Ohio Northern University Business Programs

Located in Ada, Ohio, Ohio Northern University is a private not-for-profit institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Ada draws many to the area.

Where Is Ohio Northern University?

Contact details for ONU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	525 S. Main St, Ada, OH 45810-1599
Phone:	419-772-2000
Website:	www.onu.edu

How Do I Get Into ONU?

You can apply to ONU online at: https://connect.onu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for ONU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into ONU?

The acceptance rate at ONU is 54%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to ONU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 590 and 680.

ONU received ACT scores from 47% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 30. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Ohio Northern University?

The overall average net price of ONU is $30,423. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At ONU, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $14,357 a year. That adds up to $57,428 over four years for those students.

Ohio Northern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,426 undergraduate students at ONU, with 2,158 being full-time and 268 being part-time.

There are also 690 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,158 full-time undergraduates at ONU, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	28
Black or African American	77
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	1,740
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	281

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Ohio Northern University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 20 countries are represented at ONU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Online Learning at Ohio Northern University

In 2022-2023, 341 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Ohio Northern University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Accounting	23	11	34
Construction Management	16	0	16
Management Science	14	0	14
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	14	0	14
Finance	10	0	10
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	2	0	2
TOTAL	79	11	90

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

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