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?

• The 3% student loan default rate at ONU is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at ONU.
• In 2017-2018, 79% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, ONU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $63,500 a year. That's about 56% 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.

Ohio Northern University Rankings

We have ranked ONU as #105 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #2 out of 108 schools in Ohio.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

ONU has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#25	Best Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#80	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#170	Best Bachelor’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 ONU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#83	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#127	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards ONU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Industrial Production Technology Schools	College Factual
#24	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#29	Best Engineering Technologies Schools	College Factual
#78	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#83	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	College Factual
#103	Best Communication & Journalism Schools	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/OhioNorthern
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/ohionorthern

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	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into ONU?

ONU has an acceptance rate of 65%, 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 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% 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 540 and 650. Math scores were between 560 and 670.

ONU received ACT scores from 89% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

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 70% of students took out student loans averaging $14,180 a year. That adds up to $56,720 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ONU is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Ohio Northern University

In 2019-2020, 790 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ONU has changed over the last few years.

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at ONU regardless of major.

Ohio Northern University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	10	0	150	160
Law	0	0	49	49
Accounting	28	20	0	48
Mechanical Engineering	41	0	0	41
Nursing	29	0	0	29
Civil Engineering	24	0	0	24
Health & Physical Education	23	0	0	23
Legal Research	0	22	0	22
Criminal Justice & Corrections	20	0	0	20
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	18	0	0	18
Marketing	18	0	0	18
Drama & Theater Arts	18	0	0	18
General Psychology	14	0	0	14
Construction Management	13	0	0	13
General Biology	10	0	0	10
Communication & Media Studies	10	0	0	10
Teacher Education Subject Specific	9	0	0	9
Industrial Production Technology	9	0	0	9
Music	9	0	0	9
Computer Science	8	0	0	8
Computer Engineering	8	0	0	8
Political Science & Government	8	0	0	8
Design & Applied Arts	7	0	0	7
Teacher Education Grade Specific	6	0	0	6
Statistics	6	0	0	6
Natural Resources Conservation	6	0	0	6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	5	0	0	5
Electrical Engineering	5	0	0	5
Philosophy	5	0	0	5
Physics	5	0	0	5
Public Relations & Advertising	4	0	0	4
Romance Languages	4	0	0	4
Chemistry	4	0	0	4
Public Health	3	0	0	3
History	3	0	0	3
Finance & Financial Management	2	0	0	2
Journalism	2	0	0	2
Literature	2	0	0	2
Writing Studies	2	0	0	2
Allied Health Professions	2	0	0	2
Applied Mathematics	2	0	0	2
Sociology	2	0	0	2
General Education	1	0	0	1
Other Engineering	1	0	0	1
Mathematics	1	0	0	1
Religious Studies	1	0	0	1
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	1	0	0	1
Fine & Studio Arts	1	0	0	1
Insurance	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	410	42	199	651

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.