Ottawa University - Ottawa Overview

Ottawa University - Ottawa is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Ottawa, Kansas. Ottawa is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Ottawa University - Ottawa Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Ottawa.
• During a recent academic cycle, 95% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Ottawa bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $55,552 a year. That's about 36% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Ottawa to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Ottawa University - Ottawa?

Contact details for Ottawa are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1001 South Cedar, Ottawa, KS 66067-3399
Phone:	785-242-5200
Website:	www.ottawa.edu

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How Do I Get Into Ottawa?

You can apply to Ottawa online at: https://www.ottawa.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Ottawa

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ottawa?

The acceptance rate at Ottawa University - Ottawa is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 81% of accepted students are men and 19% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to Ottawa submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 540. Math scores were between 400 and 560.

Ottawa received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 21. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Ottawa University - Ottawa?

The overall average net price of Ottawa is $28,680. 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 Ottawa, approximately 96% of students took out student loans averaging $9,477 a year. That adds up to $37,908 over four years for those students.

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Ottawa University - Ottawa Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 720 undergraduate students at Ottawa, with 677 being full-time and 43 being part-time.

There are also 77 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 677 full-time undergraduates at Ottawa, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	81
Hispanic or Latino	102
White	377
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	112

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Ottawa University - Ottawa. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Ottawa University - Ottawa Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	18	22	40
Health & Physical Education	33	0	33
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	22	0	22
General Biology	13	0	13
Teacher Education Subject Specific	13	0	13
Teacher Education Grade Specific	7	2	9
Accounting	5	2	7
Business/Managerial Economics	6	0	6
Communication & Media Studies	5	0	5
Sociology	4	0	4
Fine & Studio Arts	4	0	4
Finance & Financial Management	3	0	3
Curriculum & Instruction	0	3	3
Marketing	2	0	2
Management Information Systems	2	0	2
Information Technology	0	2	2
Instructional Media Design	0	2	2
General Engineering	2	0	2
Information Science	0	1	1
Educational Administration	0	1	1
General Education	1	0	1
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	1	1
Mathematics	1	0	1
Human Services	1	0	1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0
History	0	0	0
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	0	0	0
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0
TOTAL	142	36	178

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 Ichabod under License

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