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Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, Ohio · Fringe town

75.4%
Admit rate
$28,384
Avg net price
80%
Graduation rate
$55,076
Median earnings

Miami University-Oxford is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Oxford, Ohio (fringe town setting), enrolling 16,656 undergraduates.

PublicLarge · 16,656 undergradsFringe townAccessible · 75% admitNCAA Division I-FBS · Mid-American ConferenceCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Miami University-Oxford's admitted students.

Admit rate
75.4%
SAT (mid 50%)
1220–1390
Avg GPA
3.82

Enter a test score to see where you land against Miami University-Oxford's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Miami University-Oxford's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Oxford, Ohio

Oxford is a city in Butler County, Ohio, United States. Oxford lies within the Congress Lands West of Miami River. In 1803, the United States Congress granted one township to the Ohio General Assembly in the region to build a college. Annual festivals and performances in Oxford include Oxtoberfest, the four-month Uptown Music Concerts series, the summer Oxford Wine Festival, and numerous lectures and live performances at Miami University. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
161 miles
Nearest airport
32 miles to Cincinnati Northern Kentucky (CVG) · major hub

How Miami University-Oxford compares

Selectivity75.4%

More selective than 54% · #29 most selective of 65 in Ohio

SAT average1317

Higher than 81%

Graduation rate80%

Higher than 89% · #6 of 73 in Ohio

First-year retention90%

Higher than 86%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,076

Higher than 54% · #24 of 74 in Ohio

Average net price$28,384

Cheaper than 20% · #60 cheapest of 73 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$23,000

Lower than 53%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 28%

Undergraduate enrollment16,656

Larger than 93%

Percentiles compare Miami University-Oxford with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Ohio.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

18,678students
  • Undergraduate16,65689%
  • Graduate2,02211%

Undergraduates by gender

16,656undergrads
  • Women9,02854%
  • Men7,62846%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White83%
  • Black2.9%
  • Hispanic4.7%
  • Asian2.4%
  • Other or multiracial7.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
16,656
Graduate enrollment
2,022
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
13%
First-generation students
23%
Students over 25
1%
Median family income
$79,777
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$97,506
Endowment
$812,500,000

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 3,937 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Ohio63%
  • Other U.S. states36%
  • International1.1%

A regional draw: about 63% of first-years come from Ohio, the rest from elsewhere.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
75.4%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1220–1390
SAT average
1317
SAT reading
610–690
SAT math
610–700
ACT composite
25–30
Average GPA
3.82

Cost

In-state tuition
$18,161
Out-of-state tuition
$41,221
Room & board
$16,750
Books & supplies
$1,250
Total cost of attendance
$38,757
Average net price
$28,384

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
80%
Graduated on time (4 years)
70%
First-year retention
90%
Transferred to another college
14%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,773
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,076
Median debt at graduation
$23,000
Students with federal loans
33%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
53%

About 9% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
70%
Low-income (Pell)
45%
First-generation
47%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
8,279
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
50%
Housing charge (year)
$10,094
Meal plan (year)
$5,879
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FBS
Football conference
Mid-American Conference
Varsity athletes
710 (369 men · 341 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (13)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)185
Football161
Swimming and Diving (combined)74
Baseball48
Basketball47
Other Sports41
Field Hockey31
Soccer31
Ice Hockey30
Volleyball23
Softball19
Golf11
Tennis9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
3.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
116
Property offenses (2022–2024)
67

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (18,838 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

61reported offenses a year
39 violent a year22 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
25
Motor vehicle theft
12
Fondling
9.3
Burglary
9.0
Aggravated assault
4.0
Arson
1.0
Robbery
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,015
$30–48k
$18,193
$48–75k
$23,806
$75–110k
$29,048
$110k+
$31,431

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$99,458

$23,806/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

94%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$11,659
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 94% — get grant money from Miami University-Oxford itself, averaging $11,659, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 4,028 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$55,076
Typical debt at graduation
$23,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
42%
Out-earn a HS grad
68%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$50,301
Men
$62,653

Men out-earn women by $12,352 (25%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
21°F
Annual rain
45″
Annual snow
17.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fairfield, OH US station (13.4 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.