Private nonprofit · University

Ohio Christian University

Circleville, Ohio · Fringe rural

38.0%
Admit rate
$20,607
Avg net price
34%
Graduation rate
$39,813
Median earnings

Ohio Christian University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Circleville, Ohio (fringe rural setting), enrolling 862 undergraduates. It has a Other Protestant religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 862 undergradsFringe ruralSelective · 38% admitNCCAA Division ICold winters

About Circleville, Ohio

Circleville is a city in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. By the mid-18th century, the Lenape (Delaware Indians) were pushed west from Pennsylvania by European settlers flowing into the colony. The Lenape were given permission by the Wyandot people to settle in the Ohio country. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
25 miles to Columbus, OH
To Great Lakes shore
125 miles
Nearest airport
14 miles to Rickenbacker (LCK)

How Ohio Christian University compares

Selectivity38.0%

More selective than 91% · #6 most selective of 65 in Ohio

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 16% · #59 of 73 in Ohio

First-year retention62%

Higher than 16%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,813

Higher than 13% · #64 of 74 in Ohio

Average net price$20,607

Cheaper than 47% · #32 cheapest of 73 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$29,579

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment862

Larger than 33%

Percentiles compare Ohio Christian University 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

1,005students
  • Undergraduate86286%
  • Graduate14314%

Undergraduates by gender

862undergrads
  • Women55064%
  • Men31236%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White71%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic5.0%
  • Asian1.2%
  • Other or multiracial5.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
862
Graduate enrollment
143
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
34%
First-generation students
55%
Students over 25
29%
Median family income
$19,860
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$40,554
Endowment
$6,618,574

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

Admissions

Admission rate
38.0%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$24,600
Room & board
$9,950
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$35,017
Average net price
$20,607

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)
34%
Graduated on time (4 years)
42%
First-year retention
62%
Transferred to another college
23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,457
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,813
Median debt at graduation
$29,579
Students with federal loans
42%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
42%
Low-income (Pell)
20%
First-generation
21%

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
230
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
27%
Housing charge (year)
$4,636
Meal plan (year)
$4,976
Application fee
$30
Athletics
NCCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
225 (122 men · 103 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 (8)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)57
Basketball36
Soccer33
Baseball32
Volleyball28
Other Sports14
Softball13
Golf12

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,431 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
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
$22,113
$30–48k
$22,338
$48–75k
$15,292
$75–110k
$22,034
$110k+
$20,159

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
$61,168

$15,292/year × about 4.0 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.

88%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$10,410
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 88% — get grant money from Ohio Christian University itself, averaging $10,410, 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 103 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)
$39,813
Typical debt at graduation
$29,579
Debt vs. one year's pay
74%
Out-earn a HS grad
53%

Typical debt would take roughly 7.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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
$35,656
Men
$48,823

Men out-earn women by $13,167 (37%) 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
86°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
40.9″
Annual snow
15.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Circleville, OH US station (2.7 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.