Ohio Northern University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Ohio Northern University is a private baccalaureate college in Ada, OH (town setting), with 2,592 undergraduates (47% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 73% of 4,537 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1173–1376 on the SAT and 25–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $54,486 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,396 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 70% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, engineering, business. The campus reported 1.27 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Ohio Northern University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,600
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Ohio Northern University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Ohio Northern University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Ohio Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 2 | $232k | $7,498 | — | |
| Baseball | Ohio Athletic Conference | 47 | — | 1 | $320k | $6,804 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Ohio Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $345k | $15,007 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Ohio Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $265k | $11,037 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Ohio Athletic Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $35k | $887 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Ohio Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $28k | $1,310 | — | |
| Football | Ohio Athletic Conference | 126 | — | 1 | $743k | $5,898 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Ohio Athletic Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $148k | $5,280 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Ohio Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $107k | $5,080 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Ohio Athletic Conference | 44 | — | 1 | $366k | $8,326 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Ohio Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $174k | $7,270 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Ohio Athletic Conference | 49 | — | 1 | $428k | $8,731 | — | |
| Softball | Ohio Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $261k | $12,408 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Ohio Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $150k | $6,542 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Ohio Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $102k | $5,673 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Ohio Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $74k | $7,376 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $97k | $7,456 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Ohio Athletic Conference | 87 | — | 1 | $135k | $1,553 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Ohio Athletic Conference | 59 | — | 1 | $103k | $1,744 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Ohio Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $219k | $9,122 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Ohio Athletic Conference | 41 | — | 3 | $337k | $8,227 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.