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Ohio University - Southern Campus Data & Information Overview

61 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
5% Student Loan Default Rate
Find out more about how Ohio University - Southern Campus ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Ohio University - Southern Campus Ranked?

#68 Best Colleges in OH
Nursing Highest Ranked Major
#541 Best for the Money in Nation

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Ohio University - Southern Campus was awarded 61 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.

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Overall Quality

OHIO Southern is also ranked #68 out of 96 schools in Ohio.

OHIO Southern was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into OHIO Southern?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Ohio University - Southern Campus has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

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Ohio University - Southern Campus Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
38% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Ohio University - Southern Campus is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Ohio University - Southern Campus is 38%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  38 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Ohio University - Southern Campus

60% Freshmen Retention
9% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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 - Southern Campus this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  60 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

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 9% for first-time, full-time students at OHIO Southern, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  9 out of 100
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100

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Ohio University - Southern Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

698 Full-Time Undergraduates
9.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
70.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,535 undergraduates at OHIO Southern with 698 being full-time and 1,837 being part-time.

How Much Does Ohio University - Southern Campus Cost?

$8,211 Net Price
35% Take Out Loans
$15,080 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of OHIO Southern is $8,211. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for OHIO Southern

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$7,242 $7,109 $8,634 $11,614 $11,503

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 Southern, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At OHIO Southern, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $3,770 a year. That adds up to $15,080 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at OHIO Southern is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do OHIO Southern Graduates Make?

$47,145 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from OHIO Southern make around $47,145 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future OHIO Southern graduates since it is 11% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Ohio University - Southern Campus

Ohio State
698 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Ohio University - Southern Campus is a public institution located in Ironton, Ohio. OHIO Southern is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for OHIO Southern are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1804 Liberty Ave, Ironton, OH 45638
Phone: 740-533-4600
Website: https://www.ohio.edu/southern/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OhioUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ohiou

Ohio University - Southern Campus Majors

103 Majors With Completions
121 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Ohio University - Southern Campus along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at OHIO Southern

92% Take At Least One Class Online
36% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 2,248 students took at least one online class at Ohio University - Southern Campus. This is an increase from the 2,200 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,248 885
2019-2020 2,200 638
2018-2019 1,665 386
2017-2018 616 171
2016-2017 596 185

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Notes and References

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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