Ohio Northern University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Ohio Northern University

Ohio Northern University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Ada, Ohio (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 2,489 students of which 2,631 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. Ohio Northern University is categorized as “22” 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 74.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,252 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,478, with published in-state tuition of $39,800 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 74.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.3%. Graduates earn a median of $80,928 ten years after enrolling, compared with $62,686 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 120100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 82.8% 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.