by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Ottawa University-Surprise, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
OUAZ-Surprise was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Ottawa University-Surprise has an acceptance rate of 78%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it’s not the only school you apply to, even if it’s your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 3% of students accepted to OUAZ-Surprise submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 590. Math scores were between 400 and 570.
OUAZ-Surprise received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 21.
The student to faculty ratio at OUAZ-Surprise is an impressive 11 to 1. That’s quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Ottawa University-Surprise is 94%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 44% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don’t stick around for a second year at Ottawa University-Surprise. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
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 23% for first-time, full-time students at OUAZ-Surprise, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Ottawa University-Surprise.
During the most recent academic year, there were 768 undergraduates at OUAZ-Surprise.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Ottawa University-Surprise.
The typical net cost at OUAZ-Surprise is $16,772. 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 OUAZ-Surprise
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,933 | $33,393 | $34,695 | $36,196 | $36,647 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of OUAZ-Surprise, 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 OUAZ-Surprise, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $6,529 a year. That adds up to $26,116 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 6.0%. 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. Get more details about paying for Ottawa University-Surprise.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Ottawa University-Surprise with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $55,552 in their early years. This is good news for future Ottawa University-Surprise graduates since it is 13% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year.
See which majors at Ottawa University-Surprise make the most money.
Ottawa University-Surprise is a private not-for-profit institution located in Surprise, Arizona. Surprise is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center. Get more details about the location of Ottawa University-Surprise.
Contact details for Ottawa University-Surprise are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 15950 N. Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ 85374 |
| Phone: | 8555461342 |
| Website: | www.ottawa.edu/ouaz/home/ |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 10 majors graduated from Ottawa University-Surprise. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 159 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 53 | $52,024 |
| Health & Physical Education | 42 | NA |
| General Psychology | 22 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 16 | NA |
| General Biology | 8 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 4 | $32,184 |
| General Engineering | 4 | NA |
| Student Counseling | 3 | $48,586 |
| Mathematics | 2 | 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.
590 students took at least one online class at Ottawa University-Surprise.
Learn more about online learning at Ottawa University-Surprise.
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.
References
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