Public · University
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, Ohio · Fringe rural
- —
- Admit rate
- $5,650
- Avg net price
- 14%
- Graduation rate
- $52,581
- Median earnings
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Lancaster, Ohio (fringe rural setting), enrolling 691 undergraduates.
About Lancaster, Ohio
Lancaster is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, and its county seat. Serpent Mound and Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, though not in Fairfield County, are nearby. Lancaster is home to the Fairfield County Fair, a weeklong fair and the last (88th) county fair in Ohio each year, always in the second week of October. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Fringe rural
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 27 miles to Columbus, OH
- To Great Lakes shore
- 115 miles
- Nearest airport
- 19 miles to Rickenbacker (LCK)
How Ohio University-Lancaster Campus compares
Higher than 4% · #70 of 73 in Ohio
Higher than 6%
Higher than 46% · #35 of 74 in Ohio
Cheaper than 98% · #4 cheapest of 73 in Ohio
Lower than 66%
Lower than 28%
Larger than 27%
Percentiles compare Ohio University-Lancaster Campus with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Ohio.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women43964%
- Men25236%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White84%
- Black2.6%
- Hispanic4.0%
- Other or multiracial9.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 691
- Student–faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 12%
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Students over 25
- 15%
- Median family income
- $58,609
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $77,085
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 207 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Ohio98%
- Other U.S. states1.4%
- International0.5%
Most first-years stay in state — Ohio University-Lancaster Campus draws overwhelmingly from Ohio.
1% came from outside the U.S. 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
- $10,984
- Average net price
- $5,650
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)
- 5%
- First-year retention
- 50%
- Transferred to another college
- 24%
- 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
- 12%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 48%
About 9% 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
- 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 (2,127 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.
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.
$3,791/year × about 4.9 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: 46% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,806. 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 154 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.
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 $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
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 40.2″
- Annual snow
- 20.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lancaster, OH US station (2 mi from campus).
What Ohio University-Lancaster 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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- GPA
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- Students
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- Admission
- —
- Net price
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- SAT
- —
- GPA
- —
- Earnings
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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.











