Ottawa University-Surprise

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Ottawa University-Surprise

Ottawa University-Surprise operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Surprise, Arizona (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 836 students of which 821 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. Ottawa University-Surprise 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 78.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 972 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $33,393, with published in-state tuition of $35,880 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 21.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 50.0%. Graduates earn a median of $55,552 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,139 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 238600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.2% 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.