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Ottawa landed the #1,364 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Ottawa also holds the #20 spot on the Best Colleges in Kansas ranking.
Ottawa University - Ottawa has an acceptance rate of 67%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Ottawa.
About 2% of students accepted to Ottawa submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 410 and 590. Math scores were between 390 and 570.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Ottawa it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Ottawa University - Ottawa is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Ottawa University - Ottawa this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Ottawa the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 43%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Ottawa University - Ottawa.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 720 undergraduates at Ottawa with 677 being full-time and 43 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $23,937 | $21,507 | $27,109 | $28,868 | $31,634 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Ottawa, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Ottawa, approximately 97% of students took out student loans averaging $8,492 a year. That adds up to $33,968 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Ottawa is 6.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Ottawa are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1001 South Cedar, Ottawa, KS 66067-3399 |
| Phone: | 785-242-5200 |
| Website: | www.ottawa.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/OttawaUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ottawau |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 25 | NA |
| General Biology | 11 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 7 | $32,184 |
| Business Administration & Management | 7 | $34,341 |
| Accounting | 6 | $47,803 |
| General Engineering | 6 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 5 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 5 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 4 | NA |
| Marketing | 3 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 879 students took at least one online class at Ottawa University - Ottawa. This is an increase from the 797 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 879 | 27 |
| 2019-2020 | 797 | 36 |
| 2018-2019 | 731 | 15 |
| 2017-2018 | 754 | 17 |
| 2016-2017 | 81 | 19 |
Learn more about online learning at Ottawa University - Ottawa.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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