Just the facts 2013

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

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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