Ottawa University - Surprise Business Programs

Ottawa University - Surprise is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Surprise, Arizona. Ottawa University - Surprise is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Ottawa University - Surprise?

Contact details for Ottawa University - Surprise are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	15950 N. Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ 85374
Phone:	855-546-1342
Website:	www.ottawa.edu

How Do I Get Into Ottawa University - Surprise?

You can apply to Ottawa University - Surprise online at: www.ottawa.edu/ouaz/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Ottawa University - Surprise

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ottawa University - Surprise?

With an acceptance rate of 29%, Ottawa University - Surprise is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 65% of accepted students are men and 34% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 30%, and the acceptance rate for women is 27%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to Ottawa University - Surprise submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 470 and 610.

Ottawa University - Surprise received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 12 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 23.

Can I Afford Ottawa University - Surprise?

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 Ottawa University - Surprise, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $6,830 a year. That adds up to $27,320 over four years for those students.

Ottawa University - Surprise Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 896 undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Surprise, with 817 being full-time and 79 being part-time.

There are also 76 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 817 full-time undergraduates at Ottawa University - Surprise, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ottawa University - Surprise students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	26
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	218
White	365
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	156

Online Learning at Ottawa University - Surprise

In 2022-2023, 1,247 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ottawa University - Surprise has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Ottawa University - Surprise Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	40	35	75
Organizational Leadership	6	0	6
Accounting	3	1	4
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1	1	2
TOTAL	50	37	87

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.