Public · Community college

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

Wooster, Ohio · Distant town

30%
Transfer rate
$17,809
Avg net price
43%
Grad / completion
$60,409
Median earnings

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a public associate-granting institution in Wooster, Ohio (distant town setting), enrolling 464 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 464 undergradsDistant townCold winters

About Wooster, Ohio

Wooster is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Wooster was established in 1808 by John Bever, William Henry, and Joseph Larwill and named after David Wooster, a general in the American Revolutionary War. Wooster, and the greater Wayne County community, is served by the Wayne Center for the Arts, which displays artwork by local artists, offers instructional courses, and stages performances. The city is home to the annual Wayne County Fair. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
30 miles to Akron, OH
To Great Lakes shore
49 miles
Nearest airport
27 miles to Akron Canton (CAK)

How Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute compares

Graduation rate43%

Higher than 29% · #125 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention63%

Higher than 29%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$60,409

Higher than 96% · #8 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$17,809

Cheaper than 40% · #91 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$19,976

Lower than 7%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment464

Larger than 61%

Percentiles compare Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Ohio.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

464undergrads
  • Women24152%
  • Men22348%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White90%
  • Black2.2%
  • Hispanic2.4%
  • Other or multiracial5.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
464
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
27%
First-generation students
26%
Students over 25
2%
Median family income
$64,714
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$90,954
Endowment
$5,562,845

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 226 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Ohio99%
  • Other U.S. states0.9%

Most first-years stay in state — Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute draws overwhelmingly from Ohio.

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.

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,584
Out-of-state tuition
$36,362
Room & board
$12,358
Books & supplies
$1,030
Total cost of attendance
$24,595
Average net price
$17,809

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
43%
First-year retention
63%
Transferred to another college
30%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,438
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,409
Median debt at graduation
$19,976
Students with federal loans
42%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
58%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
43%
Low-income (Pell)
56%
First-generation
55%

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
370
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
80%
Application fee
$60

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
12.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
11
Property offenses (2022–2024)
7

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (493 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.

6.0reported offenses a year
3.7 violent a year2.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.3
Rape
1.3
Fondling
1.3
Aggravated assault
1.0

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
$14,441
$30–48k
$14,136
$48–75k
$15,863
$75–110k
$20,345
$110k+
$22,795

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.

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.

68%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,602
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 68% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,602. 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 213 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)
$60,409
Typical debt at graduation
$19,976
Debt vs. one year's pay
33%
Out-earn a HS grad
69%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 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
$54,817
Men
$66,898

Men out-earn women by $12,081 (22%) 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
84°F
Winter low
18°F
Annual rain
42″
Annual snow
28.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wooster Exp Station, OH US station (0.6 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.