Public · Community college

Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

Chillicothe, Ohio · Distant town

17%
Transfer rate
$5,755
Avg net price
14%
Grad / completion
$52,581
Median earnings

Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus is a public associate-granting institution in Chillicothe, Ohio (distant town setting), enrolling 833 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 833 undergradsDistant townCold winters

About Chillicothe, Ohio

Chillicothe is a city in Ross County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Present-day Chillicothe is the most recent of seven locations in Ohio that bore the name, because it was applied to the main town wherever the Chalakatha settled. Chillicothe is home to the 158-year-old continuously operating Majestic Theatre. Its stage has been graced by such greats as Laurel and Hardy, Milton Berle, George Arliss, Sophie Tucker, Bob Hope and many others. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
44 miles to Columbus, OH
To Great Lakes shore
145 miles
Nearest airport
34 miles to Rickenbacker (LCK)

How Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus compares

Graduation rate14%

Higher than 2% · #166 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention67%

Higher than 38%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,581

Higher than 93% · #17 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$5,755

Cheaper than 88% · #9 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$21,056

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment833

Larger than 70%

Percentiles compare Ohio University-Chillicothe 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

833undergrads
  • Women52964%
  • Men30436%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White87%
  • Black3.1%
  • Hispanic2.5%
  • Other or multiracial7.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
833
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
16%
First-generation students
34%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$58,609
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$71,019

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 182 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Ohio100%

Most first-years stay in state — Ohio University-Chillicothe 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
$6,362
Out-of-state tuition
$9,444
Room & board
Books & supplies
$868
Total cost of attendance
$11,356
Average net price
$5,755

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)
14%
Graduated on time (4 years)
9%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
17%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,991
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,581
Median debt at graduation
$21,056
Students with federal loans
18%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
48%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
9%
Low-income (Pell)
47%
First-generation
50%

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
$20

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
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,170 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.

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
$3,118
$30–48k
$3,217
$48–75k
$4,835
$75–110k
$8,345
$110k+
$9,112

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
$22,198

$4,835/year × about 4.6 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.

50%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,986
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 50% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,986. 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 126 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)
$52,581
Typical debt at graduation
$21,056
Debt vs. one year's pay
40%
Out-earn a HS grad
60%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 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
$50,238
Men
$56,016

Men out-earn women by $5,778 (12%) 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
85°F
Winter low
21°F
Annual rain
43.6″
Annual snow
11.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.24.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chillicothe Mound City, OH US station (3.1 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.