Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, Ohio · Public · 16,656 undergraduates · miamioh.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
75%
of 39,580 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1240 to 1378
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$43,310Est.Estimate
$68,640 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Miami University-Oxford
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
75% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$68,640
a year in 2027-28, from a $68,640 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1300
Send your score
About 73% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1180, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: College Entrance Testing | First-Year Application Requirements · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
75%
of applicants were admitted: 29,843 of 39,580 for fall 2024.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 2/1.
Early Decision
Binding. 84% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
5,144 students were offered a spot; 236 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 8.2% of them sent SAT scores and 24% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1240 to 1378
Reading and Writing 610 to 690
Math 610 to 700
ACT composite 25 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160020%
- 1200 to 139966%
- 1000 to 119914%
- 800 to 9990.3%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.82
- 4.040%
- 3.75 to 3.9920%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.4911%
- 3.00 to 3.248.1%
- 2.50 to 2.996.1%
- Below 2.500.5%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$43,310
a year, in state
$68,640
a year, out of state (tuition $43,530)
- Tuition (in state)$18,200
- Fees$1,410
- Food and housing$18,160
- Books and supplies$1,370
- Transportation and other$4,170
Miami University-Oxford published $40,903 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$16,121
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,881
- $48,001 to $75,000$21,499
- $75,001 to $110,000$31,379
- Over $110,000$32,613
Financial aid
56%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$14,797
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
49%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $11,275 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,820Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 171 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | CRE 151 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 188 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ART 187 & 188 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 116 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 151 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MTH 151 & 251 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHM 111 & 111L |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | CHM 141 & 144 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 10 | CHM 141, 142, 144 & 145 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHI 101 & 102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | CHI 101, 102 & 201 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | CHI 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 221 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSE 174 |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 6 | CSE 174 & 271 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSE 151 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART elective |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | Credit for ENG 111 *ENG 111 and 122 if taking both Lang and Lit* |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | Credit for ENG 111 *ENG 111 and 122 if taking both Lang and Lit* |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIO 121 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HST elective (satisfies Miami Plan Humanities) |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FRE 101 & 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | FRE 101, 102 & 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | FRE 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GER 101 & 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | GER 101, 102 & 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | GER 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO 101 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | ITL 101 & 102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | ITL 101, 102 & 201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | ITL 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JPN 101 & 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | JPN 101, 102 & 201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | JPN 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LAT 101 & 102 |
| Latin | 4 | 14 | LAT 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 201 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 101 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUS 101 & 151 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 161 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 162 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PHY 192 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PHY 191 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 5 | MTH 125 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 111 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | UNV 172 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | UNV 171 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPN 101 & 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 17 | SPN 101, 102, 201, 202 & 311 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 11 | SPN 101, 102 & 201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 17 | SPN 101, 102, 201, 202 & 311 |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | STA 261 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 241 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HST 111 & 112 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HST 198 & HST elective (satisfies Miami Plan Humanities) |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
81%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$63,814
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Miami University-Oxford$74,069
- All colleges$59,032
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 61 majors here have earnings data.
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