Ohio Christian University
Private College in Circleville, OH. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $39,813.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $39,813, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 50%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Debt is the pressure point: a median of $29,579 at graduation.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.74 — elevated (above 0.60)
Admissions
At 38%, the acceptance rate makes Ohio Christian University a school worth applying to with alternatives in hand. With 964 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield is high — 50% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | 1 (1%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | 3 (2%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 50%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 62% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about two in five are gone before sophomore year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Transfer-out runs to 30% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. At 14:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 812 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $20,290 annually once grants are applied. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($22,113 versus $20,159), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 86% of students receive it, averaging $10,414. Most students borrow — 70% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 118 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $22,113 |
| $30–48k | $22,338 |
| $48–75k | $15,292 |
| $75–110k | $22,034 |
| $110k+ | $20,159 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 568 of these 812 students, totalling $4,498,644 — an average of $7,920 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pickaway County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)