Fall 2013
Just the Facts
Facts and Figures NAME
Ohio Northern University
ESTABLISHED
1871
PRESIDENT
Daniel A. DiBiasio
STUDENT BODY
3,619
FACULTY AND STAFF
714
ALUMNI
30,572
OPERATING BUDGET
$90,496,128
ENDOWMENT
$150,660,024
MASCOT
Polar Bear
STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO
MISSION
Influenced by a unique history and an enduring affiliation with the United Methodist Church, Ohio Northern University’s mission is to provide a high-quality learning environment that prepares students for success in their careers, service to their communities, the nation, and the world, and a lifetime of personal growth inspired by the higher values of truth, beauty, and goodness. The University’s distinctive academic program includes mutually supporting liberal and professional education components that integrate practice with theory, complemented by excellent co-curricular offerings that enrich the Northern experience. To fulfill this mission, faculty and staff engage with students so they can learn to think critically, creatively, and entrepreneurially, communicate effectively, gain practical experience, solve problems collaboratively, and act as ethical and responsible members of a global community.
CALENDAR
Semesters
ATHLETICS
NCAA Division III, Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC)
12:1
12 men’s and 11 women’s teams.
CLASS SIZE
The mascot is the Polar Bear, and the school colors are orange and black.
Average undergraduate class size: 18
ADA, OHIO
A small-town atmosphere complements the friendly environment found on campus. Population: 5,947
STUDENT LIFE
Students choose from a variety of campus activities, including nearly 200 student organizations; four national sororities and five national fraternities; intercollegiate, intramural and club sports; and music and theatrical events.
LOCATION
Our scenic, safe and modern campus rests on nearly 342 acres in the village of Ada, Ohio. Our location provides a quaint small-town atmosphere that complements the friendly environment found on campus. Ada offers an array of restaurants, shopping and culture.
ONU SUSTAINABILITY
Ohio Northern has made several significant strides in sustainability and currently is making considerable efforts to realize the full benefits of a comprehensive approach to sustainability at the University. Our oncampus housing derives 30 percent of its heating and cooling from geothermal technology, and three 400-kilowatt wind turbines are expected to provide
between 5 and 10 percent of our electricity needs. Our fleet of hybrid and electric campus vehicles reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, and our many environmentally themed student organizations consistently find new ways to make ONU a greener place to live, learn and work.
THE INN AT OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY
Ada’s world-class hotel offers more than 70 deluxe guest rooms, luxurious amenities and more than 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 so much more.
TUITION AND FEES (2013–14) AND TUITION RESET (2014-15) Full-Time Tuition and Technology Fee Arts and Sciences Business Administration Engineering Pharmacy First-Year Law (Includes January Term) Continuing Law
(2013-14) (2014-15) $36,720 $27,500 $36,720 $27,500 $39,200 $31,500 $41,240 $32,500 $33,934 $24,800 $33,934
Freshman Room and Board Freshman room and carte blanche meal plan $10,520 See more at: onu.edu/admissions/tuition
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. Beginning with the 2014-15 academic year, Ohio Northern will reduce its tuition by 20-25 percent across all colleges and academic majors.
President’s Staff PRESIDENT Daniel A. DiBiasio VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS David C. Crago
Colleges/Deans
GETTY COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES Catherine Albrecht DICKE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION James W. Fenton Jr.
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Julie Hurtig, BSEE ’91
THOMAS J. SMULL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Eric T. Baumgartner
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Lawrence T. Lesick
PETTIT COLLEGE OF LAW Richard Bales
VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS William H. Ballard VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw VICE PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Kenneth Block EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT Ann E. Donnelly Hamilton, BA ’99
RUDOLPH H. RAABE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Thomas L. Kier (Interim Dean)
Accreditation UNIVERSITY
The Higher Learning Commission Member of the North Central Association
COLLEGES • •
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AACSB International– The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, and the computer science program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education American Bar Association American Chemical Society Association of American Law Schools Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering National Association of Schools of Music Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Ohio Board of Nursing Ohio Department of Education Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences Public Relations Society of America
EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE (2013) Named the Private University of the Year by the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Programs. Ranked No. 2 among Midwest regional colleges by U.S. News & World Report in Best Colleges 2014. Featured as one of the nation’s top schools in The Princeton Review’s annual college guide, The Best 378 Colleges: 2014 Edition. ONU also is one of the 153 institutions that The Princeton Review recommends in the “Best of the Midwest” section of its website feature, 2014 Best Colleges by Region. Ranked No. 37 nationally (2013) by Washington Monthly. Named in Colleges of Distinction (2013), a guide profiling America’s most distinguished teaching-centered colleges and universities. Ohio Northern University has been ranked 44th among Liberal Arts Colleges in the nation in the new 2012 Top Choice College Rankings by Parchment Inc. This is the first broad-based college rankings list that is based not on which college is “best,” as many other lists do, but instead on actual students’ preferences for which school is the “best fit” for them. Ranked third among the top schools in the state of Ohio for its students’ greatest lifetime return on investment (ROI) according to “Affordable College Online: Highest Return on Investment Colleges in Ohio” ranking.
Admissions HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE/CLASS RANK
Average High School GPA: 3.7 Percent in Top 10th of High School Graduating Class
38%
Percent in Top Quarter of High School Graduating Class
69%
Percent in Top Half of High School Graduating Class
90%
Note: Percents are based on those who submitted high school rank information
% OF STUDENTS TAKING ENTRANCE EXAMS ACT
95%
SAT
22% Note: Some students take both the ACT and SAT
ENTRANCE EXAM PERFORMANCE Exam
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT Verbal
490
620
SAT Math
530
650
ACT Composite
23
29
ACT English
22
29
ACT Math
24
29
Enrollment (Fall 2013).................................3,619
ENROLLMENT STATUS
ENROLLMENT TYPE
521
Part Time 14%
3,098
Full Time 86%
917
2,702
Undergraduate 75%
Graduate and Professional 25%
ENROLLMENT BY COLLEGE
1,593
29 Special Programs 1% Law 7%
251
Arts & Sciences 44%
1,001
Pharmacy 28%
297
Business Administration 8%
448
Engineering 12%
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Ohio Northern currently hosts degree-seeking and exchange students from more than 25 different countries. More than 200 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 2013).................................3,619
RACE/ETHNICITY American Indian/Alaskan Native
2
Asian 59 Black/African American
119
Hispanic/Latino 49 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island Nonresident Alien (International) Two or More Races
2 213 98
White 3,054 Unknown 23 Total
3,619
ENROLLMENT BY GENDER
1,780 Men 49%
1,839
Women 51%
Student Engagement NSSE 2013 HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES Percentage of senior students who participated in high-impact practices (HIP): Learning communities, Service-learning, Rresearch with faculty, Internship or field experiences, Study abroad, and Culminating senior experiences
81%
ONU Carnegie Class
64%
NSSE 2013
60%
Participated in two or more HIPs
13% 22% 24% Participated in one HIP
High-Impact Practices*
ONU
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2013
Reasearch with faculty
39%
24%
23%
Internship or field experiences
72%
50%
48%
Culminating senior experiences
72%
50%
45%
* Activities in which ONU senior students (42% response rate) showed significantly higher participation rates than those of schools with similar Carnegie Classification as well as all nationally participated institutions in NSSE 2013.
Student Outcomes
GRADUATION RATES* FOR BACHELOR’S AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREES Bachelor’s
Pharmacy (PharmD)
Law (JD)
89%
84%
68%
* 6-year graduation rate for Bachelor’s (2006 cohort), 7-year rate for Pharm D (2006 cohort), 5-year rate for Law (2008 cohort).
FIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATES OF FIRST-TIME FULL-TIME FRESHMEN 88%
86% 83%
81%
2006
2007
2008
84%
2009
2010
86%
2011
84%
2012
Staffing (Fall 2013) .........714 (Full- and Part-Time) RACE/ETHNICITY American Indian/Alaskan Native
2
Asian 12 Black/African American
15
Hispanic/Latino 4 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island 0 Nonresident Alien
13
Two or More Races
4
White 646 Unknown 18 Total
STATUS
GENDER 319
Men 45%
395
Women 55%
176
Part-Time 25%
538
Full-Time 75%
714
CONTACT INFORMATION: OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY 525 S. MAIN STREET ADA, OH 45810 419-772-2000 ONU.EDU
Primary Source: Office of Institutional Research 419-772-2009 www.onu.edu/ir