JUST THE
FACTS Fall 2016
FACTS AND FIGURES NAME
Ohio Northern University
ESTABLISHED 1871
PRESIDENT
Daniel A. DiBiasio
STUDENT BODY 3,108
FACULTY AND STAFF 654 ALUMNI 31,720 alumni from 50 states and 61 countries OPERATING BUDGET $93,978,838 ENDOWMENT $152,853,681
MASCOT Polar Bear
STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO 11:1 CLASS SIZE Average undergraduate class size: 18 ADA, OHIO A small-town atmosphere complements the friendly environment found on campus. Population: 5,947
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 men’s and 11 women’s teams. The mascot is the Polar Bear, and the school colors are orange and black. STUDENT LIFE Students choose from a variety of campus activities, including more than 200 student organizations; four national sororities and five national fraternities; intercollegiate, intramural and club sports; and music and theatrical events.
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 in several areas of sustainability, alternative energy and environmental stewardship. • Three wind turbines generate 400 kilowatts of power to meet eight to nine percent of the University’s electricity needs. • Completing a solar array field that will generate about 10 percent of ONU’s annual electricity needs, reducing ONU’s carbon footprint by over 2,200 tons, equal to 210 average households. • Ohio Northern University is a 100 percent tobaccofree campus. • Recognized as a Tree Campus USA by the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation. • Two electric vehicle charging stations have been installed on campus. • The Affinity Gardens project has transformed the green space of the residence community.
TUITION AND FEES (2016-17)
• A grassy area surrounding the retention basin on the south side of was transformed into a prairie area featuring natural vegetation with a focus on providing a perfect habitat for bees.
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.
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.
Full-Time Tuition and Technology Fee Arts and Sciences $29,820 Business Administration $29,820 Engineering $34,060 Pharmacy $35,150 First-Year Law (L1) (Includes January Term) $26,940 Continuing Law $26,940 Freshman Room and Board Freshman room and 19 meal plan $11,050 See more at: www.onu.edu/financial_aid/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/promise
PRESIDENT’S CABINET
COLLEGES/ DEANS
PRESIDENT
GETTY COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Daniel A. DiBiasio
PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Maria L. Cronley
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT William T. Eilola
VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS William H. Ballard
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
Adriane L. Thompson-Bradshaw
Tena Roepke (Interim Dean)
THE JAMES F. DICKE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION John C. Navin
THOMAS J. SMULL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Eric T. Baumgartner
PETTIT COLLEGE OF LAW David C. Crago (Interim Dean)
RUDOLPH H. RAABE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Steven J. Martin
VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Shannon M. Spencer
Ann E. Donnelly Hamilton
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Amy M. Prigge
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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
ACCREDITATION UNIVERSITY
The Higher Learning Commission www.ncahlc.org
COLLEGES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
AACSB International– The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education American Bar Association American Chemical Society Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Commission on English Language Program Accreditation Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences National Association of Schools of Music Ohio Board of Nursing Ohio Department of Education Public Relations Society of America 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
HIGHLY RATED (2016) Ranked No. 6 among Midwest regional colleges by U.S. News & World Report in Best Colleges 2017. Featured as one of the nation’s top schools in The Princeton Review’s annual college guide, The Best 381 Colleges: 2017 Edition. Ranked No. 10 on National Universities-Bachelors list and No. 31 nationally (2016) Best Bang for the Buck-Midwest by Washington Monthly. Named to the Top 10 small colleges in the Midwest list by The Wall Street Journal. Ranked No. 9 by Best Value Schools in its “30 Best Value Colleges and Universities in Ohio, 2015.” Ranked No. 10 by BestColleges.com in its list of “Best Colleges in Ohio.” Ranked among the top 50 in BestColleges.com’s national “Best Small Town Colleges” rankings. Named one of the nation’s best universities in terms of “value-added,” and fourth in the state of Ohio, according to a 2015 report published by a unit of the Brookings Institution. Named in 2015-16 Colleges of Distinction, a guide profiling America’s most distinguished teachingcentered colleges and universities. Ranked fourth in the “Best Colleges in Ohio” rankings, and in the top 10 percent nationally, in the 2015-16 PayScale College Salara Report. Ranked among the top schools in the nation for student tuition return on investment (ROI) in the 2015 PayScale College ROI Report.
ADMISSIONS
HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE/CLASS RANK Average High School GPA: 3.6
Percent in Top 10th of High School Graduating Class
27%
Percent in Top Quarter of High School Graduating Class
57%
Percent in Top Half of High School Graduating Class
87%
Note: Percents are based on those who submitted high school rank information
% OF STUDENTS TAKING ENTRANCE EXAMS 94%
ACT SAT
17% Note: Some students take both the ACT and SAT
ENTRANCE EXAM PERFORMANCE Exam
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT Verbal
510
600
SAT Math
530
640
ACT Composite
23
28
ACT English
21
28
ACT Math
23
28
ENROLLMENT (FALL 2016)
ENROLLMENT STATUS
3,108
ENROLLMENT TYPE
220
Part Time 7%
2,888
Full Time 93%
834
Graduate and Professional 27%
2,274
Undergraduate 73%
ENROLLMENT BY COLLEGE 1,214
Business Administration 10%
Arts & Sciences 39%
321 466 Engineering
Engineering 15% 15%
199
Law 7%
908
Pharmacy 29%
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Ohio Northern currently hosts degree-seeking and exchange students from 26 different countries. More than 140 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 2016)
3,108
RACE/ETHNICITY American Indian/Alaskan Native
7
Asian 56 Black/African American
115
Hispanic/Latino 40 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island
1
Nonresident Alien (International)
146
Two or More Races
84
White 2,445 Unknown 214
Total
3,108
ENROLLMENT BY GENDER 1,569 Men 50%
Students participating
22% in at least one sport on campus
1,539
Women 50%
Students participating in at least one Greek organization 15%
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT NATIONAL SURVEY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 2016 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 90%
ONU
Peer Schools
National Participants
8%
63% 80%
12%
61%
Participated in two or more HIPs
24% Participated in one HIP
Peer Schools
National Participants
High-Impact Practices*
ONU
Research with faculty
39%
35%
24%
Internship or field experiences
78%
70%
50%
Culminating senior experiences
84%
62%
46%
* Activities in which ONU senior students (47% response rate) showed significantly higher participation rates than selected peer institutions as well as nationally participating institutions in NSSE 2016.
STUDENT PLACEMENT
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90% 95% 97% 98% 94%
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Arts & Sciences Business Administration Engineering Pharmacy University
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STUDENT PLACEMENT RATES
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STUDENT OUTCOMES
GRADUATION RATES* FOR BACHELOR’S AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREES Bachelor’s
Pharmacy (PharmD)
Law (JD)
74% 88% 91%
* 6-year graduation rate for Bachelor’s (2010 cohort), 7-year rate for PharmD (2009 cohort), 3-year rate for Law (2013 cohort).
FIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATES OF FIRST-TIME FULL-TIME FRESHMEN 88%
86% 81%
83%
84%
86%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Cohort Year
88%
88%
2013
2014 2015
84%
2012
86%
STAFFING (FALL 2016) RACE/ETHNICITY American Indian/Alaskan Native
2
Asian
15
Black/African American
21
Hispanic/Latino 7 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island 1 Nonresident Alien
16
Two or More Races
3
White
592
Unknown 6
Total GENDER
663 STATUS
147
310
Men 46%
Part-Time 22%
353
Women 54%
516
Full-Time 78%
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ALUMNI
0
125
231
242
950
2,867
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
ALUMNI GRADUATES BY DECADE
796
18,334
823
1,313
1,380 TOP FIVE STATES WHERE ALUMNI RESIDE
12,605
ALUMNI BY COLLEGE
3,074 Arts & Sciences Business
5,354
4,063 Engineering
Law
6,624
Pharmacy
4,841
5,281
5,665
6,696
4,822
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
ALUMNI BY U.S. REGION
WEST 1,763
MIDWEST 20,892 SOUTH 5,128
NORTHEAST 2,792
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Primary Source: Office of Institutional Research 419-772-2009 www.onu.edu/institutional_research
CONTACT INFORMATION: Ohio Northern University 525 S. Main Street Ada, OH 45810 419-772-2000 onu.edu