Ohio Christian University Overview

Located in Circleville, Ohio, Ohio Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution. OCU is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is Ohio Christian University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at OCU since the student to facuty ratio is 8 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at OCU.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• It takes the average OCU student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Ohio Christian University?

Contact details for OCU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1476 Lancaster Pike, Circleville, OH 43113-9487
Phone:	740-474-8896
Website:	www.ohiochristian.edu

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How Do I Get Into OCU?

You can apply to OCU online at: www.ohiochristian.edu/lp/fastapp

Can I Afford Ohio Christian University?

The overall average net price of OCU is $24,765. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At OCU, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $9,090 a year. That adds up to $36,360 over four years for those students.

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Ohio Christian University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,961 undergraduate students at OCU, with 1,034 being full-time and 927 being part-time.

There are also 225 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,034 full-time undergraduates at OCU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ohio Christian University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	202
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	688
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	101

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Ohio Christian University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 10 countries are represented at OCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Honduras, Nigeria, and Colombia.

Ohio Christian University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	19	39	37	95
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	0	43	43
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	15	24	0	39
Religious Studies	0	12	27	0	39
Human Services	0	18	18	0	36
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	3	13	2	18
General Psychology	0	0	18	0	18
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	14	0	14
Biblical Studies	3	0	10	0	13
Health & Physical Education	0	0	9	0	9
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	7	0	7
Homeland Security	0	0	6	0	6
Accounting	1	0	4	0	5
Computer Information Systems	0	1	3	0	4
History	0	0	4	0	4
Marketing	0	0	3	0	3
General English Literature	0	0	2	0	2
Political Science & Government	0	0	2	0	2
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	2	0	2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	1	0	0	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0	0
Missionary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Sacred Music	0	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	68	205	82	360

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.