Miami University-Oxford

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Miami University-Oxford

Miami University-Oxford operates as a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 16,656 students of which 17,144 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Miami University-Oxford is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 75.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,317 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,384, with published in-state tuition of $18,161 and a Pell grant recipient share of 12.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 80.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 90.1%. Graduates earn a median of $55,076 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,773 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 730000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.