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Sound investment. Lifetime of value.
Earning your degree is likely one of the biggest and most rewarding investments you’ll make during your lifetime. Think you can’t afford an Ohio Northern education? Think again. Attending ONU is comparable to a public university for many students once you figure in our generous financial aid package. ONU is committed to helping you with straightforward information and personalized assistance with the financial aid process.
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By the numbers
There are lots of things we want you to know about Ohio Northern, but here are a few to get you started.
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12:1 Student-faculty ratio
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19 Average class size
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50,000 Yearly volunteer and service hours by our students
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$25,000 Average financial aid award
News
Introducing President Melissa Baumann
Dr. Melissa J. Baumann is Ohio Northern University’s 12th president. Since becoming president in July 2022, shortly after the…
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‘1812 Overture,’ ‘Star Wars Suite’ and more part of playlist for Lima Symphony Orchestra’s 7th annual ONU ‘Patriotic Pops’ concert
ADA, Ohio – Summer evening musical bliss is in store for Ohio Northern University’s 7th annual Patriotic Pops concert, which will be…
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Community invited to participate in first in-person ONU Polar Bear 5K
Get ready to lace up your running/walking shoes! Ohio Northern University’s Office of Alumni Relations and Cross Country team have…
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2022 EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
On April 26, 2022, ONU celebrated our employees. Here is the Recognition Program to download RETIREMENTS Khristo Boyadzhiev…
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ONU to host seventh annual Lima Symphony Orchestra ‘Patriotic Pops’ concert
Save the date: The Lima Symphony Orchestra’s free, public Patriotic Pops concert will be held at Ohio Northern University on Saturday…
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‘Just the beginning of a journey’: ONU’s ’22 commencement speakers share insight with graduates
Pictured from left: Lima, Ohio Mayor Sharetta Smith, Randall Myers and Jim Dicke III. What do the first woman and African American…
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THE PAST SPEAKS TO THE PRESENT
ONU students explore battle sites in Western Europe as war rages in Ukraine. Not long after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, a…
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ONU faculty, alumni honored at Ohio Pharmacists Association’s ‘22 conference
ONU faculty, alumni honored at Ohio Pharmacists Association’s ‘22 conference One Ohio Northern University faculty member and nine…
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Inside track to success
ONU’s Inside Out program prepared Christafer Suarez for his future in law enforcement. When Ohio Northern University criminal justice…
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Writing her own story
Rebekah Lee is a crafter of stories, beginning with her own. At Ohio Northern University, she forged an exciting chapter. She majored…
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ONU summer camps to span subjects ranging from soccer to Cedar Point physics
Ohio Northern University will again be offering academic, music and athletic camps for students in elementary, middle school and high…
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Klondikes Revealed: 2022
Being the Ohio Northern University mascot, Klondike, is such a closely guarded secret that not even the portrayer’s closest friends…
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This is a place that cultivates the whole person. Here you can explore whatever you are passionate about.Bob Peterson, BSME ’83, PIXAR Animation Studios
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New Student Move-In
All new students will arrive to campus. Additional information will be provided.
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Ohio Northern offers students an opportunity to grow and develop as a person - both in and out of the classroom. Hitting the books is job number one, followed by adventures and experiences that take students to places they never expected. Learn more about the journeys others have taken and consider what you might be able to do at ONU too!
Nathan Clark
This electrical engineering student used foundational skills and experience gained at ONU to start his own business
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Avery Meadows
Greek life and leadership opportunities are the perfect complement to rigorous study for this pharmacy student
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