Private nonprofit · Westerville, Ohio
Otterbein University: cost, debt and earnings by major
17 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $20,189
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 61%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 85%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,157
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $14,480 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $15,092 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $14,862 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $18,412 |
| $110,000+ | $27,524 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (14)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,188
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$70,462 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,328
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$62,364
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$58,065
- Communication and Media Studies$51,006
- Psychology, General$49,090
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$47,383
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$46,521
- Biology, General$42,619
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$41,121
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$38,112 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$38,023
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$33,462 (1 yr)