$52,581
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Ohio University-Main Campus is a public 4-year college in Athens, Ohio with 19,633 undergraduates and 5,879 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,637 a year (tuition and fees $14,158 in-state, $24,838 out-of-state). It admits 85% of applicants and 65% 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
$21,637
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$14,158
Out-of-state $24,838
Admission rate
85%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
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
- $21,637
- Tuition in-state
- $14,158
- Tuition out-of-state
- $24,838
- Cost of attendance
- $30,586
- Students with a need-based grant
- 21%
- Students with federal loans
- 48%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,673
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,160
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,078
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,689
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,492
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 $11,548 in 2015-16 to $14,158 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
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1,212
- SAT reading, middle
- 595
- SAT math, middle
- 585
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 19,633
- Graduate students
- 5,879
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 337
- Endowment
- $779.5M
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 | $21,637 | $17,906 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,158 | $15,202 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 85% | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 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
337 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1,396 | $13,672 | $75,809 | $87,308 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 274 | $40,750 | $99,097 | $119,976 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 247 | $23,258 | $30,682 | $49,399 | $50,706 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 242 | $250,362 | $63,869 | $154,758 | $112,460 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 242 | $23,416 | $55,022 | $78,506 | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 220 | $21,500 | $34,983 | $43,893 | $47,382 |
| Data AnalyticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 194 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 175 | $24,250 | $59,305 | $81,299 | $83,343 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 167 | $41,000 | $100,062 | $113,469 | $120,193 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 148 | $21,500 | $36,666 | $54,695 | $56,359 |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 146 | $23,356 | $29,303 | $55,352 | $44,055 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 137 | $38,107 | $55,675 | $68,913 | $62,033 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 136 | $37,230 | $91,185 | $110,913 | $89,981 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 134 | $21,563 | $57,006 | $71,478 | $68,257 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 123 | $24,000 | $38,246 | $59,276 | $56,278 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 118 | $19,000 | $36,942 | $45,999 | $44,125 |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 117 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 102 | $23,000 | $35,165 | $55,867 | $54,562 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,176 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 90 | $18,690 | $48,312 | $56,902 | $63,707 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $25,309 | $68,154 | $93,774 | $83,290 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 87 | $20,500 | $49,246 | $60,384 | $65,123 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 83 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $23,654 | $29,086 | $48,390 | $50,497 |
| Engineering, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 76 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Ohio University-Main Campus cost?
$21,637 a year is the average net price at Ohio University-Main Campus after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,158 for in-state students and $24,838 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,586. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,673 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Ohio University-Main Campus?
85% of applicants are admitted to Ohio University-Main Campus. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,212 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Ohio University-Main Campus graduates earn?
$52,581 a year is the median pay of former Ohio University-Main 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 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $105,279.
How much student debt do Ohio University-Main Campus graduates have?
$21,056 is the median federal student loan debt of Ohio University-Main Campus graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 48% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Ohio University-Main Campus?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Ohio University-Main Campus finish within 6 years. 84% 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-Main Campus?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (1,396 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (274 master's graduates), Psychology, General (247 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 337 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.