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NAME MISSION Ohio Northern University Influenced by a unique history and an enduring affiliation with the United Methodist Church, ESTABLISHED Ohio Northern University’s mission is to provide 1871 a high-quality learning environment that prepares students for success in their careers; PRESIDENT service to their communities, the nation and Daniel A. DiBiasio the world; and a lifetime of personal growth STUDENT BODY inspired by the higher values of truth, beauty and 2,958 goodness. The University’s distinctive academic program includes mutually supporting liberal FACULTY AND STAFF and professional education components that 615 integrate practice with theory, complemented by excellent co-curricular offerings that enrich ALUMNI the Northern experience. To fulfill this mission, 32,808 alumni from 50 states faculty and staff engage with students so they and 67 countries can learn to think critically, creatively and entrepreneurially; communicate effectively; OPERATING BUDGET gain practical experience; solve problems $91,583,000 collaboratively; and act as ethical and responsible ENDOWMENT members of a global community. $160,642,901 CALENDAR MASCOT Semesters Polar Bear ATHLETICS STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO NCAA Division III, Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) 11:1 12 men’s and 11 women’s teams. CLASS SIZE The mascot is the Polar Bear, and the school colors Average undergraduate are orange and black. class size: 19 STUDENT LIFE ADA, OHIO Students choose from a variety of campus A small-town atmosphere activities, including more than 200 student complements the friendly organizations; four national sororities and seven environment found on national fraternities; intercollegiate, intramural and campus. Population: 5,947 club sports; and music and theatrical events. ONU SUSTAINABILITY • The Affinity Gardens project has transformed the green space of the residence community and Ohio Northern has made several provides produce for the Ada Food Bank. significant strides in sustainability, • 100 trees and shrubs have been planted near the and currently is making considerable wind turbines with a focus on providing a perfect efforts to realize the full benefits of a habitat for 10 beehives. comprehensive approach in several areas • ONU Dinning Services promotes a number of of sustainability, alternative energy and sustainability initiatives, to include but not limited to the following programs: “Green Container, environmental stewardship. Green Planet” program, “Skip the Straw”, use of • Three wind turbines generate 400 kilowatts of power BPA recyclable tumblers, trayless operations, as and the 3MW solar array field reduces ONU’s carbon well as celebration of WasteLESS Week and Earth footprint by over 3,300 tons, equal to 315 average Day events. households. Combined wind and solar generate more LOCATION than 20 percent of ONU’s annual electricity needs. Our scenic, safe and modern campus rests on nearly • Founders Complex and Affinity Village Complex 342 acres in the village of Ada, Ohio. Our location feature geothermal heating and cooling system to provides a quaint small-town atmosphere that reduce energy use and water consumption. complements the friendly environment found on campus. Ada offers an array of restaurants, shopping • Ohio Northern University is a 100 percent tobacco- and culture. free campus. • ONU has been recognized as a Tree Campus USA THE INN AT OHIO by the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation for the past NORTHERN UNIVERSITY seven years. Ada’s world-class hotel offers more than 70 deluxe • Two electric vehicle charging stations have been guest rooms, luxurious amenities and more than installed on campus. 3,000 square feet of flexible meeting spaces. Guests of The Inn enjoy everything that the ONU campus has to offer: athletics, performing arts, and TUITION AND FEES (2019-20) so much more.

Full-Time Tuition and Technology Fee Arts and Sciences $33,440 Business Administration $33,440 Engineering $38,840 Pharmacy $39,360 First-Year Law (L1) (Includes January Term) $30,200 Continuing Law $30,200 Freshman Room and Board Freshman room and 19 meal plan $12,040 See more at: www.onu.edu/tuition-and-fees

THE OHIO NORTHERN PROMISE The Ohio Northern Promise is a set of initiatives to make an ONU education more affordable, to reduce student loan debt, to sustain academic quality, and to prepare students for career success. www.onu.edu/about/recognition-excellence PRESIDENT’S COLLEGES/ CABINET DEANS

PRESIDENT GETTY COLLEGE Daniel A. DiBiasio OF ARTS & SCIENCES Holly L. Baumgartner PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS THE JAMES F. DICKE Maria L. Cronley COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION VICE PRESIDENT FOR John C. Navin FINANCIAL AFFAIRS William H. Ballard THOMAS J. SMULL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING VICE PRESIDENT AND DEAN John-David S. Yoder FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS Adriane L. Thompson-Bradshaw PETTIT COLLEGE OF LAW Charles H. Rose III VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT RUDOLPH H. RAABE COLLEGE William T. Eilola OF PHARMACY Steven J. Martin VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Shannon M. Spencer

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UNIVERSITY HIGHLY RATED (2019) The Higher Learning Commission U.S. News & World Report ranked ONU No. www.ncahlc.org 5 among Midwest regional colleges in Best Colleges 2019 and also ranked ONU third COLLEGES in the Midwest for “Best Value Schools” • AACSB International– and 10th in the “A+ Schools for B Students” The Association to Advance regional category. Collegiate Schools of Business The Princeton Review featured ONU as • Accreditation Council for one of the nation’s top schools in its annual college Pharmacy Education guide, The Best 385 Colleges: 2019 Edition. • American Bar Association • American Chemical Society Washington Monthly ranked ONU as No. 14 on • Association of Technology, Management, its “Baccalaureate Colleges” list of 2019 rankings. and Applied Engineering • Commission on Accreditation of Allied The Wall Street Journal named ONU one of the Health Education Programs top-10 small colleges in the Midwest. • Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education PayScale ranks ONU among the top five private • Commission on Collegiate Nursing universities, and No. 8 overall in the state of Ohio, Education for return on investment. • Committee on Accreditation for the Career-guidance site Zippia ranked ONU as Exercise Sciences the most likely college or university in the state • National Accrediting Agency for Clinical of Ohio (and third in the nation) to place its Laboratory Sciences graduates into a job. • National Association of Schools of Music ONU’s placement rates (percentage of graduates • Council for the Accreditation of who either land a job or are accepted to graduate Educator Preparation school within six months after graduation) • Ohio Board of Nursing have averaged more than 94 percent for each • Ohio Department of Higher Education of the past seven years, a rate higher than the • Public Relations Society of America national average. • The four engineering programs and engineering education are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, and the computer science program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org 608 Enrolled ADMISSIONS

HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE/CLASS RANK Average High School GPA: 3.7

ENTRANCE EXAM PERFORMANCE

Exam 25th Percentile 75th Percentile

SAT Verbal 540 650

SAT Math 555 660

ACT Composite 23 28

ACT English 21 27

ACT Math 23 28

FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT

3,898 Applied

2,735 Accepted

608 Enrolled ENROLLMENT (FALL 2019) 2,958

ENROLLMENT STATUS ENROLLMENT TYPE

155 Part Time 719 5% Graduate and Professional 24% 2,803 2,239 Full Time Undergraduate 95% 76% ENROLLMENT BY COLLEGE

1,161 Arts & Sciences Business 39% Administration 327 11% 158 Law 5% Engineering493 Engineering15% 819 17% Pharmacy 28% 27

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Ohio Northern currently hosts degree-seeking and exchange students from more than 20 different countries. More than 90 of our students are enrolled under a student visa. English language programs are offered for those students who are just beginning to learn English and for those who are more advanced. ENROLLMENT (FALL 2019) 2,958

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American Indian/Alaskan Native 4 Asian 69 Black/African American 104 Hispanic/Latino 26 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island 4 Nonresident Alien (International) 98 Two or More Races 98 White 2,223 Unknown 332 Total 2,958 ENROLLMENT BY GENDER

1,490 1,468 Men Women 50% 50%

22% 82% 18% Students participating Students were involved Students participating in at least one in student organizations in a Greek sport on campus during 2018-19 organization STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

NATIONAL SURVEY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 2018 HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES Percentage of senior students who participated in high-impact practices (HIP): Learning communities, Service-learning, Research with faculty, Internship or field experiences, Study abroad, and Culminating senior experiences

ONU 88% 8%

Peer Schools 63%78% 16%

National Participants 60% 25%

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Peer National ONU High-Impact Practices* Schools Participants Research with faculty 43% 33% 23% Internship or field experiences 75% 67% 49% Culminating senior experiences 79% 59% 45%

* Activities in which ONU senior students (52% response rate) showed significantly higher participation rates than selected peer institutions as well as nationally participating institutions in NSSE 2018. STUDENT PLACEMENT

STUDENT PLACEMENT RATES

Arts & Sciences 97% Business Administration 96% Engineering 96% 96 Pharmacy 93% F O S R S A University 96% T H L E 2 0 1 9 C STUDENT OUTCOMES

GRADUATION RATES* FOR BACHELOR’S AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREES Bachelor’s Pharmacy (PharmD) Law (JD) 71% 84% 76%

* 6-year graduation rate for Bachelor’s (2013 cohort), 7-year rate for PharmD (2012 cohort), 3-year rate for Law (2016 cohort).

FIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATES OF FIRST-TIME FULL-TIME FRESHMEN 88% 88% 88% 86% 86% 84% 84% 85% 85% 83% 82%

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American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 Asian 16 Black/African American 18 Hispanic/Latino 7 Nonresident Alien 15 Two or More Races 5 White 546 Unknown 7 Total 615

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TOP FIVE STATES WHERE 1,377 ALUMNI RESIDE 12,566 ALUMNI BY COLLEGE

6,819 5,196 4,038 3,197

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4,742 5,240 5,664 6,796 6,819

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NORTHEAST 2,786 WEST MIDWEST 1,854 21,776

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CONTACT INFORMATION: Ohio Northern University 525 S. Main Street Ada, OH 45810 419-772-2000 onu.edu