-25%
Private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at Ohio Christian University are 25% below the private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer median ($39.8k vs $53.3k).
Ohio · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Ohio Christian University
Circleville, Ohio. 816 undergraduate students. 53 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Ohio Christian University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-52%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 52% at Ohio Christian University vs the 2018–2022 baseline (816 vs 1.7k).
-25%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Ohio Christian University fell 25% between 2021 and 2024 (1.2k → 862).
-16pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 16 pp at Ohio Christian University vs the 2003–2007 baseline (35.7% vs 51.5%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Ohio
Each tile compares this institution to the Ohio median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$39,813+16% · 6→10y
Ohio median $41,039$34,457
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry35.7%+151% · '97→'09
Ohio median 62.5%$21,250+291% · '97→'20
At program completion816+325% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS50.5%-27% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time39.9%-39% · '01→'24
latest cohort$23,700+215% · '00→'24
out-of-state $23,700SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
7.1%Median federal debt $21,250 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $39,813 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+151%
Ohio Christian University · completion · 150% rose
21.9% → 55.1%
+470%
Ohio Christian University · completion · 100% rose
7.3% → 41.7%
-27%
Ohio Christian University · retention fell
86.0% → 62.4%
+325%
Ohio Christian University · undergrad enrollment rose
203 → 862
+215%
Ohio Christian University · in-state tuition rose
$7,804 → $24,600
+215%
Ohio Christian University · out-of-state tuition rose
$7,804 → $24,600
+291%
Ohio Christian University · median debt rose
$7,562 → $29,579
-100%
Ohio Christian University · cohort default rate fell
11.7% → 0.0%
-37%
Ohio Christian University · pell share fell
53.8% → 33.7%
+29%
Ohio Christian University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$30,900 → $39,813
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$83,746Business Administration, Management and Operations.$69,203Business Administration, Management and Operations.$59,663Theology and Religious Vocations, Other.$52,226Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries.$47,409Religion/Religious Studies.$43,386Health and Medical Administrative Services.$43,210Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$42,665Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$41,483Religion/Religious Studies.$40,039Homeland Security.$39,094Business Administration, Management and Operations.$38,835Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$37,863Psychology, General.$35,601Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$34,570Bible/Biblical Studies.$28,339
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
16 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38
THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Ohio Christian University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$389,419
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 11
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $20,820
- HS-only baseline · OH
- $36,400
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Ohio
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Ohio Christian University graduates earn $X” — not “Ohio Christian University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Ohio Christian University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.