Ohio State
University-Marion Campus
Public Community College in Marion, OH. Six-year graduation rate 27%. Median 10-year earnings $60,409.
Students who entered Ohio State University-Marion 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: 27% 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 27% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 27% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention is weak: only 40% of full-time first-years return, so roughly three in five leave after one year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. With 54% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. Unusually, part-time retention (60%) beats full-time, pointing to a student body that is part-time by design.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 842 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $13,191 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 $7,730 while those at $110k+ pay $16,480. About 69% get grants averaging $6,901, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 31% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 328 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 | $7,730 |
| $30–48k | $8,263 |
| $48–75k | $9,069 |
| $75–110k | $13,826 |
| $110k+ | $16,480 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 262 of these 842 students, totalling $1,483,384 — an average of $5,662 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Marion 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)