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Ohio State University - Lima

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 100,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Lima, OH

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (15%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 598
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 99%
From Region 1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Black 6%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 51.4% 51.4% 2012 Men: 50.7% 50.7% 2013 Men: 52.5% 52.5% 2014 Men: 52.0% 52.0% 2015 Men: 52.2% 52.2% 2016 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2017 Men: 50.2% 50.2% 2018 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2019 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2020 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2021 Men: 54.6% 54.6% 2022 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2023 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2024 Men: 50.7% 50.7% 2025 Men: 46.1% 46.1%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2016 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 6.9% 6.9% 2025 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2011 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2012 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2013 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2014 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2015 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2016 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2017 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2018 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2019 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2020 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2021 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2022 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2023 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2024 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2025 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2011 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2012 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2013 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2015 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2016 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2018 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2019 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2022 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2023 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2024 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2025 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2011 White: 86.4% 86.4% 2012 White: 82.1% 82.1% 2013 White: 82.7% 82.7% 2014 White: 81.8% 81.8% 2015 White: 83.6% 83.6% 2016 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2017 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2018 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2019 White: 82.6% 82.6% 2020 White: 82.5% 82.5% 2021 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2022 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2023 White: 75.5% 75.5% 2024 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2025 White: 75.5% 75.5% 2011 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 0.8% 0.8%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 1,055 1,055 2012 Total: 903 903 2013 Total: 865 865 2014 Total: 868 868 2015 Total: 807 807 2016 Total: 839 839 2017 Total: 831 831 2018 Total: 841 841 2019 Total: 812 812 2020 Total: 877 877 2021 Total: 842 842 2022 Total: 768 768 2023 Total: 690 690 2024 Total: 646 646 2025 Total: 598 598 2011 Men: 504 504 2012 Men: 417 417 2013 Men: 400 400 2014 Men: 399 399 2015 Men: 351 351 2016 Men: 384 384 2017 Men: 364 364 2018 Men: 386 386 2019 Men: 347 347 2020 Men: 381 381 2021 Men: 368 368 2022 Men: 313 313 2023 Men: 308 308 2024 Men: 293 293 2025 Men: 243 243 2011 Women: 551 551 2012 Women: 486 486 2013 Women: 465 465 2014 Women: 469 469 2015 Women: 456 456 2016 Women: 455 455 2017 Women: 467 467 2018 Women: 455 455 2019 Women: 465 465 2020 Women: 496 496 2021 Women: 474 474 2022 Women: 455 455 2023 Women: 382 382 2024 Women: 353 353 2025 Women: 355 355

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2012 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2019 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2023 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2025 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2011 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2012 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2013 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2014 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2015 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2016 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2017 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2018 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2019 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2021 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2022 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2023 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2024 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2025 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2011 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2012 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2013 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2014 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2015 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2016 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2018 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2019 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2020 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2023 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2024 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2025 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2011 White: 88.4% 88.4% 2012 White: 86.9% 86.9% 2013 White: 86.9% 86.9% 2014 White: 85.3% 85.3% 2015 White: 86.0% 86.0% 2016 White: 83.9% 83.9% 2017 White: 84.2% 84.2% 2018 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2019 White: 81.8% 81.8% 2020 White: 82.1% 82.1% 2021 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2022 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2023 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2024 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2025 White: 78.8% 78.8% 2011 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2012 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2014 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2015 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2016 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 0.3% 0.3%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Ohio State University - Lima 84 31% 80% 7% 6% 4% 0% $59,902 10 -0.12 43 96%
Biology 11 — 36% 45% 27% 9% 18% 0% $74,988 90 +0.99 75 97% — — — —
Zoology/Animal Biology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,580 25 -0.56 17 94% — — — —
Business 17 — 47% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $67,105 30 -0.55 61 95% — — — —
English 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,836 51 -0.07 22 95% — — — —
History 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,329 50 -0.16 31 94% — — — —
Experimental Psychology 6 — 17% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $63,883 64 +0.28 54 — — — — —
Social Work 9 — 11% 67% 11% 11% 0% 0% $54,083 51 +0.10 27 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 5 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $51,623 49 -0.10 21 95% — — — —
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship 19 — 0% 89% 5% 0% 0% 0% $48,496 26 -0.56 15 98% — — — —
Middle School Education 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,623 32 -0.40 21 95% — — — —
Theater 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,442 74 +0.45 11 94% — — — —
Engineering Technology 4 — 100% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $86,591 33 -0.18 86 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,968
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $38,582
Est. In-State Cost $12,895
Est. Out-of-State Cost $49,910
ROI Percentile 43th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 42%
4-Year Graduation Rate 7%
6-Year Graduation Rate 23%
Transfer-Out Rate 51%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 46.1% 46.1% 2012 Graduated: 37.5% 37.5% 2013 Graduated: 36.9% 36.9% 2014 Graduated: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Graduated: 33.0% 33.0% 2016 Graduated: 28.4% 28.4% 2017 Graduated: 38.4% 38.4% 2018 Graduated: 38.6% 38.6% 2019 Graduated: 13.7% 13.7% 2020 Graduated: 17.7% 17.7% 2021 Graduated: 23.7% 23.7% 2022 Graduated: 20.8% 20.8% 2023 Graduated: 18.1% 18.1% 2024 Graduated: 22.7% 22.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.4% 2012 Men: 36.5% 2013 Men: 39.0% 2014 Men: 30.0% 2015 Men: 31.8% 2016 Men: 25.8% 2017 Men: 37.4% 2018 Men: 39.0% 2019 Men: 6.5% 2020 Men: 12.9% 2021 Men: 19.5% 2022 Men: 14.7% 2023 Men: 10.1% 2024 Men: 14.7% 2011 Women: 48.0% 2012 Women: 38.7% 2013 Women: 34.3% 2014 Women: 37.2% 2015 Women: 34.2% 2016 Women: 31.5% 2017 Women: 39.4% 2018 Women: 38.2% 2019 Women: 21.7% 2020 Women: 23.0% 2021 Women: 28.3% 2022 Women: 27.1% 2023 Women: 26.1% 2024 Women: 31.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 37.5% 2012 Black: 10.0% 2013 Black: 14.3% 2014 Black: 16.7% 2015 Black: 23.5% 2016 Black: 19.4% 2017 Black: 17.6% 2018 Black: 19.2% 2019 Black: 14.3% 2020 Black: 4.5% 2021 Black: 11.8% 2022 Black: 10.5% 2023 Black: 16.7% 2024 Black: 5.3% 2011 White: 47.6% 2012 White: 37.7% 2013 White: 37.8% 2014 White: 34.8% 2015 White: 33.3% 2016 White: 29.5% 2017 White: 40.7% 2018 White: 42.1% 2019 White: 14.6% 2020 White: 19.6% 2021 White: 25.8% 2022 White: 22.6% 2023 White: 17.5% 2024 White: 22.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Education 34.5% 29 10% 90% 3% 3% 0% 0% $49,574 22 -0.46 17 97% —
Business & Economics 20.2% 17 47% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $67,105 18 -0.55 61 95% —
Social Sciences 17.9% 15 13% 67% 7% 20% 0% 0% $58,003 48 +0.17 38 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 13.1% 11 36% 45% 27% 9% 18% 0% $74,988 86 +0.99 75 97% —
Humanities 6.0% 5 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,932 45 -0.12 27 95% —
Professional 4.8% 4 100% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $86,591 87 -0.18 86 — —
Arts 2.4% 2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,442 25 +0.45 11 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,580 10 -0.56 17 94% —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional