Otterbein University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 1,700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (16%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,108
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 86%
From Region 7%
Athletes 522 (25.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Black 13%
Mixed 6%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 4%
Native American 1%
International 0%

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
Otterbein University 488 40% 76% 6% 7% 7% 0% $64,334 24 -0.54 57 98%
Engineering Physics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,938 41 -0.27 92 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 14 — 93% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $94,436 26 -0.60 91 — — — — —
Systems Engineering (General) 4 — 75% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $95,293 42 -0.25 92 96% — — — —
Computer Science 13 — 92% 62% 23% 15% 0% 0% $94,876 15 -0.88 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 +3 50% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $64,094 17 -0.72 56 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,484 21 -0.71 61 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,967 28 -0.48 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry 24 — 29% 62% 4% 4% 17% 0% $56,609 5 -1.32 36 — — — — —
Biology 38 +2 24% 76% 8% 3% 8% 0% $52,925 5 -1.57 26 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 6 +3 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $50,284 12 -1.05 20 — — — — —
Equestrian/Equine Studies 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $53,077 44 -0.18 27 — — — — —
Pre-Veterinary Studies 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,785 44 -0.21 26 — — — — —
Veterinary Office Management 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,235 46 -0.16 27 — — — — —
Wildlife Management 15 +13 20% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,155 18 -0.71 15 100% — — — —
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $61,194 29 -0.58 49 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 23 — 43% 74% 4% 4% 9% 0% $70,928 63 +0.17 70 97% — — — —
Kinesiology 9 — 78% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $53,440 17 -0.97 28 97% — — — —
Nursing 49 — 10% 76% 8% 10% 6% 0% $78,330 4 -1.38 80 100% — — — —
Accounting 6 — 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $76,439 27 -0.68 77 90% — — — —
Actuarial Science 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,231 56 +0.34 95 — — — — —
Business Administration 42 — 60% 81% 10% 7% 2% 0% $76,087 61 -0.08 77 100% — — — —
Business Analytics 7 +1 86% 57% 14% 0% 14% 0% $101,231 71 +0.50 95 — — — — —
Business/Corporate Communications — — — — — — — — $74,089 44 -0.27 74 — — — — —
Economics 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $78,504 24 -0.73 80 — — — — —
Finance 10 +7 80% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,703 30 -0.53 85 100% — — — —
International Business 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,964 59 -0.12 82 — — — — —
Marketing 4 +4 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $73,205 40 -0.34 73 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $76,087 53 +0.01 77 100% — — — —
Sports Management 19 +2 84% 58% 0% 26% 11% 0% $53,440 21 -0.83 28 97% — — — —
Creative Writing 3 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $48,595 33 -0.47 16 — — — — —
English 9 +2 11% 78% 0% 22% 0% 0% $50,315 43 -0.26 20 — — — — —
English Literature — — — — — — — — $48,685 33 -0.45 16 — — — — —
History 9 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,767 27 -0.60 21 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,101 32 -0.40 27 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,805 28 -0.56 24 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,130 28 -0.63 22 — — — — —
Communication 5 — 0% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $70,778 82 +0.83 69 96% — — — —
Health Communication 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $66,493 34 -0.47 61 100% — — — —
International Affairs — — — — — — — — $60,954 20 -0.61 48 — — — — —
Media Studies 8 +1 62% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $70,778 82 +0.83 69 96% — — — —
Political Science 6 +1 33% 50% 0% 17% 33% 0% $62,193 22 -0.74 51 — — — — —
Psychology 24 +5 29% 62% 4% 12% 8% 0% $49,195 17 -0.89 17 100% — — — —
Public Relations 3 +4 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,493 34 -0.47 61 100% — — — —
Sociology 2 +6 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,102 40 -0.34 27 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,334 50 +0.03 49 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 20 +1 5% 75% 5% 0% 5% 0% $57,631 86 +0.79 39 97% — — — —
Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $56,692 61 +0.19 37 — — — — —
Health Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $46,237 6 -1.42 12 — — — — —
Middle School Education 6 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $57,631 68 +0.30 39 97% — — — —
Public Health Education 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,894 39 -0.47 34 — — — — —
Special Education 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,902 45 -0.15 32 — — — — —
Acting 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $43,367 51 +0.04 8 96% — — — —
Applied Arts 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $49,731 19 -0.80 19 — — — — —
Music 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,753 49 +0.00 13 95% — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,753 49 +0.00 13 95% — — — —
Music Education 6 — 17% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $48,716 58 +0.21 17 100% — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,177 44 -0.17 10 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $43,367 37 -0.36 8 96% — — — —
Studio Art 11 — 9% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $41,693 27 -0.55 6 100% — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,367 51 +0.04 8 96% — — — —
Criminology 12 — 50% 75% 0% 8% 17% 0% $60,473 57 +0.08 47 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,712
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

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 20.1% 98 68% 76% 6% 10% 5% 0% $75,348 40 -0.29 76 98% —
Health Sciences 16.6% 81 27% 77% 6% 9% 6% 0% $73,463 34 -0.90 74 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 12.7% 62 26% 71% 6% 3% 11% 0% $54,351 6 -1.47 30 95% —
Social Sciences 11.3% 55 31% 67% 5% 13% 9% 0% $58,626 49 -0.33 42 99% —
Arts 8.8% 43 28% 84% 5% 0% 7% 0% $44,695 18 -0.20 10 97% —
Education 7.0% 34 6% 71% 3% 0% 9% 0% $57,258 73 +0.51 38 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 6.6% 32 16% 91% 0% 0% 3% 3% $50,220 12 -0.60 20 100% —
Humanities 4.9% 24 37% 79% 0% 12% 4% 0% $50,482 23 -0.45 20 — —
Engineering 4.1% 20 90% 75% 10% 5% 10% 0% $94,658 16 -0.50 92 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.9% 14 50% 86% 7% 0% 0% 0% $66,209 15 -0.70 61 — —
Computer Science 2.7% 13 92% 62% 23% 15% 0% 0% $94,876 22 -0.88 92 — —
Professional 2.5% 12 50% 75% 0% 8% 17% 0% $60,473 28 +0.08 47 — —

Research

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

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 NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 132 $206K $175K $30K
Football 87 $449K $407K $41K
Baseball 57 $354K $214K $140K
Lacrosse 44 $210K $163K $47K
Wrestling 31 $147K $143K $4K
Soccer 25 $145K $117K $27K
Basketball 19 $229K $194K $34K
Golf 12 $78K $64K $13K
Tennis 8 $26K $25K $1K
Total 331 $1.8M $1.5M $341K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 92 $185K $154K $30K
Soccer 34 $153K $132K $21K
Softball 26 $129K $114K $15K
Volleyball 26 $159K $125K $33K
Basketball 21 $224K $191K $32K
Lacrosse 19 $115K $102K $13K
Tennis 10 $30K $28K $2K
Wrestling 10 $103K $101K $1K
Golf 7 $67K $62K $5K
Total 191 $1.2M $1.0M $155K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 224 $391K $329K $61K
Football 87 $449K $407K $41K
Lacrosse 63 $325K $265K $60K
Soccer 59 $298K $249K $49K
Baseball 57 $354K $214K $140K
Wrestling 41 $250K $244K $5K
Basketball 40 $453K $385K $67K
Softball 26 $129K $114K $15K
Volleyball 26 $159K $125K $33K
Golf 19 $145K $126K $19K
Tennis 18 $56K $53K $3K
Total 522 $4.6M $3.7M $873K

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 83%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 83% 83%

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 25%
SAT Range 1050 – 1270
SAT Math Range 520 – 630
SAT RW Range 530 – 640