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Ohio Northern University was awarded 21 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is industrial production technology.
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ONU landed the #638 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
ONU also holds the #22 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
If you're applying to Ohio Northern University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 69%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 15% 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 540 and 640. Math scores were between 550 and 660.
At ONU, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 83%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Ohio Northern University has a freshmen retention rate of 86%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for 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%.
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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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,399 | $19,038 | $22,793 | $26,299 | $29,509 |
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 66% of students took out student loans averaging $14,357 a year. That adds up to $57,428 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at ONU is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Ohio Northern University make the most money.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/OhioNorthern |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/ohionorthern |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 42 | $66,379 |
| Nursing | 30 | $60,628 |
| Accounting | 25 | NA |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 22 | $39,800 |
| Construction Management | 18 | NA |
| Civil Engineering | 18 | $56,895 |
| Marketing | 17 | $38,820 |
| General Biology | 17 | $30,524 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 17 | $42,927 |
| Industrial Production Technology | 16 | $66,764 |
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 2020-2021, 399 students took at least one online class at Ohio Northern University. This is a decrease from the 790 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 399 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 790 | 1 |
| 2018-2019 | 144 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 36 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 121 | 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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