ONU At-A-Glance

ONU has a rich history of academic excellence, and we're always evolving to meet society's ever-changing needs. We've most recently been recognized for teaching quality, high graduation rates, commitment to volunteer service and, most impressively, providing high return on investment for our graduates.

About our students

You don't have to be a statistics major to see how these numbers tell the story of the ONU educational experience.

91% Of first-year students rated their educational experience "excellent" or "good"
18 Average class size
99.6% Of ONU students receive financial support
6 The number of continents you can study abroad on

Recognition of Excellence

When you put as much time, effort and care into students as we do, people take notice. Click on the publications below to reveal what they think about Ohio Northern University.

Ranked No. 3 among Midwest regional colleges by U.S. News & World Report in Best Colleges 2021, ranked fourth in “Best Value Schools” and among the “A+ Schools for B Students” regional categories.
One of nation’s top schools in The Princeton Review’s annual college guide, The Best 386 Colleges: 2021 Edition.
In its 2021 rankings, The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education lists ONU among the top 12 small colleges in the Midwest, and no. 165 out of nearly 800 U.S. colleges and universities.
Reports that ONU ranks second out of all 76 colleges in Ohio, 10th nationally out of 578 national selective private colleges and 84th out of all 2,137 colleges in the U.S. for "median student income at age 34."
Ranked by Washington Monthly as No. 4 in the “Bachelor's Colleges” category of its 2020 college rankings. Also ranked no. 7 in the "Best Bang for the Buck Rankings: Midwest."
Ranks ONU No. 6 in the state of Ohio for salary potential and lists ONU among the top five private universities in the state for return on investment.