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Ohio University-Main Campus: cost, admission and results

Ohio University-Main Campus is a public college in Athens, Ohio. It has about 19,633 undergraduate students. It admits 85% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $20,666 a year.

At a glance

  • 85%Admission rate
  • $20,666Net price a year
  • 65%Graduation rate
  • $61,938Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Athens, Ohio 45701
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Town some way from a city
Undergraduate students
19,633
Graduate students
5,879
Students per teacher
18 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
ohio.edu

Getting in

Ohio University-Main Campus admits 85% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1212 out of 1600 (midpoints: 595 in reading and writing, 585 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 25 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Ohio$14,582
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$25,796
Room and meals on campus$14,740
Books and supplies$894
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$31,615
Average net price after grants and scholarships$20,666

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 16% above the median net price of colleges in Ohio on this site ($17,802). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$15,142
$30,001 to $48,000$14,643
$48,001 to $75,000$16,141
$75,001 to $110,000$22,188
Above $110,000$24,609

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeOH medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year84%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)65%47%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$61,938$55,997$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$20,475$21,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Ohio and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

26% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 48% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 62% women and 38% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 3 of the 117 colleges in Ohio on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,006.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Ohio University-Main Campus?

Ohio University-Main Campus admits 85% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Ohio University-Main Campus?

Published tuition and fees are $14,582 a year for students from Ohio and $25,796 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Ohio University-Main Campus?

65% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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