Ohio State
University-Lima Campus
Public College in Lima, OH. Six-year graduation rate 23%. Median 10-year earnings $60,409.
Students who entered Ohio State University-Lima Campus reach a median of $60,409 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. Completion is the weak point: 23% graduate within six years. Graduates carry a median of $19,976 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.33 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 23% — below national average
Academics
Only 23% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. 42% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. With 51% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. At 17:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 656 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $12,862 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $9,805 while those at $110k+ pay $18,468. 68% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,833 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing reaches 38% of students.
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 · 260 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 | $9,805 |
| $30–48k | $10,006 |
| $48–75k | $10,092 |
| $75–110k | $14,098 |
| $110k+ | $18,468 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 248 of these 656 students, totalling $1,363,559 — an average of $5,498 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Allen 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)