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Ranked #752 of 986 for valueBusiness Administration, Management and Operations · 24 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $64,798
- Ranked-college median: $64,860
- Median debt
- $20,250
- Ranked-college median: $21,375
Ottawa University-Ottawa acceptance rate
Acceptance rate: 83% (fall admissions, CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). 1,386 of 2,082 applicants were admitted. Middle 50% test scores: SAT Reading & Writing 420–500, SAT Math 330–500, ACT 16–22. Admissions details
What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 870
Smaller than 67% of colleges
National median 1,603
Ottawa University-OttawaMiddle half of collegesNational median
Religious affiliation: American Baptist(U.S. College Scorecard · 2025)
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Ottawa University-Ottawa admitted 83% of 2,082 applicants.
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Applicants2,082
83% of applicants were admitted
- Admitted1,386
15.4% of admitted students enrolled (yield)
- Enrolled (first-year)213
Middle 50% test scores
- SAT Reading & Writing
- 420–500
- 200800
- SAT Math
- 330–500
- 200800
- ACT Composite
- 16–22
- 136
Your chances
Check your chancesYour SAT or ACT against Ottawa University-Ottawa- SAT, middle 50%
- 750–1000
- ACT, middle 50%
- 16–22
Cost & financial aid
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Average net price
$27,572
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $36,650
- Average net price
- $27,572
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39.4%
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26.4%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
58.3%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$59,897
Former students who received federal aid
Where Ottawa University-Ottawa ranks
All rankings by majorPrograms at Ottawa University-Ottawa
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Bachelor's majors where Ottawa University-Ottawa is ranked in CollegesRef's value rankings. Earnings are medians 4 years after graduating, for graduates who received federal aid; the tick on each bar marks the median of all ranked colleges in that field.
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Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Total students
870
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate college
A Bachelor’s Degree College with diverse academic fields.
Colleges like Ottawa University-Ottawa
- McPherson CollegeMcPherson, KS
Bethany College-West ViginiaLindsborg, KS
Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina, KS
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Ottawa University-OttawaOttawa, KS, United States
Distances are straight-line miles, not driving distance. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Campus
Ottawa University-Ottawa
Ottawa, KS, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Baccalaureate college
Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
Nearest major cityKansas City, MO · about 50 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- ottawa.edu
Colleges nearby
Baker University12.8 miBaldwin City
Haskell Indian Nations University23.3 miLawrence
University of Kansas24.6 miLawrence- WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence25.1 miLawrence
MidAmerica Nazarene University32.1 miOlathe- Johnson County Community College36.4 miOverland Park
Colleges nearby
- Baker University13 mi from Ottawa University-Ottawa
- Haskell Indian Nations University23 mi from Ottawa University-Ottawa
- University of Kansas25 mi from Ottawa University-Ottawa
- WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence25 mi from Ottawa University-Ottawa
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Cost & aid
Affordable
Lower cost than many comparable colleges for a typical family.
Average net price $27,572 a year after aid
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What is the Ottawa University-Ottawa acceptance rate for 2026?
Ottawa University-Ottawa admitted 83% of 2,082 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the most recent release. That is the figure colleges report to the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
How much is Ottawa University-Ottawa tuition?
Tuition at Ottawa University-Ottawa is $36,650 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $27,572 a year.
What is the average net price at Ottawa University-Ottawa?
The average net price at Ottawa University-Ottawa, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $27,572 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Ottawa University-Ottawa?
26.4% of first-time, full-time students at Ottawa University-Ottawa graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Ottawa University-Ottawa?
The closest matches are McPherson College, Bethany College-West Viginia, and Kansas Wesleyan University, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Figures come from federal reporting. Text marked “CollegesRef editorial” is our own summary, and similar-college lists come from CollegesRef matching. How we source data
