Public · Community college

Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus

Mansfield, Ohio · Fringe rural

59%
Transfer rate
$16,197
Avg net price
15%
Grad / completion
$60,409
Median earnings

Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus is a public associate-granting institution in Mansfield, Ohio (fringe rural setting), enrolling 736 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 736 undergradsFringe ruralCold wintersSnowy

About Mansfield, Ohio

Mansfield is a city in Richland County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Mansfield was laid out and founded by James Hedges, Joseph Larwell, and Jacob Newman, and was platted in June 1808 as a settlement. It was named for Colonel Jared Mansfield, the United States Surveyor General who directed its planning. The Mansfield/Mehock Relays, an annual two-day invitational track and field meet for high school boys and girls, held in April since 1927 (except for Second World War years), began on the initiative of Harry Mehock, track coach at host Mansfield Senior High School. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
59 miles to Akron, OH
To Great Lakes shore
42 miles
Nearest airport
57 miles to Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) · major hub

How Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus compares

Graduation rate15%

Higher than 2% · #165 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention34%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$60,409

Higher than 96% · #8 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$16,197

Cheaper than 46% · #78 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$19,976

Lower than 7%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment736

Larger than 69%

Percentiles compare Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus 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

736undergrads
  • Women38352%
  • Men35348%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White71%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic6.1%
  • Asian4.3%
  • Other or multiracial7.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
736
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
26%
Students over 25
8%
Median family income
$64,714
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$91,647
Endowment
$3,958,753

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 344 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Ohio99%
  • Other U.S. states0.6%

Most first-years stay in state — Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus 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
$9,488
Out-of-state tuition
$36,266
Room & board
$12,358
Books & supplies
$1,030
Total cost of attendance
$23,623
Average net price
$16,197

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)
15%
Graduated on time (4 years)
3%
First-year retention
34%
Transferred to another college
59%
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
37%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
58%

About 13% 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
3%
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
197
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
27%
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
6.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
15
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (849 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.

5.3reported offenses a year
5.0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
3.7
Fondling
1.3
Motor vehicle theft
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
$12,765
$30–48k
$13,499
$48–75k
$14,810
$75–110k
$18,676
$110k+
$22,564

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
$77,755

$14,810/year × about 5.3 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.

65%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,733
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 65% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,733. 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 294 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
83°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
42.5″
Annual snow
49.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mansfield 5 W, OH US station (2.8 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.