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.
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
Higher than 11% · #147 of 168 in Ohio
Higher than 3%
Higher than 96% · #8 of 157 in Ohio
Cheaper than 51% · #72 cheapest of 155 in Ohio
Lower than 7%
Lower than 6%
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
- Undergraduate2,396100%
- Graduate10%
Undergraduates by gender
- 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)
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.
By offense type, per year
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.
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.
$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.
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.
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.
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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newark Wtr Wks, OH US station (2.2 mi from campus).
What Ohio State University-Newark Campus graduates study — and earn
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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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Ohio State University-Newark Campus side by side →
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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Newark, OH · Public · Associate · 1,941 students
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Newark, OH · Public · Certificate · 237 students
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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.














