering. 9
Graduate/Professional Certificate Industrial Engineering. 8
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 276 $23,050 $228 $32,253 ($2,688) $38,521 ($3,210)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 1
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 43 $213 $45,367 ($3,781) $47,189 ($3,932)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 3
Master's Degree Engineering, General. 59 $291 $103,048 ($8,587) $117,975 ($9,831)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 38 $23,250 $241 $57,065 ($4,755) $84,847 ($7,071)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 1
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Civil Engineering. 14
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 34 $27,000 $285 $60,982 ($5,082) $69,964 ($5,830)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 29 $78,292 ($6,524)
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 40 $24,978 $245 $67,204 ($5,600) $89,197 ($7,433)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 31 $96,178 ($8,015)
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 8
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 95 $27,000 $278 $67,366 ($5,614) $74,733 ($6,228)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 8
Doctoral Degree Engineering, Other. 1
Associate's Degree Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 160
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 28 $233 $47,682 ($3,974)
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 71 $26,863 $271 $62,478 ($5,207) $73,775 ($6,148)
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 11
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 14
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 22 $27,000 $286
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 10
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 4
Bachelor's Degree Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 55 $25,330 $263 $30,067 ($2,506) $48,500 ($4,042)
Master's Degree Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 16 $52,328 ($4,361)
Bachelor's Degree Housing and Human Environments. 20 $25,683 $272 $35,134 ($2,928) $48,770 ($4,064)
Associate's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 2 $11,686 $112 $21,449 ($1,787)
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 73 $27,000 $277 $35,694 ($2,975) $40,855 ($3,405)
Master's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 6
Bachelor's Degree Apparel and Textiles. 46 $24,750 $252 $43,269 ($3,606) $45,155 ($3,763)
Master's Degree Apparel and Textiles. 1
Master's Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). 12
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 10 $36,551 ($3,046)
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 18 $26,500 $270 $19,936 ($1,661)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. 22 $25,500 $217 $19,897 ($1,658)
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 198 $23,228 $201 $33,197 ($2,766) $30,774 ($2,565)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 229 $26,000 $255 $32,719 ($2,727) $41,518 ($3,460)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 4
Bachelor's Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 9 $38,469 ($3,206)
Master's Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 5
Doctoral Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 5
Doctoral Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 6
Bachelor's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 183 $25,210 $248 $25,139 ($2,095) $42,761 ($3,563)
Master's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 9
Doctoral Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 82 $26,786 $281 $29,615 ($2,468) $60,077 ($5,006)
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 12
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Applied Mathematics. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 10
Graduate/Professional Certificate Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Gerontology. 17
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Museology/Museum Studies. 12
Graduate/Professional Certificate Museology/Museum Studies. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. 50
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Computer Interaction. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 38
Associate's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 3
Master's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 2
Doctoral Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 16 $28,474 ($2,373)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 5
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 123 $25,000 $244 $35,009 ($2,917) $50,227 ($4,186)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 269 $433 $52,978 ($4,415) $56,404 ($4,700)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 4
Master's Degree Philosophy. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Religion/Religious Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 20 $19,750 $209 $58,025 ($4,835)
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 35 $25,751 $260 $37,388 ($3,116) $55,606 ($4,634)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 9
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 6
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 27 $19,500 $196 $41,005 ($3,417)
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 9
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 13
Master's Degree Physics. 10
Doctoral Degree Physics. 16
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 199 $25,000 $247 $27,539 ($2,295) $40,267 ($3,356)
Master's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 3
Doctoral Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 4
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 5
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 9
Master's Degree Public Administration. 59 $466 $49,992 ($4,166) $52,053 ($4,338)
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 103 $23,570 $212 $33,013 ($2,751) $43,103 ($3,592)
Master's Degree Social Work. 42 $233 $45,359 ($3,780) $53,668 ($4,472)
Master's Degree Social Sciences, General. 17 $335 $46,579 ($3,882)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 22 $27,000 $265 $33,634 ($2,803)
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 52 $21,669 $167 $37,394 ($3,116) $43,382 ($3,615)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 10 $28,932 ($2,411) $24,894 ($2,075)
Master's Degree Economics. 65 $465 $72,526 ($6,044)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Geography and Cartography. 31
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 48 $26,000 $276 $31,762 ($2,647) $42,424 ($3,535)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Geography and Cartography. 1
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 16
Master's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Political Science and Government. 27
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 89 $24,625 $239 $34,743 ($2,895) $51,290 ($4,274)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 22
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 79 $25,000 $260 $35,125 ($2,927) $45,087 ($3,757)
Master's Degree Sociology. 9
Bachelor's Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 10
Bachelor's Degree Air Transportation. 27 $25,000 $234 $73,463 ($6,122)
Doctoral Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 7
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 23 $26,791 $286 $42,105 ($3,509)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 7
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 19 $22,750 $232 $18,506 ($1,542) $30,585 ($2,549)
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 18 $23,117 ($1,926) $31,028 ($2,586)
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 3
Master's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 14
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 42 $26,000 $268 $19,887 ($1,657) $32,660 ($2,722)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 42 $27,000 $284 $34,364 ($2,864) $37,335 ($3,111)
Master's Degree Music. 17 $37,020 ($3,085)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Music. 3
Bachelor's Degree Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 62 $24,625 $243 $24,064 ($2,005) $51,334 ($4,278)
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 25 $466 $57,149 ($4,762) $53,089 ($4,424)
Doctoral Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 1
First Professional Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 6
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 152 $25,750 $262 $40,025 ($3,335) $49,238 ($4,103)
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 225 $423 $89,918 ($7,493) $104,610 ($8,718)
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 27 $27,000 $286 $34,829 ($2,902)
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 49 $1,012 $95,565 ($7,964) $51,681 ($4,307)
Bachelor's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 42 $26,000 $276 $38,155 ($3,180) $42,687 ($3,557)
First Professional Degree Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy. 228
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Public Health. 1
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 51 $27,000 $253 $40,522 ($3,377)
Master's Degree Public Health. 9
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 2
First Professional Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 33 $756 $72,359 ($6,030) $76,755 ($6,396)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 2
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 2 $24,101 $155 $59,072 ($4,923) $56,995 ($4,750)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 2464 $29,454 $145 $67,763 ($5,647) $72,703 ($6,059)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 121 $466 $96,390 ($8,033) $110,761 ($9,230)
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 14
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 11
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 4 $12,750 $135 $30,488 ($2,541) $33,578 ($2,798)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 470 $25,000 $229 $48,845 ($4,070) $53,818 ($4,485)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 321 $464 $94,274 ($7,856) $108,396 ($9,033)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 99 $26,000 $270 $56,250 ($4,688) $70,020 ($5,835)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 20 $21,000 $223 $51,536 ($4,295)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Finance and Financial Management Services. 11
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 194 $25,000 $257 $53,604 ($4,467) $75,600 ($6,300)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Resources Management and Services. 32
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 23 $25,000 $265 $52,086 ($4,341)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma International Business. 21
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 19 $27,000 $269 $50,501 ($4,208)
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 137 $26,000 $268 $63,754 ($5,313) $76,246 ($6,354)
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Marketing. 89
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 232 $25,000 $248 $49,166 ($4,097) $64,113 ($5,343)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma History. 7
Bachelor's Degree History. 51 $26,000 $246 $30,078 ($2,507) $41,689 ($3,474)
Master's Degree History. 4
Doctoral Degree History. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate History. 5


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $83,673
Full time faculty: 76%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0

School's endowment start of year: $579,349,840 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $746,955,805 (2022)