Otterbein 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.
Otterbein University is a private master's university in Westerville, OH (suburb setting), with 2,119 undergraduates (62% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 83% of 3,498 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 23–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $52,539 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $22,242 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 69% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 1 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 Otterbein University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 62 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $34,899
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Otterbein 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.
Otterbein University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Ohio Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 4 | $132k | $3,885 | — | |
| Baseball | Ohio Athletic Conference | 57 | — | 1 | $214k | $3,759 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Ohio Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $194k | $10,234 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Ohio Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $191k | $9,117 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Ohio Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Ohio Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Ohio Athletic Conference | 87 | — | 1 | $408k | $4,688 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Ohio Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $64k | $5,370 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Ohio Athletic Conference | 7 | — | 2 | $62k | $8,877 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Ohio Athletic Conference | 44 | — | 1 | $163k | $3,714 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Ohio Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $102k | $5,374 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Ohio Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $118k | $4,706 | — | |
| Softball | Ohio Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $114k | $4,388 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Ohio Athletic Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $25k | $3,144 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Ohio Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $28k | $2,802 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Ohio Athletic Conference | 132 | — | 1 | $176k | $1,330 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Ohio Athletic Conference | 92 | — | 1 | $154k | $1,676 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Ohio Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $126k | $4,831 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Ohio Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 4 | $143k | $4,616 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Ohio Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $102k | $10,186 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.