| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Bobcats |
| Nickname: | OU |
Ohio University is a public university located in Athens, Ohio that is situated on a 1,800 acre (7.3 km²) campus. Founded in 1804, it is the oldest college in Ohio, first in the Northwest Territory, and ninth oldest public university in the United States.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 called for educational institutions as part of the settlement and eventual statehood of the Northwest Territory: "Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged." In 1797, settlers from Marietta traveled up the Hocking River to establish a location for the school, choosing Athens due to its location directly between Chillicothe (the original capital of Ohio) and Marietta. At first called American Western University, Ohio University was founded on February 18, 1804, a year after Ohio was admitted to the Union. The first three students enrolled in 1808. Ohio University graduated two students with bachelor's degrees in 1815 . The famous E.W. Scripps School of Journalism was established with a grant from the Scripps Foundation. In 1975, Ohio University opened the College of Osteopathic Medicine, which remains the only college in Ohio to award the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. Today the university is known for its strong journalism and visual communication programs, as well as its Avionics Engineering Center. The Avionics Engineering Center, part of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, specializes in the research, development, and evaluation of electronic navigation, communication, and surveillance systems. The center, the largest at Ohio University, was established in 1963 to support a combination of theoreticians, technical specialists and graduate students to study navigation issues encountered in air transportation. Currently the university's medical school and college of engineering are engaging in a major collaboration to develop the Academic & Research Center funded by physician and engineering alumni.
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| Percent of Students International: | 5% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 40% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Mid-American Conference) Basketball (Mid-American Conference) Baseball (Mid-American Conference) Track (Mid-American Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 8,235 | $ 17,199 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,802 | 16% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,515 | 12% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 3,955 | 32% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,018 | 48% | |
Any Aid: |
69% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 89% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 54% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 490, Math: 490 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 600, Math: 600 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 88% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 21, Verbal: 20, Math: 19 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 25, Verbal: 25, Math: 25 |
| Application Fee: | $ 45.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Not Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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16 months ago
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If you're considering going to OU, you really should just come visit. OU really is a school that you can tell almost immediately if you would love it.
You didn't mention your major, but OU has a highly ranked journalism school (as the above poster mentioned, Matt Lauer graduated from here). Business Week also ranked the business school as one of the top 93 in the nation.
I think the pros of attending OU are probably different for every person on campus, but some things stand out to me. The professors are personable and many of the students are really into politics and rallying for a cause. It's easy to get around Athens, even if you don't have a car. The campus is beautiful. Especially if you're in the business school, there is an excellent Career Services center to help find jobs. The library was just renovated and we just opened a new student center. There are more extracurriculars than other schools off, and everyone is involved with them. Finally, great party scene.. we are one of the top party schools ;)
The cons would be that OU is a little expensive, especially if you're out of state. Also, some people from bigger cities are really shell-shocked by what a small town Athens is.
Like I said, you really should just come for a visit. Most of the students here agree that they knew as soon as they came to Athens the first time that they wanted to go to school here - I know that was true for me.
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About Ohio University?
I just got accepted by Ohio University,but I'm alittle nervous about some things there.One being the showers.I don't think I would feel comfortable displaying myself in front of others and was wondering if the women showers were stalls.Also,what are the dorms like there?
18 months ago
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You'll be sharing a bathroom, but I don't think they have communal showers in the women's dorms. Women are considered pretty modest, and university dormitories are designed to take this into account.
The dorms are like any others. They're kept clean and safe, and the food isn't bad for southern Ohio. Most of the kids are from Ohio suburbs and small towns. If you have special needs of any sort, or you think you do, summon up http://www.ohiou.edu and drop an e-mail to Housing.
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I just got accepted by Ohio University?
I just got accepted into Ohio University but I'm alittle nervous.I'm bi-racial,black and white, and I'm worried I won't be accepted by anyone.Is this college diverse?Should I be worried?I want to have fun,I don't want to have to worry about being so different from my peers.
18 months ago
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You shouldn't be worried about being accepted by your peers. You are not that different from other students; there are many bi-racial students everywhere. You should never feel intimidated by being a bi-racial student. If people do not like you for that reason, then there is no reason for you to be around them. Some people are straight up rude, but the majority of the people are nice and do not care. Ohio is in the north, so it will definantly be friendlier than other places. Hope I helped you!
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Ohio U is like other very large state universities. It has many excellent professors and a small minority of very, very good students, but they are somewhat submerged in a large sea of 10,000s of "just ok" students.
When you are in a lecture with 140 students it is hard to have a personal relationship with your professor, especially if he is spending all his time explaining things to the other students that you learned in AP courses in high school.
You CAN get a great education at one of these large state universities, but you have to make up your mind to seek it out.
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I went to school there for a while and a lot of my friends graduated there. It has a reputaion as a party school, but every college is like that. If you are worried about your student getting lost in all that, it won't be any different than any other school.
Academically it is a pretty good school, it is often called "The Harvard on the Hocking" after a river that it borders. I would say that it is on the Liberal side of the scale as far as teaching, students, and faculty. Its not too big or too small, beautiful green campus.
Over all a really good school that your student is going to love.
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