Ohio Northern University

Ohio Northern University is a private nonprofit college in Ada, OH. Its average net price is $23,969 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$17,269
$30,001 to $48,000$17,510
$48,001 to $75,000$18,913
$75,001 to $110,000$24,414
$110,001 and up$27,820
$41,670Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$41,670Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$23,969Average Net Price
$13,750Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$2,241Other Expenses
24.6%Students on Pell Grants
53.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

74.4%Acceptance Rate
585 to 690SAT Reading, Middle Half
590 to 710SAT Math, Middle Half
24 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$63,608
8 years after entry$75,773
10 years after entry$82,743
71.0%Graduation Rate
84.3%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Ada, OHLocation
Fringe townSetting
2,489Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Construction Management$75,379 National median for this major n=3,543Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering, Other$75,133 National median for this major n=687Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,608 National median for this major n=2,721Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Literature$35,235 National median for this major n=380Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$75,295 Small program - rough guide n=78$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=77
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$82,253 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=36
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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