Olivet Nazarene University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Church of the Nazarene
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (51%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,657
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 50%
From Region 15%
Athletes 654 (26.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Hispanic 13%
Black 8%
Mixed 4%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%
International 2%

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
Olivet Nazarene University 555 39% 68% 2% 7% 13% 2% $61,908 15 -0.69 50 97% 6.4%
Engineering 32 — 81% 66% 3% 3% 12% 9% $91,453 27 -0.54 90 99% — — — —
Computer Programming 5 +1 40% 60% 0% 20% 0% 20% $91,200 12 -0.99 89 — — — — —
Computer Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,170 14 -0.96 90 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $81,141 17 -0.83 82 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 12 — 83% 67% 8% 8% 0% 0% $82,601 27 -0.59 83 — — — — —
Data Science 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $67,454 2 -1.99 63 — — — — —
Networking and Telecommunications 1 +6 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,819 19 -0.80 83 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $67,988 32 -0.35 64 — — — — —
Geological/Earth Sciences — — — — — — — — $62,891 48 -0.20 52 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,008 26 -0.65 64 — — — — —
Physical Sciences — — — — — — — — $70,472 13 -0.94 68 — — — — —
Physical Sciences 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $70,496 13 -0.94 68 — — — — —
Biology 17 +1 41% 82% 6% 0% 6% 0% $70,428 71 +0.46 68 97% — — — —
Ecology 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,342 42 -0.22 29 — — — — —
Dietetics 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,906 22 -0.58 39 — — — — —
Environmental Science — — — — — — — — $51,903 18 -0.85 23 — — — — —
Zoology 20 +1 20% 85% 0% 5% 10% 0% $50,978 33 -0.41 21 — — — — —
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $67,197 42 -0.20 62 — — — — —
Exercise Science 25 — 36% 76% 12% 8% 4% 0% $52,234 12 -1.11 24 100% — — — —
Nursing 56 — 11% 62% 5% 4% 25% 0% $86,590 28 -0.56 86 98% — — — —
Recreation Studies 7 — 71% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $52,242 12 -1.11 24 — — — — —
Accounting 20 +1 55% 65% 0% 20% 5% 0% $73,958 23 -0.85 74 100% — — — —
Actuarial Science 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,184 7 -1.54 79 — — — — —
Business Administration 43 +21 67% 63% 2% 9% 9% 5% $63,457 17 -0.74 54 94% 6.4% — — —
Economics 12 +12 67% 83% 8% 0% 0% 0% $80,589 28 -0.65 81 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,108 32 -0.47 58 — — — — —
General Business — — — — — — — — $69,198 36 -0.44 66 — — — — —
International Business 3 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 33% 67% $72,388 40 -0.50 71 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,991 13 -1.00 75 — — — — —
Marketing 23 +3 57% 87% 0% 4% 4% 4% $70,722 29 -0.53 69 100% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $63,457 14 -0.90 54 94% 6.4% — — —
Sports Management 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,234 16 -0.95 24 100% — — — —
Biblical Studies — — — — — — — — $42,914 13 -0.98 7 — — — — —
Christian Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,740 37 -0.26 16 — — — — —
Divinity/Ministry — — — — — — — — $43,228 13 -0.94 8 — — — — —
English 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,990 10 -1.03 8 — — — — —
General Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,607 14 -0.83 16 — — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $48,192 12 -0.87 15 — — — — —
History 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,227 18 -0.75 17 — — — — —
Intercultural Studies 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $30,098 0 -2.55 2 91% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $49,211 16 -0.78 17 — — — — —
Ministry 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,597 11 -1.01 7 — — — — —
Pastoral Studies/Counseling 5 — 80% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $42,336 11 -1.05 7 — — — — —
Philosophy and Religious Studies — +1 — — — — — — $49,351 16 -0.91 17 — — — — —
Religious Education — — — — — — — — $44,680 21 -0.76 9 100% — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $48,567 37 -0.28 15 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,298 20 -0.78 17 — — — — —
Worship Arts 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,344 11 -1.05 7 — — — — —
Writing 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,776 9 -1.05 8 — — — — —
Youth Ministry 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $43,191 13 -0.94 7 — — — — —
Child Development 17 +1 0% 53% 0% 35% 12% 0% $46,547 13 -0.80 12 — — — — —
Communication 5 +4 20% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $44,504 3 -1.62 9 100% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $46,565 13 -0.79 12 — — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $57,605 28 -0.52 38 — — — — —
Human Services — — — — — — — — $49,068 21 -0.50 17 — — — — —
Mass Communication 12 +1 33% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $44,504 3 -1.62 9 100% — — — —
Organizational Communication — — — — — — — — $55,050 5 -1.52 31 100% — — — —
Political Science 4 — 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $60,210 17 -0.88 45 — — — — —
Psychology 30 +1 20% 63% 0% 10% 13% 3% $54,638 51 -0.06 30 93% — — — —
Public Policy 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,706 13 -0.99 41 — — — — —
Public Relations 7 +1 0% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $55,050 5 -1.52 31 100% — — — —
Social Sciences — — — — — — — — $54,972 49 -0.17 31 — — — — —
Social Work 16 — 0% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $49,328 24 -0.47 17 98% — — — —
Sociology — +2 — — — — — — $54,873 48 -0.18 31 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 35 — 6% 74% 0% 3% 14% 0% $46,874 17 -0.80 12 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education — — — — — — — — $46,874 17 -0.80 12 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 12 — 8% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $46,874 17 -0.80 12 94% — — — —
English Education 8 — 0% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $52,361 37 -0.43 24 97% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $52,361 31 -0.52 24 97% — — — —
Physical Education 12 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $52,361 27 -0.66 24 97% — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,361 31 -0.52 24 97% — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $52,361 36 -0.52 24 97% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $52,361 37 -0.43 24 97% — — — —
Special Education 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $52,610 33 -0.50 25 — — — — —
Art 14 — 21% 71% 0% 7% 7% 7% $38,495 11 -0.89 4 96% — — — —
Art Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,361 78 +0.59 24 97% — — — —
Environmental Design/Architecture 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $59,954 15 -0.93 44 — — — — —
Interior Design 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,875 6 -1.51 31 — — — — —
Jazz/Jazz Studies — — — — — — — — $45,320 44 -0.15 10 — — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $45,080 43 -0.18 10 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,361 75 +0.60 24 97% — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $45,356 44 -0.15 10 — — — — —
Music Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $45,216 44 -0.16 10 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — +1 — — — — — — $45,122 44 -0.17 10 — — — — —
Theater 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,570 40 -0.20 6 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 24 +5 71% 58% 0% 12% 25% 0% $51,996 10 -1.09 23 97% — — — —
Criminology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,143 56 +0.03 45 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,085
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Business & Economics 20.4% 113 63% 70% 2% 9% 6% 4% $69,063 22 -0.73 66 97% 6.4%
Social Sciences 16.8% 93 13% 60% 2% 15% 13% 1% $50,621 12 -0.71 20 97% —
Health Sciences 15.9% 88 23% 67% 7% 5% 18% 0% $74,098 38 -0.76 74 99% —
Education 14.6% 81 19% 78% 0% 1% 16% 0% $49,193 20 -0.70 17 95% —
Engineering 5.8% 32 81% 66% 3% 3% 12% 9% $91,453 7 -0.54 90 99% —
Arts 4.9% 27 33% 67% 0% 7% 7% 7% $44,714 18 -0.74 9 97% —
Humanities 4.9% 27 44% 70% 0% 4% 15% 0% $44,363 3 -0.94 9 91% —
Professional 4.5% 25 68% 56% 0% 12% 28% 0% $52,322 5 -1.04 24 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.0% 22 27% 77% 0% 5% 14% 0% $51,608 14 -0.42 22 — —
Computer Science 4.0% 22 73% 64% 5% 14% 0% 9% $84,134 9 -0.79 85 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 19 37% 79% 5% 0% 5% 0% $68,735 54 +0.39 65 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 6 50% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $68,413 20 -0.55 64 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 4 #388 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 4 #525 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 220 $997K $908K $88K
Football 139 $1.8M $1.9M -$163K
Soccer 61 $790K $615K $174K
Baseball 40 $521K $450K $70K
Basketball 25 $463K $402K $61K
Swimming & Diving 23 $292K $216K $76K
Volleyball 20 $294K $281K $12K
Tennis 19 $181K $225K -$43K
Golf 17 $303K $134K $168K
Total 437 $5.6M $5.2M $445K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 166 $997K $746K $250K
Soccer 45 $639K $528K $110K
Swimming & Diving 23 $292K $197K $95K
Volleyball 23 $325K $294K $30K
Softball 19 $280K $297K -$17K
Basketball 16 $264K $290K -$26K
Golf 10 $177K $104K $72K
Tennis 10 $181K $148K $33K
Total 217 $3.2M $2.6M $549K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 386 $2.0M $1.7M $338K
Football 139 $1.8M $1.9M -$163K
Soccer 106 $1.4M $1.1M $285K
Swimming & Diving 46 $584K $413K $171K
Volleyball 43 $619K $576K $43K
Basketball 41 $728K $692K $35K
Baseball 40 $521K $450K $70K
Tennis 29 $363K $373K -$10K
Golf 27 $480K $239K $241K
Softball 19 $280K $297K -$17K
Total 654 $9.5M $8.9M $581K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 61%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 61% 61% 61%

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
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 950 – 1220
SAT Math Range 460 – 600
SAT RW Range 490 – 620