Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, Ohio · Public
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 85%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1090–1290
- Undergraduates
- 19,633
- Setting
- Town: Distant
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1090–1290
- Reading and Writing
- 550–650
- Math
- 540–640
- Average total
- 1212
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 22–28
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (740) 593-1000
Cost
- Tuition, in-state
- $14,582per year
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $25,796per year
- Average net price
- $20,666What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 65%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $61,938
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
Show all 141 programs
- Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services · associate
- Food Science and Technology · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy · undergraduate certificate
- Area Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Communication and Media Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Journalism · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians · associate
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · associate, bachelor
- Computer Science · bachelor, master
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · bachelor, master
- Education, General · master
- Curriculum and Instruction · master, doctoral
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Educational/Instructional Media Design · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education · master, doctoral
- Special Education and Teaching · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · master, doctoral
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · master, graduate certificate
- Engineering, General · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering · master
- Chemical Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Civil Engineering · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral
- Computer Engineering · bachelor
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Engineering Science · doctoral
- Mechanical Engineering · bachelor, master
- Industrial Engineering · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Engineering, Other · bachelor
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · associate
- Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate, associate
- Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · associate
- Engineering-Related Fields · master, graduate certificate
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · bachelor, master
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor, master
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General · bachelor
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services · undergraduate certificate
- Housing and Human Environments · bachelor
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Apparel and Textiles · bachelor, master
- Non-Professional Legal Studies · master
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- English Language and Literature/Letters, Other · bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate, bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Botany/Plant Biology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences · bachelor, doctoral
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology · bachelor
- Zoology/Animal Biology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences · bachelor, master
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Applied Mathematics · bachelor
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Gerontology · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- Museology/Museum Studies · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- Nutrition Sciences · bachelor
- International/Globalization Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Human Computer Interaction · undergraduate certificate
- Geography and Environmental Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Data Analytics · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · undergraduate certificate, associate, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies · bachelor, master
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Philosophy · bachelor, master
- Religion/Religious Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Astronomy and Astrophysics · bachelor
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · bachelor, master
- Physics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Research and Experimental Psychology · master, doctoral
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · master, doctoral
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · associate, bachelor
- Security Science and Technology · undergraduate certificate
- Human Services, General · associate, bachelor
- Public Administration · master
- Public Policy Analysis · graduate certificate
- Social Work · bachelor, master
- Social Sciences, General · master
- Anthropology · bachelor
- Economics · bachelor, master
- Geography and Cartography · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- International Relations and National Security Studies · bachelor
- Political Science and Government · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Sociology · bachelor, master
- Urban Studies/Affairs · bachelor
- Social Sciences, Other · undergraduate certificate
- Air Transportation · associate, bachelor
- Visual and Performing Arts, General · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Dance · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Design and Applied Arts · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor, master
- Fine and Studio Arts · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Music · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · bachelor, master
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · associate
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · bachelor, master, first professional, graduate certificate
- Medicine · first professional
- Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies · master, doctoral
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Public Health · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · bachelor, master, first professional
- Medical Illustration and Informatics · post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities · undergraduate certificate, master, first professional, graduate certificate
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, first professional, graduate certificate
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · associate, bachelor, master
- Business Operations Support and Assistant Services · associate
- Business/Managerial Economics · bachelor
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Finance and Financial Management Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Hospitality Administration/Management · bachelor, master
- Human Resources Management and Services · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- International Business · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Management Information Systems and Services · bachelor
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · bachelor
- Marketing · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Real Estate · undergraduate certificate
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations · undergraduate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- History · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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