OHIO UNIVERSITY-LANCASTER J-8

1570 Granville Pike
Lancaster, OH 43130-1097
Tel: (740)654-6711; 888-446-4468; Admissions: (740)654-6711; Fax: (740)687-9497; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.ohiou.edu/lancaster/

Description: State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Ohio Board of Regents. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1968. Setting: 360-acre small town campus with easy access to Columbus. Endowment: $75,000. Research spending 2002-03: $8737. Educational spending 2002-03: $1863 per student. Total enrollment: 1,744. 486 applied, 100% were admitted. 13% from top 10% of their high school class, 38% from top quarter, 64% from top half. Full-time: 880 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 737 students, 72% women, 28% men. Students come from 12 states and territories, 1 other country, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% Hispanic, 2% black, 0.5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.2% international, 46% 25 or older. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; communications/communication technologies; business/marketing. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: interview. Placement: SAT I or ACT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $4008 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $10,146 full-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group. Most popular organization: Student Activities Association. Major annual events: Basketball Tournament, annual trips. College housing not available. Hannah V. McCauley Library with 94,688 books, 369,265 micro-form titles, 399 serials, 2,759 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $417,213. 150 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.