Ohio Northern University Overview

Ohio Northern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ada, Ohio. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Ada draws many to the area.

What Is Ohio Northern University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at ONU.
• During a recent academic cycle, 80% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, ONU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $80,928 a year. That's about 98% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average ONU student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Ohio Northern University?

Contact details for ONU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	525 S. Main St, Ada, OH 45810-1599
Phone:	419-772-2000
Website:	www.onu.edu

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How Do I Get Into ONU?

You can apply to ONU online at: https://connect.onu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for ONU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into ONU?

ONU has an acceptance rate of 54%, 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 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to ONU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 590 and 680.

ONU received ACT scores from 47% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 30. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Ohio Northern University?

The overall average net price of ONU is $30,423. 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 ONU, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $13,929 a year. That adds up to $55,716 over four years for those students.

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Ohio Northern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,130 undergraduate students at ONU, with 2,037 being full-time and 93 being part-time.

There are also 687 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,037 full-time undergraduates at ONU, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	30
Black or African American	66
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	1,591
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	320

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Ohio Northern University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 20 countries are represented at ONU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Ohio Northern University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	99	0	0	116	215
Mechanical Engineering	66	0	0	0	66
Law	0	0	0	55	55
Health & Physical Education	26	0	0	0	26
General Biology	23	0	0	0	23
Marketing	23	0	0	0	23
Civil Engineering	23	0	0	0	23
Accounting	15	0	7	0	22
Nursing	20	0	0	0	20
Finance & Financial Management	16	0	0	0	16
Drama & Theater Arts	15	0	0	0	15
Teacher Education Grade Specific	14	0	0	0	14
Criminal Justice & Corrections	13	0	0	0	13
Industrial Production Technology	12	0	0	0	12
Construction Management	11	0	0	0	11
Computer Science	11	0	0	0	11
Computer Engineering	11	0	0	0	11
Electrical Engineering	11	0	0	0	11
General Psychology	11	0	0	0	11
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	9	0	0	0	9
Teacher Education Subject Specific	9	0	0	0	9
Security Science and Technology	9	0	0	0	9
Political Science & Government	9	0	0	0	9
Natural Resources Conservation	8	0	0	0	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	7	0	0	0	7
Mathematics	7	0	0	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Public Relations & Advertising	5	0	0	0	5
History	5	0	0	0	5
Literature	4	0	0	0	4
Chemistry	4	0	0	0	4
Physics	4	0	0	0	4
Sociology	4	0	0	0	4
General Education	3	0	0	0	3
Writing Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Public Health	3	0	0	0	3
Fine & Studio Arts	3	0	0	0	3
Other Engineering	2	0	0	0	2
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	1	1	0	0	2
Philosophy	2	0	0	0	2
Design & Applied Arts	2	0	0	0	2
Music	2	0	0	0	2
Romance Languages	1	0	0	0	1
Data Analytics	1	0	0	0	1
Journalism	0	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Legal Research	0	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	533	1	7	171	712

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
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