JUST THE FACTS Fall 2015
FACTS AND FIGURES NAME
Ohio Northern University
ESTABLISHED 1871
PRESIDENT
Daniel A. DiBiasio
STUDENT BODY 3,238
FACULTY AND STAFF 653 ALUMNI 31,357 alumni from 50 states and 60 countries OPERATING BUDGET $99,438,496 ENDOWMENT $167,664,205
MASCOT Polar Bear
STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO 11:1 CLASS SIZE Average undergraduate class size: 19 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 to sustainability at the University. Our oncampus housing derives 30 percent of its heating and cooling from geothermal technology, and three 400-kilowatt wind turbines provide about 5 percent of our electricity needs. Our fleet of hybrid and electric campus vehicles reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, and our many environmentally themed student organizations consistently find new ways to make ONU a greener place to live, learn and work.
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.
TUITION AND FEES (2015-16)
Full-Time Tuition and Technology Fee Arts and Sciences $28,810 Business Administration $28,810 Engineering $32,910 Pharmacy $33,960 First-Year Law (L1) (Includes January Term) $26,030 Continuing Law $26,030 Freshman Room and Board Freshman room and 19 meal plan
$10,890
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 David C. Crago
VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS William H. Ballard
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
Adriane L. Thompson-Bradshaw
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT William T. Eilola
VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Catherine A. Albrecht
THE JAMES F. DICKE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION James W. Fenton Jr.
THOMAS J. SMULL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Eric T. Baumgartner
PETTIT COLLEGE OF LAW Richard A. Bales
RUDOLPH H. RAABE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Steven J. Martin
Shannon M. Spencer
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Amy M. Prigge, BSBA ’94
RLY VOLU
Ann E. Donnelly Hamilton, BA ’99
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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
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Juliet K. Hurtig, BSEE ’91
ACCREDITATION UNIVERSITY
The Higher Learning Commission www.ncahlc.org
COLLEGES • •
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AACSB International– The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business 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 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education American Bar Association American Chemical Society Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering National Association of Schools of Music Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Ohio Board of Nursing Ohio Department of Education Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences Public Relations Society of America
EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE (2015) Ranked No. 2 among Midwest regional colleges by U.S. News & World Report in Best Colleges 2016. Featured as one of the nation’s top schools in The Princeton Review’s annual college guide, The Best 380 Colleges: 2016 Edition. Ranked first among Ohio’s four-year liberal arts schools, and third overall in the state, in the firstever set of college rankings from The Economist. Ranked No. 38 nationally (2014) by Washington Monthly. Named in 2014-15 Colleges of Distinction, a guide profiling America’s most distinguished teaching-centered colleges and universities. Ranked first in both the state of Ohio and the Great Lakes region and second in the nation by College Factual in its 2016 “Best Colleges for the Money” rankings. Ranked fourth in the “Best Colleges in Ohio” rankings, and in the top 10 percent nationally, in the 2015-16 PayScale College Salary Report. Ranked among the top schools in the nation and in the state of Ohio for student tuition return on investment (ROI), according to the 2015 PayScale College ROI Report. ONU ranked in the top third for private schools in the state of Ohio and 112th for private universities out of 407 institutions nationwide. Ranking 156 out of 550 private institutions places ONU in the top third for salary potential. 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. Ranked No. 9 by Best Value Schools in its “30 Best Value Colleges and Universities in Ohio 2015” rankings published at bestvalueschools.com. 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.
ADMISSIONS
HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE/CLASS RANK Average High School GPA: 3.6
Percent in Top 10th of High School Graduating Class
32%
Percent in Top Quarter of High School Graduating Class
60%
Percent in Top Half of High School Graduating Class
85%
Note: Percents are based on those who submitted high school rank information
% OF STUDENTS TAKING ENTRANCE EXAMS 92%
ACT 20%
SAT
Note: Some students take both the ACT and SAT
ENTRANCE EXAM PERFORMANCE Exam
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
SAT Verbal
480
600
SAT Math
530
640
ACT Composite
23
28
ACT English
21
28
ACT Math
23
28
ENROLLMENT (FALL 2015)
ENROLLMENT STATUS
3,238
ENROLLMENT TYPE
264
Part Time 8%
2,974
Full Time 92%
979
Graduate and Professional 30%
2,259
Undergraduate 70%
ENROLLMENT BY COLLEGE 1,279
Business Administration 10%
Arts & Sciences 40%
324 497 Engineering
Engineering 15% 15%
207
Law 6%
931
Pharmacy 29%
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Ohio Northern currently hosts degree-seeking and exchange students from more than 25 different countries. More than 150 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 2015)
3,238
RACE/ETHNICITY American Indian/Alaskan Native
7
Asian 50 Black/African American
107
Hispanic/Latino 36 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island
1
Nonresident Alien (International)
176
Two or More Races
95
White 2,635 Unknown 131
Total
3,238
ENROLLMENT BY GENDER 1,621 Men 50%
Students participating
21% in at least one sport on campus
1,617
Women 50%
Students participating in at least one Greek organization 12%
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT NSSE 2015 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 Culminating senior experiences 92%
ONU Carnegie Class NSSE 2014
5%
63% 63%
24%
61%
Participated in two or more HIPs
24% Participated in one HIP
High-Impact Practices*
ONU
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2015
Research with faculty
42%
24%
24%
Internship or field experiences
82%
50%
50%
Culminating senior experiences
83%
50%
46%
* Activities in which ONU senior students (47% response rate) showed significantly higher participation rates than those of schools with similar Carnegie Classification as well as all nationally participated institutions in NSSE 2015.
STUDENT PLACEMENT
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89% 97% 94% 96% 93%
F
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)
66% 88% 80%
* 6-year graduation rate for Bachelor’s (2009 cohort), 7-year rate for PharmD (2008 cohort), 3-year rate for Law (2012 cohort).
FIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATES OF FIRST-TIME FULL-TIME FRESHMEN 88%
86% 81%
81%
83%
84%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010
86%
2011
88% 84%
2012
86%
2013 2014
STAFFING (FALL 2015) RACE/ETHNICITY American Indian/Alaskan Native
1
Asian
12
Black/African American
22
Hispanic/Latino 4 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island 0 Nonresident Alien
11
Two or More Races
5
White
591
Unknown 7
Total GENDER
653 STATUS
150
295 Men 45%
Part-Time 23%
358
Women 55%
503
Full-Time 77%
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ALUMNI
TOTAL LIVING
289
236
271
1,003
2,913
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
ALUMNI GRADUATES BY DECADE
782
18,014
812
1,268
1,370 TOP FIVE STATES WHERE ALUMNI RESIDE
12,457
ALUMNI BY COLLEGE
2,994 Arts & Sciences Business
5,315
4,046 Engineering
Law
6,545
Pharmacy
4,864
5,290
5,672
6,695
4,124
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
ALUMNI BY U.S. REGION
WEST 1,731
MIDWEST 20,549 SOUTH 5,019
NORTHEAST 2,772
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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