Otterbein University
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $20,500
Students with federal loans: 83.0%
Students with Pell grants: 29.1%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $40,710
After 5 years: $55,677
Majors(61 programs)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(46 graduates)
- Biology, General.(35 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(32 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(31 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(31 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(29 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(25 graduates)
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management.(24 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(23 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(22 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(20 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(19 graduates)
- Systems Engineering.(17 graduates)
- Mathematics.(15 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(15 graduates)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(15 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(14 graduates)
- Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs.(13 graduates)
- Music.(12 graduates)
- Marketing.(12 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(11 graduates)
- Criminology.(11 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(11 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(10 graduates)
- Sociology.(10 graduates)
- Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services.(9 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(9 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(9 graduates)
- History.(9 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(8 graduates)
- Sustainability Studies.(7 graduates)
- Economics.(7 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(5 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(4 graduates)
- English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.(3 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(3 graduates)
- Philosophy.(3 graduates)
- Chemistry.(3 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(3 graduates)
- International Business.(2 graduates)
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.(1 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(1 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(1 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(1 graduates)
- Physics.(1 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(1 graduates)
- Business/Corporate Communications.(1 graduates)
- Journalism.
- Education, General.
- Curriculum and Instruction.
- Special Education and Teaching.
- Engineering Physics.
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.
- Mechanical Engineering.
- International/Global Studies.
- Physical Sciences.
- Public Administration.
- Human Resources Management and Services.
- Management Information Systems and Services.
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,055 students
Admission Rate: 83.3%
Retention Rate: 82.4%
Graduation Rate: 69.0%
Student Demographics
White (69.5%)
Hispanic (6.0%)
Black (11.1%)
Asian (3.8%)
Two or More (5.5%)
International (0.6%)
Gender Distribution
Men (39.5%)
Women (60.5%)