Otterbein University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
2,253 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 33%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- Columbus2.2 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Otterbein University, the largest reported group is White (68.9%), followed by Black (12.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 1.6% |
| Black | 12.5% | 4% |
| Hispanic | 5.4% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.6% | 0% |
| White | 68.9% | 82.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 0.5% | 4.8% |
| Unknown | 2.7% | 6.5% |
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- 83%Otterbein University admitted 2,932 of 3,537 applicants.Source: CollegesRef archive
- 19.4%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 568 of 2,932.Source: CollegesRef archive
- 69%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: CollegesRef archive
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