Ottawa University-Surprise

Ottawa University-Surprise is a private nonprofit college in Surprise, AZ. Its average net price is $36,118 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$35,530
$30,001 to $48,000$33,180
$48,001 to $75,000$33,616
$75,001 to $110,000$36,793
$110,001 and up$38,721
$36,550Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$36,550Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$36,118Average Net Price
$16,200Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,300Books and Supplies
$5,696Other Expenses
44.8%Students on Pell Grants
71.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

78.1%Acceptance Rate
440 to 590SAT Reading, Middle Half
400 to 570SAT Math, Middle Half
16 to 21ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$52,450
8 years after entry$55,635
10 years after entry$59,897
23.8%Graduation Rate
50.0%Retention Rate
$22,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Surprise, AZLocation
Large suburbSetting
836Undergraduate 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
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$25,387 Small program - rough guide n=34
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
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
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$26,760 Small program - rough guide n=74
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not 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
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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