Miami University - Oxford Overview

Located in Oxford, Ohio, Miami University - Oxford is a public institution. Oxford is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Miami University - Oxford Known For?

• The highest award offered at Miami University - Oxford is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Miami University - Oxford bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $47,100 a year. That's about 15% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Miami University - Oxford to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Miami University - Oxford Rankings

Out of the 119 colleges in Ohio, Miami University - Oxford is ranked at #21.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Miami University - Oxford has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#91	Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#261	Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Miami University - Oxford.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best International Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Other Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#83	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#104	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Miami University - Oxford has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#23	Best Colleges for English Language & Literature	College Factual
#31	Best Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service	College Factual
#35	Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism	College Factual
#43	Best Colleges for Health Professions	College Factual
#83	Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#111	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central

Where Is Miami University - Oxford?

Contact details for Miami University - Oxford are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	501 East High St, Oxford, OH 45056
Phone:	513-529-1809
Website:	miamioh.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/MiamiUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/miamiuniversity

How Do I Get Into Miami University - Oxford?

You can apply to Miami University - Oxford online at: https://apply.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for Miami University - Oxford

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Miami University - Oxford?

Miami University - Oxford has an acceptance rate of 68%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% of students accepted to Miami University - Oxford submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 670. Math scores were between 610 and 710.

Miami University - Oxford received ACT scores from 85% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 32. Math scores were between 25 and 30. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

Can I Afford Miami University - Oxford?

The overall average net price of Miami University - Oxford is $41,456. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Miami University - Oxford, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $7,867 a year. That adds up to $31,468 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Miami University - Oxford is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Miami University - Oxford Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 17,246 undergraduate students at Miami University - Oxford, with 16,682 being full-time and 564 being part-time.

There are also 2,470 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,682 full-time undergraduates at Miami University - Oxford, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Miami University - Oxford students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	396
Black or African American	600
Hispanic or Latino	853
White	11,992
International Students	2,096
Other Races/Ethnicities	745

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Miami University - Oxford. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 90 countries are represented at Miami University - Oxford. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Miami University - Oxford

In 2017-2018, 4,131 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Miami University - Oxford has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 60th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Miami University - Oxford

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Miami University - Oxford was 26.1%. This is the #763 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Miami University - Oxford regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Miami University - Oxford majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Education	10%
English Language & Literature	12%
Instructional Media Design	65%
Teacher Education Subject Specific	15%
Writing Studies	11%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Miami University - Oxford ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Miami University - Oxford.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Zoology	#1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	#8
Writing Studies	#13
English Language & Literature	#23
Instructional Media Design	#25
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#39
Education	#161

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Miami University - Oxford Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Finance & Financial Management	0	379	0	0	0	379
Health & Physical Education	0	301	6	63	0	370
General Biology	0	167	0	182	4	353
Marketing	0	346	0	0	0	346
General Psychology	0	246	0	13	8	267
Accounting	0	178	0	53	0	231
Business Administration & Management	0	140	0	62	0	202
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	113	0	89	0	202
Public Relations & Advertising	0	183	0	0	0	183
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	179	3	0	0	182
Political Science & Government	0	170	0	6	0	176
Economics	0	156	0	16	0	172
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	167	0	0	0	167
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	149	0	0	0	149
Computer Information Systems	0	116	0	12	0	128
Writing Studies	0	106	0	17	0	123
Mechanical Engineering	0	112	0	8	0	120
International Relations & National Security	0	119	0	0	0	119
Statistics	0	68	7	14	0	89
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	79	0	0	0	79
Special Education	10	28	4	36	0	78
Communication Sciences	0	48	0	24	0	72
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	70	0	0	0	70
Public Health	0	70	0	0	0	70
Area Studies	0	66	0	0	0	66
Social Work	0	36	0	30	0	66
Communication & Media Studies	0	62	0	0	0	62
Computer Engineering	0	62	0	0	0	62
General English Literature	0	26	0	32	4	62
Mathematics	0	50	0	12	0	62
Management Information Systems	0	60	0	0	0	60
History	0	47	0	11	0	58
Design & Applied Arts	0	57	0	0	0	57
Business/Managerial Economics	0	55	0	0	0	55
Educational Administration	0	0	0	32	22	54
Chemical Engineering	0	47	0	7	0	54
Romance Languages	0	46	0	3	0	49
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	37	0	8	1	46
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	33	0	10	0	43
Journalism	0	41	0	0	0	41
Natural Resources Conservation	0	23	0	17	0	40
Zoology	0	33	0	5	1	39
Sociology	0	39	0	0	0	39
Biomedical Engineering	0	37	0	0	0	37
Sustainability Science	0	36	0	0	0	36
Gerontology	0	12	7	8	7	34
Music	0	26	0	6	0	32
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	31	0	0	0	31
Engineering-Related Fields	0	31	0	0	0	31
Teaching English or French	30	0	0	0	0	30
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	30	0	30
Fine & Studio Arts	0	25	0	4	0	29
Chemistry	0	19	0	2	7	28
Instructional Media Design	0	0	1	25	0	26
Electrical Engineering	0	19	0	7	0	26
Philosophy	0	21	0	5	0	26
Geography & Cartography	13	9	1	3	0	26
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	22	0	2	1	25
Physics	0	15	0	10	0	25
Urban & Regional Planning	0	24	0	0	0	24
Anthropology	0	24	0	0	0	24
Student Counseling	0	0	6	13	4	23
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	21	0	0	0	21
Other Engineering	21	0	0	0	0	21
Interior Architecture	0	20	0	0	0	20
Ethnic Studies	0	14	6	0	0	20
Public Administration	0	20	0	0	0	20
International Business	18	0	0	0	0	18
Drama & Theater Arts	0	17	0	1	0	18
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	17	0	0	0	17
Arts & Media Management	0	17	0	0	0	17
Manufacturing Engineering	0	15	0	0	0	15
General Family & Consumer Sciences	0	15	0	0	0	15
Religious Studies	0	15	0	0	0	15
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	13	0	0	0	13
Botany/Plant Biology	0	9	0	3	0	12
General Education	0	9	2	0	0	11
General Engineering	0	11	0	0	0	11
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	10	0	0	0	10
Classical Languages & Literature	0	10	0	0	0	10
Human Development & Family Studies	0	8	0	0	0	8
Allied Health Professions	0	8	0	0	0	8
Engineering Physics	0	7	0	0	0	7
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	0	2	4	6
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	6	0	0	0	6
Human Resource Management	0	5	0	0	0	5
Educational Assessment	0	0	5	0	0	5
International Studies	0	5	0	0	0	5
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	4	0	0	0	4
General Business/Commerce	0	1	0	0	0	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	1	0	1
Germanic Languages	0	1	0	0	0	1
Environmental Design	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Architecture	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Textile & Apparel Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forestry	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	92	5,139	48	884	63	6,226

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Chris Light under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.