Ottawa University-Surprise
Surprise, Arizona · Also known as OUAZ-Surprise · Website
$55,552
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,552
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Ottawa University-Surprise is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Surprise, Arizona with 836 undergraduates and 75 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $33,393 a year (tuition and fees $35,880). It admits 78% of applicants and 18% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,552 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$33,393
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$35,880
US median $11,837
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
18%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,500
About $228 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,552
Rank 1,056 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
- $33,393
- Tuition and fees
- $35,880
- Cost of attendance
- $52,170
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 73%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $28,636
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $30,096
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $31,252
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $35,696
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $35,922
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2018-19 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $27,630 in 2018-19 to $35,880 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
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 972
- SAT reading, middle
- 470
- SAT math, middle
- 505
- ACT, middle
- 19
- Undergraduates
- 836
- Graduate students
- 75
- Part-time students
- 7.1%
- Women
- 34%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 18%
- Retention rate
- 50%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 27
- Endowment
- $8.44M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
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 1,056 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 99 in Arizona (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AZ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $33,393 | $20,678 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $35,880 | $8,774 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 90% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 18% | 54% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 50% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,500 | $9,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,139 | $36,057 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,552 | $40,059 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
27 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $27,000 | $30,426 | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $20,000 | $51,627 | $64,798 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 24 | $32,624 | $61,364 | $84,083 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $19,250 | $39,596 | $43,959 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $22,500 | $33,465 | $59,445 | $56,359 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | $22,000 | $42,056 | $50,010 | $47,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | $22,062 | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 4 | $62,936 | $52,174 | $67,727 | $65,184 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $20,696 | $51,664 | $72,368 | $76,194 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,455 | $60,111 |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $24,300 | $35,168 | $52,309 | $48,597 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $21,941 | $49,063 | $66,759 | $68,069 |
| Information Science/StudiesMaster's | Master's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,359 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,566 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $20,738 | $75,385 | $82,317 | $58,716 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Surprise and Arizona on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Arizona
- Homes: Homes for sale in Arizona
Questions and answers
How much does Ottawa University-Surprise cost?
$33,393 a year is the average net price at Ottawa University-Surprise after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $35,880, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $52,170. Families earning under $30,000 pay $28,636 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Ottawa University-Surprise?
78% of applicants are admitted to Ottawa University-Surprise. The average SAT score of admitted students is 972 and the middle ACT score is 19. The median admission rate of colleges in Arizona is 90%.
How much do Ottawa University-Surprise graduates earn?
$55,552 a year is the median pay of former Ottawa University-Surprise students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,139 after 6 years). That ranks 1,056 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 99 in Arizona. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's) at $75,385.
How much student debt do Ottawa University-Surprise graduates have?
$21,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Ottawa University-Surprise graduates, about $228 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 73% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Ottawa University-Surprise?
18% of first-time, full-time students at Ottawa University-Surprise finish within 6 years. 50% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Ottawa University-Surprise?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (47 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (44 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (24 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 27 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.