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Located in Circleville, Ohio, Ohio Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of OCU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

6 Undergraduate Degrees
$24,765 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)

Where Is Ohio Christian University?

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Contact details for OCU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1476 Lancaster Pike, Circleville, OH 43113-9487
Phone: 740-474-8896
Website: www.ohiochristian.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ohiochristian
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ohiochristian

How Do I Get Into OCU?

You can apply to OCU online at: www.ohiochristian.edu/lp/fastapp

Ohio Christian University has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Ohio Christian University?

$24,765 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
12.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of OCU is $24,765. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At OCU, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $6,528 a year. That adds up to $26,112 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at OCU is 12.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Ohio Christian University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,034 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,961 undergraduate students at OCU, with 1,034 being full-time and 927 being part-time.

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There are also 225 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,034 full-time undergraduates at OCU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ohio Christian University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 202
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 688
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 101

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Ohio Christian University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 10 countries are represented at OCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Honduras, Nigeria, and Colombia.

Online Learning at Ohio Christian University

1,547 Took All Classes Online
1,547 Took At Least One Class Online
-14.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,547 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at OCU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 11th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of OCU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Ohio Christian University was $21,990 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how OCU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Nursing Science #8 #4

Online Affordability Rankings of OCU Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Ohio Christian University was $21,990 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how OCU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Nursing Science #2 #2
Nursing #69 #57

Online Growth Rankings of OCU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ohio Christian University was -14.5%. This is the #557 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at OCU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at OCU ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at OCU.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Nursing Science #16
Nursing #377

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Ohio Christian University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
Nursing Science 6 6
TOTAL 6 6

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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