Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 19,633 undergrads, where 21% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.33
Economic access
Campus size
21% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 45% take some
Where first-years come from
4,484 first-time students
14% came from other states and 0.6% from abroad; 85% are from Ohio. Fewer from other states than at 64% of colleges.
- In-state (Ohio)85%
- Other states14%
- Abroad0.6%
Top home states
- Ohio(home state)85% 3,810
- Pennsylvania4.5% 201
- West Virginia2.6% 116
- Illinois0.8% 37
- Michigan0.6% 27
From 44 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,094
new transfer students, 20% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 37% of colleges.
705 full-time, 389 part-time.
Going on to another college
19%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,351 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
15% of undergrads study part-time.
62% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 8,323 students.
Housing
Beds
8,323
About 42 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 20 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Mid-American Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Mid-American Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
Not listed
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 9% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 1
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
3listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Ohio University Colony
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1998
Policies
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
State law for public colleges
Ohio public colleges may not keep diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or departments or hold DEI trainings; the law doesn't define DEI or name sexual orientation or gender identity in the office ban, and student groups are exempt.
Ohio Revised Code §3345.0217 (Ohio SB 1 (2025)), in effect since June 27, 2025. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since June 27, 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)