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Ohio University - Lancaster Campus was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is humanities.
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OHIO Lancaster was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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If you are worried about getting into Ohio University - Lancaster Campus, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is 52%. 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 Ohio University - Lancaster Campus this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 13% for first-time, full-time students at OHIO Lancaster, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,516 undergraduates at OHIO Lancaster with 719 being full-time and 1,797 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,353 | $6,687 | $8,271 | $11,473 | $11,971 |
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 OHIO Lancaster, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At OHIO Lancaster, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $3,555 a year. That adds up to $14,220 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for OHIO Lancaster are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1570 Granville Pike, Lancaster, OH 43130-1037 |
| Phone: | 740-654-6711 |
| Website: | https://www.ohio.edu/lancaster/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 14 | $34,707 |
| Business Administration & Management | 10 | $57,006 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 8 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 6 | NA |
| Accounting | 4 | $61,856 |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 4 | NA |
| General Engineering Technology | 3 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 3 | $38,973 |
| Audiovisual Communications | 2 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 1 | $48,515 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,870 students took at least one online class at Ohio University - Lancaster Campus. This is a decrease from the 2,001 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,870 | 722 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,001 | 860 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,369 | 758 |
| 2018-2019 | 659 | 172 |
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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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