Ohio University-Main Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Ohio University-Main Campus

Ohio University-Main Campus operates as a public institution located in Athens, Ohio (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 19,633 students of which 21,698 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 University-Main Campus is categorized as “15” 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 85.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,212 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,637, with published in-state tuition of $14,158 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,056, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 66.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.9%. Graduates earn a median of $52,581 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,991 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1516100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.0% 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.