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Ohio Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Circleville, Ohio. The surrounding location of Circleville is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Ohio Christian University?

Contact details for OCU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1476 Lancaster Pike, Circleville, OH 43113-9487
Phone:	740-474-8896
Website:	www.ohiochristian.edu

Can I Afford OCU?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at OCU paid $416 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$16,247	$16,247
Fees	$1,350	$1,350
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$9,230	$9,230
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,150	$2,150

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At OCU, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $7,252 a year. That adds up to $29,008 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at OCU is 2.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Ohio Christian University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,711 undergraduate students at OCU, with 860 being full-time and 851 being part-time.

There are also 189 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 860 full-time undergraduates at OCU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ohio Christian University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	162
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	568
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	90

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Ohio Christian University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 10 countries are represented at OCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Honduras, Nigeria, and Colombia.

Online Learning at Ohio Christian University

There are 51 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at OCU. In 2020-2021, 1,543 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at OCU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 30th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of OCU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ohio Christian University was -14.5%. This is the #720 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at OCU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.