Ottawa University-Ottawa

Ottawa University-Ottawa is a private nonprofit college in Ottawa, KS. Its average net price is $27,572 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$25,362
$30,001 to $48,000$24,568
$48,001 to $75,000$26,230
$75,001 to $110,000$29,807
$110,001 and up$30,340
$36,650Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$36,650Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$27,572Average Net Price
$13,772Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,300Books and Supplies
$5,482Other Expenses
39.4%Students on Pell Grants
67.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

83.0%Acceptance Rate
420 to 500SAT Reading, Middle Half
330 to 500SAT Math, Middle Half
16 to 22ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$52,450
8 years after entry$55,635
10 years after entry$59,897
26.4%Graduation Rate
58.3%Retention Rate
$22,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Ottawa, KSLocation
Distant townSetting
870Undergraduate 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=44,210$28,104 Small program - rough guide n=34
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,050 Small program - rough guide n=73$24,500 n=101
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=30
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$25,387 Small program - rough guide n=34
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$86,206 Small program - rough guide n=54$30,275 Small program - rough guide n=50
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not 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
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$41,521 National median for this major n=2,897Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other$39,127 National median for this major n=90Not published
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics$45,916 National median for this major n=65Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$26,760 Small program - rough guide n=74
Registered Nursing$79,078 Small program - rough guide n=63$25,916 n=108
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$21,640 Small program - rough guide n=31$24,375 n=124
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNot publishedNot 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=22,650$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=48
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$24,682 Small program - rough guide n=45
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other$36,157 National median for this major n=289Not published

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