Otterbein University Business Programs

Located in Westerville, Ohio, Otterbein University is a private not-for-profit institution. Westerville is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Otterbein University?

Contact details for Otterbein are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 South Grove Street, Westerville, OH 43081
Phone:	614-890-3000
Website:	www.otterbein.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Otterbein-University/154106131291768
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/otterbein

How Do I Get Into Otterbein?

You can apply to Otterbein online at: https://www.otterbein.edu/public/FutureStudents/Undergraduate/ApplyingAndRequirements.aspx

Admission Requirements for Otterbein

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Otterbein?

With an acceptance rate of 76%, Otterbein may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to Otterbein submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 625. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

Otterbein received ACT scores from 91% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Otterbein University?

The overall average net price of Otterbein is $31,677. 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 Otterbein, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $7,675 a year. That adds up to $30,700 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Otterbein is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Otterbein University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,313 undergraduate students at Otterbein, with 2,138 being full-time and 175 being part-time.

There are also 339 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,138 full-time undergraduates at Otterbein, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	69
Black or African American	158
Hispanic or Latino	131
White	1,621
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	156

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Otterbein University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at Otterbein. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Otterbein University

In 2019-2020, 2,140 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Otterbein

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Otterbein University was 154.0%. This is the #273 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Otterbein regardless of major.

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%.

Otterbein University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	25	24	49
Public Relations	23	0	23
Finance	14	0	14
Actuarial Science	10	0	10
Accounting	9	0	9
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	9	0	9
Health Communication	9	0	9
Organizational Leadership	3	0	3
Management Science	3	0	3
General Economics	3	0	3
Business/Corporate Communications	2	0	2
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1	0	1
International Business/Trade/Commerce	1	0	1
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0
General Organizational Communication	0	0	0
TOTAL	112	24	136

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 Wdzinc under License

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