Public · Community college

Ohio University-Southern Campus

Ironton, Ohio · Midsize suburb

26%
Transfer rate
$5,993
Avg net price
21%
Grad / completion
$52,581
Median earnings

Ohio University-Southern Campus is a public associate-granting institution in Ironton, Ohio (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 415 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 415 undergradsMidsize suburbCold winters

About Ironton, Ohio

Ironton is a city in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Ironton was founded in 1849 by John Campbell, a prominent pig iron manufacturer in the area. He chose the location of Ironton because of its site along the Ohio River, which would allow for water transport of iron ore to markets downriver. The Downtown Ironton Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Ohio, includes Early Commercial architecture and Modern architecture representing periods from 1850 through 1974. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To Great Lakes shore
199 miles
Nearest airport
12 miles to Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)

How Ohio University-Southern Campus compares

Graduation rate21%

Higher than 5% · #158 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention54%

Higher than 14%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,581

Higher than 93% · #17 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$5,993

Cheaper than 87% · #12 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$21,056

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment415

Larger than 59%

Percentiles compare Ohio University-Southern 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

415undergrads
  • Women26363%
  • Men15237%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White86%
  • Black1.7%
  • Hispanic2.9%
  • Asian0.7%
  • Other or multiracial8.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
415
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
13%
First-generation students
34%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$58,609
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$71,523

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 121 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Ohio82%
  • Other U.S. states18%

Most first-years stay in state — Ohio University-Southern 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
$11,607
Average net price
$5,993

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)
21%
Graduated on time (4 years)
14%
First-year retention
54%
Transferred to another college
26%
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%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
14%
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
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,716 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
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
$4,649
$30–48k
$4,943
$48–75k
$5,297
$75–110k
$8,332
$110k+
$8,753

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
$23,693

$5,297/year × about 4.5 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.

64%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,483
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 64% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,483. 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 125 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
22°F
Annual rain
46.7″
Annual snow
6.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ashland, KY US station (5.7 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.