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ONU landed the #1,005 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
ONU also holds the #33 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
The acceptance rate at Ohio Northern University is a competitive 54%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 12% of students accepted to ONU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 590 and 680.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Ohio Northern University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Ohio Northern University is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 80% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Ohio Northern University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at ONU for first-time, full-time students is 59%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Ohio Northern University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,130 undergraduates at ONU with 2,037 being full-time and 93 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,404 | $23,938 | $22,248 | $27,147 | $29,598 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ONU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At ONU, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $13,929 a year. That adds up to $55,716 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Ohio Northern University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Ohio Northern University.
Contact details for ONU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 525 S. Main St, Ada, OH 45810-1599 |
| Phone: | 419-772-2000 |
| Website: | www.onu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 146 | $49,444 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 67 | $72,443 |
| Law | 41 | NA |
| Accounting | 34 | NA |
| General Biology | 27 | NA |
| Nursing | 22 | $72,482 |
| Civil Engineering | 19 | $68,129 |
| Industrial Production Technology | 17 | NA |
| Electrical Engineering | 17 | NA |
| Construction Management | 16 | $64,311 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 341 students took at least one online class at Ohio Northern University. This is a decrease from the 399 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 341 | 2 |
| 2021-2022 | 399 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 790 | 1 |
| 2018-2019 | 36 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Ohio Northern University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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