Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, Ohio · Website
$52,581
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,581
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus is a public 4-year college in Lancaster, Ohio with 691 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,650 a year (tuition and fees $6,362 in-state, $9,444 out-of-state). 14% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,581 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,056 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,650
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,362
Out-of-state $9,444
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
14%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,056
About $223 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,581
Rank 1,271 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $5,650
- Tuition in-state
- $6,362
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,444
- Cost of attendance
- $10,984
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 12%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,375
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,466
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $3,791
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $7,790
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $9,562
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,060 in 2015-16 to $6,362 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 691
- Part-time students
- 21%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 14%
- Retention rate
- 50%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 109
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,271 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,650 | $17,906 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,362 | $15,202 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 14% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 50% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,056 | $14,211 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,991 | $36,744 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,581 | $41,273 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
109 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | $19,000 | $36,942 | $45,999 | $44,125 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $20,000 | $37,990 | $49,690 | $51,790 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $21,500 | $36,666 | $54,695 | $56,359 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $21,563 | $57,006 | $71,478 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | $12,750 | $36,935 | $53,863 | $48,733 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $24,750 | $42,663 | $61,538 | $58,716 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | $13,000 | $44,159 | $53,577 | $46,706 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $23,250 | $24,075 | $46,101 | $50,680 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $23,000 | $35,165 | $55,867 | $54,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $23,258 | $30,682 | $49,399 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $21,500 | $34,983 | $43,893 | $47,382 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | $10,576 | $22,522 | $25,999 | $34,184 |
| Apparel and TextilesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $23,750 | $39,969 | $58,647 | $57,640 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $25,500 | $23,399 | $40,479 | $48,471 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $24,049 | $34,707 | $53,206 | $53,072 |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $23,356 | $29,303 | $55,352 | $44,055 |
| Geography and Environmental StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $22,875 | Withheld | $57,085 | $58,928 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lancaster and Ohio on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Ohio
- Homes: Homes for sale in Ohio
Questions and answers
How much does Ohio University-Lancaster Campus cost?
$5,650 a year is the average net price at Ohio University-Lancaster Campus after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,362 for in-state students and $9,444 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $10,984. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,375 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Ohio University-Lancaster Campus?
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Ohio University-Lancaster Campus graduates earn?
$52,581 a year is the median pay of former Ohio University-Lancaster Campus students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,991 after 6 years). That ranks 1,271 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $75,809.
How much student debt do Ohio University-Lancaster Campus graduates have?
$21,056 is the median federal student loan debt of Ohio University-Lancaster Campus graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 12% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Ohio University-Lancaster Campus?
14% of first-time, full-time students at Ohio University-Lancaster Campus finish within 6 years. 50% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Ohio University-Lancaster Campus?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (18 associate's graduates), Social Work (16 bachelor's graduates), Communication and Media Studies (15 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 109 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.