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Ottawa University - Ottawa

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Ottawa, KS
Population 40,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 935
Men / Women 62% / 38%
White 45%
Hispanic 21%
Black 20%
International 6%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 2%
From State 25%
From Region 26%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 38%
Health Sciences 22%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19%
Education 11%
Life & Natural Sciences 4%
Arts 2%
Computer Science 1%
Engineering 1%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $35,880
Est. Cost of Attendance $51,856
10-Year ROI $119,000
ROI Percentile 32th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 58%
4-Year Graduation Rate 20%
6-Year Graduation Rate 28%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (83%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 67%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 790 – 960
SAT Math Range 330 – 500
SAT RW Range 420 – 500
ACT Range 16 – 22

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Ottawa University - Ottawa 137 58% / 42% 4% $51,387 99%
General Engineering 2 100% / 0% 50% $70,660 76
Computer Science 2 50% / 50% 50% $66,262 68
Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0% $58,850 52
Biology 6 50% / 50% 0% $52,058 32
Exercise Science 24 38% / 62% 4% $45,345 15 100%
Sports Studies 6 83% / 17% 0% $45,345 15 100%
Accounting 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% $70,921 76 100%
Business Administration 22 +2 86% / 14% 5% $56,507 45 100%
Finance 4 +4 100% / 0% 0% $64,866 66
Management Information Systems 3 100% / 0% 0% $64,504 65
Managerial Economics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $61,998 60
Marketing 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $55,974 44
Sports Management 15 80% / 20% 0% $45,345 15 100%
Applied Psychology 18 39% / 61% 6% $46,744 18
Communication 5 80% / 20% 0% $58,256 50 100%
History 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,636 23
Sociology 2 50% / 50% 0% $49,066 24
Education $50,194 27
Elementary Education 8 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,010 24 94%
English Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,983 26
History Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,643 25
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,694 25
Physical Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $49,303 24
Art $35,038 3
Art Education 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,746 23
Music 2 100% / 0% 0% $35,637 4