Public · Community college

Ohio State University-Newark Campus

Newark, Ohio · Small suburb

47%
Transfer rate
$14,767
Avg net price
29%
Grad / completion
$60,409
Median earnings

Ohio State University-Newark Campus is a public associate-granting institution in Newark, Ohio (small suburb setting), enrolling 2,396 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,396 undergradsSmall suburbCold winters

About Newark, Ohio

Newark is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. From more than two thousand years ago, 100 AD to 500 AD, people of the Hopewell culture transformed the area of Newark and Heath. They built many earthen mounds and enclosures, creating the single largest earthwork complex in the Ohio River Valley. Newark is the site of several major manufacturers. Holophane, founded in 1898, is one of the world's oldest manufacturers of lighting-related products. The main factory of Owens Corning Fiberglas is also located in Newark. State Farm Insurance had Regional Headquarters here. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
30 miles to Columbus, OH
To Great Lakes shore
92 miles
Nearest airport
24 miles to John Glenn Columbus (CMH) · major hub

How Ohio State University-Newark Campus compares

Graduation rate29%

Higher than 11% · #147 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention25%

Higher than 3%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$60,409

Higher than 96% · #8 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$14,767

Cheaper than 51% · #72 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$19,976

Lower than 7%

Student–faculty ratio29 : 1

Lower than 6%

Undergraduate enrollment2,396

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare Ohio State University-Newark 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

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,397students
  • Undergraduate2,396100%
  • Graduate10%

Undergraduates by gender

2,396undergrads
  • Women1,24752%
  • Men1,14948%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White53%
  • Black24%
  • Hispanic7.2%
  • Asian6.7%
  • Other or multiracial9.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,396
Graduate enrollment
1
Student–faculty ratio
29 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
26%
Students over 25
6%
Median family income
$64,714
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$106,245
Endowment
$5,702,845

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 1,407 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Ohio100%

Most first-years stay in state — Ohio State University-Newark 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
$22,063
Average net price
$14,767

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)
29%
Graduated on time (4 years)
1%
First-year retention
25%
Transferred to another college
47%
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
33%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
58%

About 28% 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
1%
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
316
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
13%
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
1.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
6
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,544 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.

2.7reported offenses a year
2.0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.0
Fondling
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.3
Burglary
0.3
Arson
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
$12,280
$30–48k
$12,122
$48–75k
$12,858
$75–110k
$16,732
$110k+
$20,979

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
$69,839

$12,858/year × about 5.4 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.

63%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,162
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 63% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,162. 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 1,105 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
43.4″
Annual snow
15.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newark Wtr Wks, OH US station (2.2 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.