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Ohio Northern University

Ohio Northern University is based in the town of Ada, OH — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a United Methodist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,389

family income
under $30k

$21,125

$30–48k

$22,253

$48–75k

$26,769

$75–110k

$29,022

over $110k

Average net price

$24,4782023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Ohio Northern University fell from $35,083 (2008) to $24,478 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$35,083
2009	$23,090
2010	$23,688
2011	$23,584
2012	$23,160
2013	$24,341
2014	$23,164
2015	$24,468
2016	$23,100
2017	$22,854
2018	$24,072
2019	$25,056
2020	$24,401
2021	$26,343
2022	$25,727
2023	$24,478

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$53,5802024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Ohio Northern University rose from $42,075 (2009) to $53,580 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$42,075
2010	$43,566
2011	$45,891
2012	$47,944
2013	$49,618
2014	$50,960
2015	$42,680
2016	$43,558
2017	$44,728
2018	$46,118
2019	$47,711
2020	$49,392
2021	$50,110
2022	$51,627
2023	$52,484
2024	$53,580

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$21,435
2001	$22,275
2002	$23,310
2003	$24,645
2004	$25,815
2005	$27,045
2006	$28,260
2007	$29,685
2008	$30,765
2013	$36,720
2014	$28,050
2015	$28,810
2016	$29,820
2017	$30,990
2018	$32,260
2019	$33,440
2020	$34,440
2021	$35,380
2022	$36,730
2023	$37,800

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $39,800 before grants and other attendance costs. At Ohio Northern University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,489 undergrads, Ohio Northern University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

75.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Ohio Northern University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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75.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Ohio Northern University rose from 64.8% (entered 1991) to 75.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	64.8%
1992 cohort	62.2%
1993 cohort	60.9%
1994 cohort	65.9%
1995 cohort	65.5%
1996 cohort	64.9%
1997 cohort	65.4%
1998 cohort	69.7%
1999 cohort	66.9%
2000 cohort	68.9%
2001 cohort	68.6%
2002 cohort	74%
2003 cohort	68.7%
2004 cohort	73.3%
2005 cohort	67.1%
2006 cohort	70.2%
2007 cohort	71.8%
2008 cohort	69%
2009 cohort	69.4%
2010 cohort	77.8%
2011 cohort	75.6%
2012 cohort	71.9%
2013 cohort	77%
2014 cohort	76%
2015 cohort	76%
2016 cohort	72.4%
2017 cohort	74.2%
2018 cohort	75.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$18,083	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,640	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,958	$8,765
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,750	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,625	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$7,743
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$7,281
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$8,375
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$62,686

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$69,461

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$80,928

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Ohio Northern University admitted 3,452 of 4,640 applicants in Fall 2024. The 74.4% rate describes that application pool.

74.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $37,800 tuition · 2023–24 2,489 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1175–14001600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Ohio Northern University received 4,640 applications and admitted 3,452 (74.4%), with 686 enrolling.

Ohio Northern University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Ohio Northern University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 585–690 and Math was 590–710 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1175–1400 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	585	630	690
SAT Math	590	630	710
ACT Composite	24	26	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

74.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Ohio Northern University's change from 90.7% to 74.4% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	90.7%
Fall 2002	89.3%
Fall 2003	89.5%
Fall 2004	77.6%
Fall 2005	92.4%
Fall 2006	87.1%
Fall 2007	87.8%
Fall 2008	84.7%
Fall 2009	89.2%
Fall 2010	81%
Fall 2011	82.1%
Fall 2012	80.5%
Fall 2013	67.8%
Fall 2014	68.6%
Fall 2015	69%
Fall 2016	64.1%
Fall 2017	66.1%
Fall 2018	68.3%
Fall 2019	70.2%
Fall 2020	65.2%
Fall 2021	68.9%
Fall 2022	54.4%
Fall 2023	73.4%
Fall 2024	74.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1175–1400Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	1040	1250
Fall 2004	1080	1280
Fall 2005	1050	1280
Fall 2006	1060	1280
Fall 2007	1060	1290
Fall 2008	1030	1270
Fall 2009	1070	1280
Fall 2010	1080	1300
Fall 2011	1070	1280
Fall 2012	1050	1280
Fall 2013	1020	1270
Fall 2014	1050	1270
Fall 2015	1010	1240
Fall 2016	1030	1235
Fall 2017	1130	1310
Fall 2018	1090	1290
Fall 2019	1098	1310
Fall 2020	1100	1320
Fall 2021	1090	1300
Fall 2022	1160	1340
Fall 2023	1173	1376
Fall 2024	1175	1400

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	28
Fall 2002	22	28
Fall 2003	21	27
Fall 2004	23	28
Fall 2005	23	28
Fall 2006	23	29
Fall 2007	23	29
Fall 2008	23	28
Fall 2009	23	29
Fall 2010	24	29
Fall 2011	24	29
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	23	29
Fall 2014	23	29
Fall 2015	23	28
Fall 2016	23	28
Fall 2017	22	28
Fall 2018	22	27
Fall 2019	23	28
Fall 2020	22	28
Fall 2021	21	28
Fall 2022	25	30
Fall 2023	25	29
Fall 2024	24	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,489Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Ohio Northern University rose from 2,136 (Fall 2002) to 2,489 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,136
Fall 2003	2,065
Fall 2004	2,456
Fall 2005	2,542
Fall 2006	2,541
Fall 2007	2,533
Fall 2008	2,591
Fall 2009	2,453
Fall 2010	2,312
Fall 2011	2,229
Fall 2012	2,219
Fall 2013	2,205
Fall 2014	2,234
Fall 2015	2,116
Fall 2016	2,088
Fall 2017	2,111
Fall 2018	2,144
Fall 2019	2,111
Fall 2020	2,064
Fall 2021	2,187
Fall 2022	2,402
Fall 2023	2,386
Fall 2024	2,489

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

84%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Ohio Northern University has held near 84% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	81%
Fall 2003 cohort	82%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	81%
Fall 2006 cohort	81%
Fall 2007 cohort	86%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	84%
Fall 2010 cohort	88%
Fall 2011 cohort	86%
Fall 2012 cohort	84%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	82%
Fall 2017 cohort	85%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	86%
Fall 2021 cohort	80%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	84%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Ohio Northern University

20.6% of Ohio Northern University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Ohio Northern University as a primarily residential campus of 2,489 undergraduates — and 84.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Ohio Northern University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1175–1400 — their midpoint is above the OH four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Ohio Northern University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Ohio Northern University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Ohio Northern University74.4%

Ohio median75.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Ohio Northern University$39,800

Ohio median$29,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Ohio Northern University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Ohio Northern University$80,928

Ohio median$52,356

National median$53,781

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Ohio Northern University, Ohio and national reference values
Metric & basis	Ohio Northern University	Ohio median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	74.4%	75.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$39,800	$29,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$80,928	$52,356	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Ohio Northern University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Ohio Northern University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 12 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$89,697
Mechanical Engineering	$85,802
Accounting and Related Services	$84,916
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$83,157
Civil Engineering	$79,673
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$72,121
Marketing	$67,802
Construction Management	$66,757
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$59,597
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$52,606
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$48,289
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$34,445

These 12 fields listed for Ohio Northern University measure earnings after completion. The $80,928 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 39 additional Ohio Northern University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Ohio Northern University report?

Ohio Northern University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1175–1400 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Ohio Northern University's acceptance rate?

74.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,452 admitted from 4,640 applicants.

How much does Ohio Northern University cost?

At Ohio Northern University, tuition is $39,800. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Ohio Northern University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $80,928. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Ohio

Ohio State University-Main Campus — 60.6% admitted
Ohio University-Main Campus — 85% admitted
Otterbein University — 84.5% admitted
Muskingum University — 81.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.