Public · Community college

Ohio State University-Marion Campus

Marion, Ohio · Distant town

54%
Transfer rate
$11,488
Avg net price
27%
Grad / completion
$60,409
Median earnings

Ohio State University-Marion Campus is a public associate-granting institution in Marion, Ohio (distant town setting), enrolling 794 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 794 undergradsDistant townCold winters

About Marion, Ohio

Marion is a city in Marion County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Marion was laid out in 1822, and is named in honor of General Francis Marion. On March 15, 1830, Marion elected Nathan Peters as its first Mayor. The Palace Theatre (c. 1928) is a 1440-seat atmospheric theatre designed by John Eberson in the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It has been in continuous operation since it opened on August 30, 1928. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
43 miles to Columbus, OH
To Great Lakes shore
60 miles
Nearest airport
41 miles to John Glenn Columbus (CMH) · major hub

How Ohio State University-Marion Campus compares

Graduation rate27%

Higher than 9% · #150 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention40%

Higher than 6%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$60,409

Higher than 96% · #8 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$11,488

Cheaper than 64% · #46 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$19,976

Lower than 7%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment794

Larger than 70%

Percentiles compare Ohio State University-Marion 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

794undergrads
  • Women41352%
  • Men38148%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White73%
  • Black4.3%
  • Hispanic4.8%
  • Asian10%
  • Other or multiracial7.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
794
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
30%
First-generation students
26%
Students over 25
10%
Median family income
$64,714
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$98,262
Endowment
$6,904,522

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 338 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Ohio100%

Most first-years stay in state — Ohio State University-Marion 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
Books & supplies
$1,030
Total cost of attendance
$18,928
Average net price
$11,488

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)
27%
Graduated on time (4 years)
7%
First-year retention
40%
Transferred to another college
54%
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
30%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
58%

About 20% 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
7%
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
No
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
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

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.

1.7reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.7

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
$7,730
$30–48k
$8,263
$48–75k
$9,069
$75–110k
$13,826
$110k+
$16,480

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
$46,424

$9,069/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.

98%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,238
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 98% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,238. 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 304 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
19°F
Annual rain
37.5″
Annual snow
23.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marion Muni AP, OH US station (3 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.