The Northern Fund

Impacting the Student Experience

The Northern experience is an educational journey found only at Ohio Northern. With life-changing relationships and high-impact learning, the Northern experience is the reason why our graduates stand out from their peers. From undergraduate research to student organizations, real-world projects to guest lecturers, field trips to internships, ONU provides opportunities and support that go far beyond the classroom.

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The Northern Experience

91% of first-year ONU students rank their educational experience “excellent” or “good,” according to 2020 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSEE) results
99.6% of students receive financial aid
96% Average placement rate for graduates
65% of senior students participate in at least one high-impact practice

I believe that if I had gone to a different university, I would not have achieved the same level of success. The experiences, opportunities and professors here are outstanding. There is something to be said about the type of student who attends ONU. I consider myself fortunate to have graduated from such a wonderful school.

Ellie Miller, middle childhood education major, BSEd ’22

Your Support Moves Us Forward

When you make a gift to the Northern Fund, you help shape a future full of promise for Ohio Northern students and the University itself.

Student support enables us to provide deserving students with financial support so that they can afford an ONU education.
Student support services help us go above and beyond in preparing students for success in the classroom. Support services include tutoring, mentoring, networking, resume-building, internships, clinicals, and job placement opportunities, and services.
Academic program growth gives us the flexibility to develop new academic programs and courses, and enhance existing ones to address emerging needs in the marketplace that give our graduates an edge.
Technology and equipment helps us outfit our labs and facilities with up-to-date technology and equipment to enhance student learning.
Innovation enables us to build and launch strategic partnerships and initiatives that make ONU a thought-leader in higher education.
High-impact learning supports distinctive offerings for hands-on, real-world learning, like engineering students designing and building a robotic football team to compete against the University of Notre Dame; biology students exploring flora and fauna at the Metzger Nature Center; pharmacy students delivering health care services to rural underserved patients through the ONU HealthWise Mobile Clinic; public relations students operating a PR firm; and psychology students researching PTSD – just to name a few.