Ottawa University-Online
Private College in Overland Park, KS. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $55,552.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $55,552 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 43%, meaning about three in five students who start do not finish. Median debt at graduation is $21,500, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
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
- ! Mobility score 0.8 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 43%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention is strong at 100%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. The 7:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 296 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price is not reported for this institution, which means there is no single what-you-pay number to compare — the aid participation rates below are the closest available proxy. Grant aid reaches 58% of students at an average of $7,131. 58% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Federal student loans went to 173 of these 296 students, totalling $1,607,128 — an average of $9,290 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Johnson County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)