Ohio Northern University
Ada, Ohio · Private · 2,489 undergraduates · onu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
74%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1175 to 1400
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$65,080Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Ohio Northern University
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
74% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$65,080
a year in 2027-28, from a $65,080 sticker price
What to do with your 1290
Send your score
About 59% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1100, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
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.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply to ONU | Ohio Northern University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
74%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1175 to 1400
Reading and Writing 585 to 690
Math 590 to 710
ACT composite 24 to 29
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
$65,080
a year
- Tuition$45,100
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$17,269
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,510
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,913
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,414
- Over $110,000$27,820
Financial aidEstimate
80%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
97%
of freshmen receive grants
$27,696
average grant to freshmen
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
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
6 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,510Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 1101 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 1501 |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | HSPS 1000N |
| African American Studies | 5 | 6 | HSPS 1000N |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART 1651 |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BIOL 1311 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 1631 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | Math 1631 and 1641 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MATH 1631 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | CHEM 1001 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 3 | 1001, or 1731 & 1751, or 1831 & 1851, or 1501 & 1551 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PLSC 1031 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 5 | 6 | PLSC 1031 and PLSC 3XXX |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 4 | ECCS 1611 |
| Computer Science Principles | 5 | 4 | ECCS 1011 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 1101 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1121 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENGL 1001 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | BIOL 2011 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 1101 |
| European History | 5 | 6 | HIST 1101 and 1111 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 1011, 1021 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | FREN 1011, 1021, 2011, 2021 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | FREN 1011, 1021, 2011, 2021, 3031 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GERM 1011, 1021 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | GERM 1011, 1021, 2011, 2021 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | GERM 1011, 1021, 2011, 2021, 3011 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEOG 2261 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | BIZ 2031 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | BIZ 2021 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 1001 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2111 and 2341 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 1001 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2121 and 2351 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PHYS 2321 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PHYS 2311 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MATH 1401 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 1001 |
| Research | 4 | 3 | |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1011, 1021 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 1011, 1021, 2011, 2021 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | SPAN 1011, 1021, 2011, 2021, 3021 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 3041 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | STAT 1561 or STAT 1761 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PLSC 1011 |
| United States Government and Politics | 5 | 6 | PLSC 1011 and PLSC 3XXX |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST 1131 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIST 1131 and 1141 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | HIST 1151, 1161 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
71%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$82,743
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Ohio Northern University$96,838
- All colleges$97,556
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 12 majors here have earnings data.
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