Ohio · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, Ohio. 18,456 undergraduate students. 322 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Ohio University-Main Campus

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.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Ohio University-Main Campus fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.2% → 0.0%).

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.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$52,581+7% · 6→10y
Ohio median $41,039
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$48,991
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
66.4%+4% · '97→'09
Ohio median 62.5%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$15,332+278% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
18,456+20% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
82.5%-1% · '04→'09
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
84.8%+8% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$13,746+76% · '00→'09
out-of-state $24,114
SECTION 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).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
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

3.9%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $15,332 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $52,581 (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.

UNDERGRAD · 1996202419,633
23,39016,33419962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997200969.2%
71%66%19972009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$21,056
$21,500$5,56419972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+20%

Ohio University-Main Campus · undergrad enrollment rose

16,334 → 19,633

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002009+76%

Ohio University-Main Campus · in-state tuition rose

$5,085 → $8,973

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+132%

Ohio University-Main Campus · out-of-state tuition rose

$10,704 → $24,838

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+278%

Ohio University-Main Campus · median debt rose

$5,564 → $21,056

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Ohio University-Main Campus · cohort default rate fell

8.7% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024+46%

Ohio University-Main Campus · pell share rose

14.5% → 21.2%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+29%

Ohio University-Main Campus · earnings_median_10yr rose

$40,900 → $52,581

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+38%

Ohio University-Main Campus · earnings_median_8yr rose

$37,900 → $52,244

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+48%

Ohio University-Main Campus · earnings_median_6yr rose

$33,200 → $48,991

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.

Medicine.CIP 5112 · First Professional Degree$243,013230 gradsEngineering, General.CIP 1401 · Master's Degree$135,822Business Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$121,913258 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Master's Degree$119,861194 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Master's Degree$118,77588 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Bachelor's Degree$98,73117 gradsComputer Science.CIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$93,41645 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.CIP 5212 · Bachelor's Degree$89,251118 gradsChemical Engineering.CIP 1407 · Bachelor's Degree$88,14122 gradsMechanical Engineering.CIP 1419 · Bachelor's Degree$87,29381 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$86,951204 gradsIndustrial Engineering.CIP 1435 · Bachelor's Degree$86,81521 gradsIndustrial Production Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1506 · Bachelor's Degree$84,701Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Bachelor's Degree$83,5242,089 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.CIP 5123 · First Professional Degree$81,82139 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$80,03273 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Bachelor's Degree$79,56647 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.CIP 1109 · Bachelor's Degree$76,80322 gradsAir Transportation.CIP 4901 · Bachelor's Degree$75,28020 gradsMarketing.CIP 5214 · Bachelor's Degree$72,872266 gradsChemistry.CIP 4005 · Bachelor's Degree$71,66546 gradsPhysiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.CIP 2609 · Bachelor's Degree$71,44274 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$68,2475 gradsEconomics.CIP 4506 · Bachelor's Degree$64,72424 grads
Showing top 24 of 74 ranked programs.322 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

74 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

EDUCATION · CIP 13

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

HISTORY · CIP 54

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Ohio University-Main Campus

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
$799,709
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 6
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 6year 0year 39
Cost per year
$18,808
HS-only baseline · OH
$36,400
Years to complete
4
CIP family
51

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Ohio University-Main Campus graduates earn $X” — not “Ohio University-Main Campus makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Ohio University-Main Campus 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.

Methodology →