Otterbein University
Westerville, Ohio
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 2,157 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 85%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,189per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 64%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,19610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Opportunity Scholarship covers tuition up to full need for Ohio residents who receive a Pell Grant or whose families earn $60,000 or less.
Source: Otterbein Scholarships & Awards
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 85%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–28Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,189full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $49,960sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $36,598Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 64%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 80%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,19610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,157Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 37%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 26%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH — admits 84%
- Muskingum University New Concord, OH — admits 82%
- Ashland University Ashland, OH — admits 76%
- University of Mount Union Alliance, OH — admits 78%
- Trine University Angola, IN — admits 85%
- The University of Findlay Findlay, OH — admits 83%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Otterbein University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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