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Ohio University

Athens, OHPart of a 6-campus system6,269 online only

Ohio University is a public university in Athens, OH, with about 18,668 students on campus and 6,269 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
18,668
plus 6,269 studying only online
Admission rate
85%
higher than at 65% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$21,637
higher than at 57% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
65%
higher than at 69% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$52,581
whole college system
In brief

Ohio University, in brief

Students are a big part of Athens

More than half of Athens’ 25,313 residents are enrolled in college (57%). Living in Athens ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Ohio University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $87,308 four years out. Teacher education and professional development graduates earn $43,893. Program earnings cover the whole system. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; earnings, debt and repayment are reported for the whole 6-campus system; price, graduation and earnings include online students.

★ What stands out · Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 25%Business 17%Communication 9%Psychology 6%Biology 5%Social sciences 5%Everything else 35%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported); reported for the whole college system.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing1,396 graduates a year · typical debt $13,672
$87k4 yrs out
Psychology, General247 graduates a year · typical debt $23,258
$49k4 yrs out
Marketing242 graduates a year · typical debt $23,416
$79k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods220 graduates a year · typical debt $21,500
$44k4 yrs out
Data Analytics194 graduates a year
—not reported
Finance and Financial Management Services175 graduates a year · typical debt $24,250
$81k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies148 graduates a year · typical debt $21,500
$55k4 yrs out
Zoology/Animal Biology146 graduates a year · typical debt $23,356
$55k4 yrs out
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Ohio University?

85%

of applicants admitted

About 17 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
550–650
SAT math
540–640
ACT
22–28

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1212.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $30,586 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $24,838

Tuition & fees (in state) $14,158Room & board $14,162Books & supplies $868Other costs $1,398

After grants, the average family on aid pays $21,637.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$19,078

About $76,312 over 4 years · 38% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
65%
within 6 years · Pell students 54%
Come back for year two
84%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$52,581
median, whole college system
Typical debt
$21,056
about $223 a month over 10 years · whole system

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting (whole college system)

5.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$223 a month against about $4,083 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, whole college system

52%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 63% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment (whole college system)

Lower incomeunder $30k
$40k
Middle income$30–75k
$55k
Higher incomeover $75k
$64k
Who goes there

The students

19,633 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 82%Hispanic 5%Black 5%Asian 1%Two or more 4%International 1%

Women and men

Women 62%Men 38%
18 : 1
students per teacher
21%
get Pell grants (lower income)
48%
take federal loans
15%
undergrads 25 or older
15%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Athens

57% of Athens’s 25,313 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Athens pages.

Athens →
AthensAthens, OH
$1,011/momedian rent · about the state median$244Ktypical home valueBSafety Grade22° / 84°January low / July high · 18" of snowB−Health GradeAll colleges in and near AthensCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Ohio University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Hocking CollegeCommunity college · Public · Nelsonville
10.2 mi1,600 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid and are reported for the whole 6-campus system. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.