Private nonprofit · College

Oak Hills Christian College

Bemidji, Minnesota · Fringe rural

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Admit rate: $20,227
Avg net price: 23%
Graduation rate: $35,983
Median earnings

Oak Hills Christian College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Bemidji, Minnesota (fringe rural setting), enrolling 75 undergraduates. It has a Interdenominational religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 75 undergradsFringe ruralNCCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji is a city in and the county seat of Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Bemidji Township was surveyed by European Americans in 1874. In 1897, the county attorney declared the original Bemidji township organization illegal (no reason given) and the township reorganized on June 26, 1897. The Concordia Language Villages are near Bemidji. They have supported several language conversational groups (including French, Chinese, Norwegian, Spanish, Italian, and German) that meet weekly in local coffeehouses. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 96 miles to Fargo, ND
To Great Lakes shore: 139 miles
Nearest airport: 74 miles to Thief River Falls (TVF)

How Oak Hills Christian College compares

Graduation rate23%

Higher than 7% · #38 of 39 in Minnesota

First-year retention45%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,983

Higher than 9% · #38 of 38 in Minnesota

Average net price$20,227

Cheaper than 49% · #20 cheapest of 39 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$20,980

Lower than 68%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment75

Larger than 6%

Percentiles compare Oak Hills Christian College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Minnesota.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women3445%
Men4155%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White84%
Black1.3%
Hispanic4.0%
Asian2.7%
Other or multiracial8.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 75
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 47%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 26%
Median family income: $32,610
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $37,242
Endowment: $900,245

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $19,440
Room & board: $10,326
Books & supplies: $600
Total cost of attendance: $33,958
Average net price: $20,227

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 23%
Graduated on time (4 years): 6%
First-year retention: 45%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $31,108
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $35,983
Median debt at graduation: $20,980
Students with federal loans: 68%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 47%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 126
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 100%+
Housing charge (year): $3,700
Meal plan (year): $5,280
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NCCAA Division II
Varsity athletes: 27 (25 men · 2 women)

Varsity sports (3)

Soccer11

Basketball9

Cross Country7

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

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

$17,053

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

$19,463

$75–110k

$27,699

$110k+

$20,959

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.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$99,019

$19,463/year × about 5.1 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.

96%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$4,424

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 96% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,424. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

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 24 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): $35,983
Typical debt at graduation: $20,980
Debt vs. one year's pay: 58%
Out-earn a HS grad: 34%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.8 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

$31,073

Men

$47,353

Men out-earn women by $16,280 (52%) 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: 79°F
Winter low: -4°F
Annual rain: 26.5″
Annual snow: 48.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cass Lake, MN US station (13.7 mi from campus).

What Oak Hills Christian College graduates study — and earn

Bible/Biblical StudiesAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Bible/Biblical StudiesCert.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Bible/Biblical Studies

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Religious Music and WorshipAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Theological and Ministerial Studies

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesCert.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Business Administration, Management and Operations

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

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.